VP Harris to meet with Amazon Labor Union and other grassroots organizers
Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will meet with union leaders Thursday including Christian Smalls, the former Amazon employee who helped successfully organize workers at an Amazon facility in Staten Island.
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Amazon, Starbucks, and the Sparking of a New American Union Movement –
The start of a movement or a moment? / AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez Successful union drives at two of America’s biggest companies were led by committed individuals, not established unions. I…
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Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory
In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration
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Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of April 11 -15, 2022 | National Labor Relations Board
The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202‑273‑1940.
Summarized Board Decisions
Hogan CP, Inc. (13-CA-281569; 371 NLRB No. 89) Elk Grove Village, IL, April 13, 2022.
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Labor and Business News 4/15/2022
When Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island made national headlines for voting to form the first union at Amazon in the United States two weeks ago, the news traveled quickly on social media, reaching Amazon warehouses across the country and beyond Hundreds of workers from the Southwest, East…
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Starbucks Firings Deemed Illegal by Labor Board Officials – Bloomberg
U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to formally accuse Starbucks Corp. of illegally firing a group of activists who’ve been trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee, unless the company first settles the case.
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Ricardo Torres on LinkedIn: How Amazon workers turned union-busting “captive audience” meetings
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After spate of strikes, big raises for Kellogg workers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred workers at a Kellogg’s plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company’s cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall. The wage and benefits improvements that 570 workers at the Kellogg’s plant in Kansas City, Kansas, secured this week are the largest that have been seen in that location by th
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Amazon Union Tallies Near Finish, With Close Votes in New York, Alabama
The tally at an Alabama warehouse was close enough to require a hearing while labor organizers were narrowly leading the contest at another facility in New York.
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Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize
The outcome represents a landmark win for organized labor, which has for years tried to organize Amazon warehouse and delivery workers.
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