The company made the novel claim, echoing arguments by SpaceX and Trader Joe’s, in a legal filing while fighting a case.
Category: Organized Labor
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President of Powerful Service Workers Union Will Step Down
Mary Kay Henry of the nearly two-million-member Service Employees International Union will not seek re-election when her term ends in May.
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Dartmouth Players Are Employees Who Can Unionize, U.S. Official Says
A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board cleared the way for the collegiate men’s basketball team to hold a vote.
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French Farmers Are Urged by Unions to End Roadblocks
The call from two main farmers’ unions came after President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced new financial aid and plans to loosen regulations to end the nationwide protests.
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German Airport Security Screeners’ Walkout Grounds Flights
An expected 200,000 passengers were expected to be affected by the action at 11 major airports, the latest show of labor unrest in Germany.
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Los Angeles Times to Slash Newsroom by Over 20%
The layoffs represent the biggest newsroom reduction since the biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the company in 2018.
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Supreme Court to Hear Starbucks Bid to Overturn Labor Ruling
The coffee chain has challenged a federal judge’s order to reinstate a group of union activists who were fired at a store in Memphis.
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American Unions Long Backed Israel. Now, Some Are Protesting It.
The shift reflects a broader generational change, and has exposed philosophical rifts in the labor movement about what the purpose of a union ought to be.
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Starbucks Faces New Pressure Over Union Campaign
Amid a dissident bid for board seats and boycotts by activists, the company has sent mixed signals about its willingness to engage with labor groups.
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Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union
The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at other big airlines.
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Federal Regulators Seek to Force Starbucks to Reopen 23 Stores
The National Labor Relations Board says the locations were closed because of union organizing, violating federal law.