Category: Organized Labor

Amazon Loses Bid to Overturn Union Victory at Staten Island Warehouse

The New York Times – Business:
A National Labor Relations Board official found a lack of evidence to support claims of election improprieties. Amazon could appeal the decision.
French Government Unveils Plan to Raise Retirement Age to 64

The New York Times – Business:
President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on cutting costs in France’s pension system, but labor unions, which fiercely oppose the measure, have promised a showdown.
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

The New York Times – Business:
The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.
U.K. Rail Strike May Scuttle Post-Holiday Plans to Return to Work

The New York Times – Business:
Public sympathy for striking nurses and other health workers is particularly strong, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has promised to confront trade unions.
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan Faces a Giant Crisis, 10 Months Into the Job

The New York Times – Business:
Bob Jordan, the airline’s top executive, heralded the company’s performance just weeks before the storm highlighted gaping weaknesses in its operations.
‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks

The New York Times – Business:
Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises. But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors.
U.K. Braces Amid Largest Walkout by Ambulance Workers in Decades

The New York Times – Business:
The industrial action, seeking higher pay and better working conditions, was driven by a cost-of-living crisis and coincides with strikes by rail workers, nurses and others.
Starbucks Union Strikes at Dozens of Stores as Talks Stall

The New York Times – Business:
Workers are pressing for a contract and accuse the company of anti-labor tactics. Management blames the union for the lack of bargaining progress.
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.