Airport Workers Ramp Up Fight for Living Wage and Union Rights
From today’s The Guardian: Larry Allen has worked in various jobs at Dallas Fort Worth international airport for over 40 years. Before the pandemic, Allen worked as a baggage handler,…
From today’s The Guardian: Larry Allen has worked in various jobs at Dallas Fort Worth international airport for over 40 years. Before the pandemic, Allen worked as a baggage handler,…
From today’s Forbes Online: Amazon Workers At JFK8, A Warehouse Located On Staten Island In New York City, Voted To Form A Union With 55% Of Voters In Favor Of…
From today’s New York Times: Job openings last month remained near record levels, and the number of workers voluntarily leaving their positions increased, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The…
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Grocery workers across Southern California began voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike against Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions in an effort to pressure…
From today’s Associated Press: More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area went on strike early Monday over safety concerns and to demand…
From today’s The Guardian: “If I want to work 20 minutes a week, or 30 hours, I can do that,” says a worker in a mysterious new TV ad. “When…
From today’s New York Times: The Washington State Senate on Friday passed a bill granting gig drivers certain benefits and protections while preventing them from being classified as employees —…
From today’s Global News: Ontario has introduced legislation that would establish employment standards for gig workers, including minimum wage and regular paydays, but critics fear the plan will leave digital…
From today’s New York Times: I used to think of my job as existing in its own little Busytown — as in the Richard Scarry books, where there’s a small,…
From today’s CNN Online Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its…