Thousands of Hotel Workers Strike Nationwide on Labor Day
From today’s NBC News: Thousands of workers at 25 hotels across the country remained on strike for a second day Monday, demanding higher pay and the reversal of pandemic-era cuts,…
In Win for Uber and Lyft, CA Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22
From today’s New York Times: The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to uphold a four-year-old ballot measure that classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than as…
New York Governor Unveils “Youth Workers’ Bill of Rights”
From today’s WETM TV 18 News: Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a new “Youth Worker Bill of Rights” to protect New York State youth as they head out for summer jobs…
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…
Nelson Bill Would Eliminate Minimum Wage for “Gig” Drivers and Slash Workers’ Rights
From today’s Publicola: Gig delivery workers and their allies were bracing for legislation by City Council President Sara Nelson to repeal minimum wage legislation passed last year, known as the…
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…
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…
March 12 Marks Equal Pay Day
From today’s CNN News: March 12 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States, a symbolic date representing the number of days women have to work into the current year…
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…