Tag: Organized Labor
Starbucks Union Campaign Continues Its Momentum
Starbucks workers have added to the momentum of a union campaign that went public in late August and…
Amazon Union Success May Point to a New Labor Playbook
The critics typically acknowledge that the campaigns helped galvanize support for higher wages even if they fell short…
For Macron, France’s Troubled Industries Hit Home
AMIENS, France — During the last presidential campaign, the troubled Whirlpool factory in the northern city of Amiens…
How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon
In the first dark days of the pandemic, as an Amazon worker named Christian Smalls planned a small,…
From an Alabama Coal Mine Strike to an Amazon Warehouse
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Braxton Wright is a second-generation coal miner, a die-hard union supporter and, until recently, a…
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize
It was a union organizing campaign that few expected to have a chance. A handful of employees at…
Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Favors Opponents for Now
Union supporters are narrowly trailing opponents in a union election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, the National…
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
In a world contending with no end of economic troubles, a fresh source of concern now looms: the…
Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats at the Curators’ Table
BALTIMORE — Museum guards have been a focal point of unionizing efforts and equity and safety conversations sweeping…
NLRB Sues Amazon Over Labor Practices at a Staten Island Facility
The National Labor Relations Board sued Amazon in federal court on Thursday, asking a judge to force the…
MLB Lockout Ends and 162-Game Season Will Be Played
It took 99 days of a contentious lockout, but baseball is back.An agreement reached Thursday by Major League…
Minneapolis Teachers Begin Strike After Talks Fail
Teachers in Minneapolis went on strike Tuesday morning, shuttering classrooms for about 30,000 public school students.For weeks, the…