‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit May Roll Back Farmworker Union Wins From 2023
From today’s Sacramento Bee: A Kern County decision handed down earlier this month could be the first step in an industry-wide effort to overturn a 2023 California law making it…
Teamsters Attack Union Leader Over Republican Convention Speech
From today’s The Guardian: The Teamsters’ social media account attacked its own president on Wednesday, saying “unions gain nothing from endorsing the racist, misogynistic, and anti-trans politics of the far…
Amazon Union Members Vote To Join Teamsters
From today’s Associated Press: New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union overwhelmingly voted to align themselves with the Teamsters as they try to get…
Apple Faces Growing Labor Unrest at Retail Stores
From today’s CNN News: Apple faces plenty of challenges this year including regulatory scrutiny in Washington, sluggish sales in China and a competitive landscape in AI. Now, its leaders also…
Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union
From today’s New York Times: Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala., voted on Friday against joining the United Automobile Workers, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to…
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Will Vote to Unionize for Third Time
From today’s NPR News: It could have been the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. Now, three years later, workers are waiting to learn whether they’ll get a third shot…
Volkswagen Workers Vote to Unionize in Tennessee
From today’s Associated Press: Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s…
Disneyland’s Costumed Character Workers are Unionizing
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Adam Hefner had recently graduated high school and was looking for a job when their sister, who was working in Disneyland Resort’s food and beverage…
Denver City and County Employees May Get Collective Bargaining Rights
From today’s Denverite: Denver voters may have a say in whether almost 7,000 city employees have the right to collective bargaining. If the charter amendment ends up on the ballot.…
Local Labor Leaders In Seattle Sustain ‘Year of the Union’ Momentum
From today’s Urbanist: 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Organization protests, commonly called “the Battle of Seattle,” an important AFL-CIO-led protest for worker rights and anti-globalization. The…