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…
Amazon and SpaceX Claim NLRB is Actually Unconstitutional
From today’s The Conversation: Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations…
Starbucks, US union agree to form ‘framework’ for organizing, bargaining
From today’s Yahoo Finance: Starbucks and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and…
21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz
From today’s HuffPost: Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign…
Dartmouth Players Are Employees Who Can Unionize, NLRB Official Says
From today’s New York Times: A federal official said Monday that members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team were university employees, clearing a path for the team to take a…
SoCal Hotel Workers Still Fighting For Basic Benefits Long After ‘Hot Labor Summer’
From today’s The Guardian: ast year was a big year for the US labor movement with historic wins and gains for workers at UPS, automakers, and for writers and actors…
Cal State Faculty Begin Largest U.S. Strike of University Professors
From today’s New York Times: In the largest university faculty strike in U.S. history, thousands of professors and lecturers throughout the California State University system walked off the job on…
CSU Faculty and Teamsters Will Go On Strike On Jan. 22
From today’s Long Beach Post News: Cal State University faculty and skilled trades workers have called for a systemwide strike across all 23 campuses from Monday, Jan. 22 to Friday,…