A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.
Category: Organized Labor
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Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters
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Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose Before Ohio Derailment
The New York Times – Business:Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio.
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Biden Labor Secretary to Depart to Run N.H.L. Players Union
The New York Times – Sports:Martin J. Walsh, a former mayor of Boston, was regarded as an unusually visible labor secretary.
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Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says
The New York Times – Business:Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National Labor Relations Board.
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Canada’s Women Pick Up Equal Pay Fight Ahead of Game With U.S.
The New York Times – Sports:Canada’s team, a Women’s World Cup favorite, went on strike last week as its battle with the country’s soccer federation boiled over.
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Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive
The New York Times – Business:If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.
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As Federal Cash Flows to Unions, Democrats Hope to Reap the Rewards
The New York Times – Business:In places like West Virginia, money from three major laws passed by Congress is pouring into the alternative energy industry and other projects. “I think it’s a renaissance for the labor movement,” said one union official.
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Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Effort
The New York Times – Business:The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.
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Brexit Turns 3. Why Is No One Wearing a Party Hat?
The New York Times – Business:The divorce between Britain and the European Union has become the dark thread that, to many, explains why Britain is suffering more than its neighbors.
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Apple’s Secrecy Violated Workers Rights, NLRB Finds
The New York Times – Business:Following a yearlong investigation, a federal labor board determined that the tech giant’s rules interfere with employees’ right to organize.
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Myrtle Witbooi, Who Fought for Domestic Workers’ Rights, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Business:A former domestic servant, she experienced the inequities of the job firsthand and helped build national and international unions to address them.