Category: Organized Labor

Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?

The New York Times – Business:
His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.
The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism

The New York Times – Sports:
With their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over, W.N.B.A. players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity.
Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize

The New York Times – Business:
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.
Biden Devotes $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions

The New York Times – Business:
The money comes from last year’s Covid-19 relief package and will avert cuts of up to 60 percent in pensions for 350,000 Teamster truck drivers, warehouse and construction workers and food processors.
From the DealBook Summit: Leaders Look Into the Future

The New York Times – Business:
Groundbreakers at the conference were asked what’s coming next for the brain, climate, medicine, labor, security and business.
New York Times Union Announces One-Day Strike

The New York Times – Business:
Negotiators for the company and the union, which represents most of the newsroom, have failed to come to an agreement on salaries, health and retirement benefits, and other issues.
U.K. Braces for Strikes Across Several Industries Through Christmas

The New York Times – Business:
Job actions by ambulance staff, nurses, rail workers and others will hit Britain every day between now and Dec. 25.
Video Game Workers at Microsoft and Activision Take Steps to Unionize

The New York Times – Business:
Microsoft has remained neutral during a labor organizing bid as the Xbox maker seeks regulatory approval for its Activision acquisition.
United Auto Workers Appear to Rebuke Leaders in First Vote by Members

The New York Times – Business:
Insurgent candidates showed strength, citing corruption scandals and calling for a tougher bargaining approach. The union president seems headed for a runoff.
With Senate Vote, Congress Moves to Avert Rail Strike

The New York Times – Business:
Bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate pushed through a bill that would impose an agreement between rail companies and their workers.
DealBook Summit Highlights: Sam Bankman-Fried, Mark Zuckerberg and More

The New York Times – Business:
Crypto, the economy, China, streaming wars, Elon Musk and other big topics dominated this year’s DealBook Summit.
What to Know About Biden’s and Congress’s Involvement in the Rail Strike

The New York Times – Business:
President Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to head off a holiday-season rail strike, warning that a disruption to service could cause dire economic damage.