For Decades, “Scabby the Rat” Has Stood for Workers’ Rights
From today’s Chicago Reader: hat does a 20-foot-tall inflatable rat have to do with the long history of public expression in the labor rights movement? The answer: a lot more…
After Organizing Union Drive, Grindr Employees Given 2 Weeks To Report In Office or Lose Jobs
From today’s Yahoo News: Management at the popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is asking workers to return to the office or lose their jobs, prompting outrage from employees who say…
Trader Joe’s Violated Worker Rights At Store That Unionized
From today’s HuffPost: Trader Joe’s may have run afoul of the law at a store in Minnesota where workers unionized last year. The grocery chain’s management illegally removed union literature…
These Companies Are Taking a Harder Line on Union Organizers
From today’s New York Times: After working for more than seven years at an Apple store in Kansas City, Mo., Gemma Wyatt ran into trouble. Last year, she said, managers…
How a YouTube Strike Could Set a Big Precedent For Workers’ Rights
From today’s Times: Several teams of subcontracted YouTube workers went on strike on Friday, to protest a return-to-office policy that they say is an attempt by YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet,…
Apple Executives Violated Worker Rights, US Labor Officials Say
From today’s Bloomberg News: Comments by Apple Inc. executives and policies imposed on employees have been deemed illegal by US National Labor Relations Board prosecutors, who say they violate workers’…
Amazon Union Vote in Staten Island, NY Is A Big Win For Labor Unions
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…
If Congress Can’t Boost Workers’ Rights, Biden Administration Will Go It Alone
From today’s The American Prospect: Earlier this month, the Biden administration delivered a road map for advancing American workers’ rights in its Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment report.…
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Starbucks Fires 7 Employees Involved in Memphis Union Organizing Effort
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…
Gov. Polis Pushes Back on Plan for New Public Union Rights in Colorado
From today’s Colorado Public Radio: Gov. Jared Polis opposes a plan from the legislature’s Democratic leaders that could allow hundreds of thousands of public employees to join unions and negotiate…