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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Amazon union vote count underway in Bessemer
The votes are being counted again in the union push at Amazon’s Bessemer facility.
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East Main Street Starbucks workers announce unionization effort
Workers at the Starbucks on East Main Street in Madison are trying to unionize.
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Vote concludes in Amazon union election in Alabama – CBS News
Warehouse workers at the ecommerce giant are pushing for better working conditions, longer breaks and higher wages.
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Amazon workers in Staten Island vote on whether to unionize – The
Amazon workers in Staten Island vote Friday on whether to unionize.
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