Starbucks Is Bargaining Backwards, Baristas Say
Jenny Brown for Labor Notes. Union baristas are finally back to the negotiating table with Starbucks, but the workers charge that rather than progressing, the company is reopening already agreed-upon…
‘No Contract, No Coffee’: Starbucks Workers Launch Five Days of Strikes
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of "backtracking on our promised path forward" and failing to present a "serious economic proposal" to unionized baristas.
Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush
Bernie Sanders released a report on abusive conditions at Amazon warehouses as workers prepare for a pre-holiday strike.
Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike With 38% Raise
“The big difference in this contract is that we're getting a lot of intimidation from our CEO now."
Union Drive at Missouri Cannabis Company Could Impact National Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board is poised to make a pivotal ruling on cannabis workers’ right to unionize.
Machinists Strike Begins at Boeing
It’s the biggest U.S. strike so far in 2024, and the first strike at Boeing since a 58-day walkout in 2008.
A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing
Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties for law-breaking employers. But an appeal could reverse the decision.
Defying Threats of Replacement, Thousands of Samsung Workers Go On Indefinite Strike
The NSEU is making history in organizing the first ever mass actions in the 55 year history of the world’s largest memory chip maker.
SCOTUS Decision in Starbucks Case Will Impact the Labor Movement
The 8-1 ruling was a blow to union organizers, narrowing the authority of the National Labor Relations Board to seek remedies for terminated union activists.
Amazon Workers Affiliate with the Teamsters, Next Up Electing Top Officers
By Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Amazon Labor Union members voted June 17 to affiliate with the Teamsters. Workers cast 878 ballots at JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center on Staten…
Kaiser Workers Win Big After Largest Healthcare Strike in US History
After mobilizing over 75,000 workers in a three-day strike this October, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions won a new contract for hundreds of healthcare facilities around the country.
Next on United Auto Workers’ To-Do List: Adding More Members Who Currently at Nonunion Factories to Its Ranks
By Marick Masters, Wayne State University and Raymond Gibney Jr., Penn State University / The Conversation Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of…
Michigan Amazon Workers Stage Largest Delivery Station Strike Yet
By Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes In the middle of Amazon’s Prime Day promotional sales rush, 60 warehouse workers walked out for more than three hours at its delivery…
‘We Demand Respect!’ Hollywood Actors Union Joins Writers With Strike Against Studio Titans
"The eyes of the world and, particularly, the eyes of labor are upon us," said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA. "What's happening to us is happening across all fields of…
California Amazon Strikers, Allies Blockade Massachusetts Warehouse
By Steve Gillis / Workers World Norwood, Massachusetts With military-like tactics and discipline, over 300 Teamsters and their supporters converged in the predawn darkness on a sprawling Amazon warehouse (DCB4)…