Garment workers in Myanmar earn less than $3 a day to produce soccer apparel for Adidas. Some say they were fired after asking factory owners for a raise.
Category: Organized Labor
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$150 World Cup Jerseys Made by Workers Getting $2.27 a Day
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Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them
The New York Times – Business:The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.
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What We Know About the Railroad Labor Talks to Prevent a Strike
The New York Times – Business:Congressional lawmakers vowed to act quickly to prevent a strike by tens of thousands of rail workers, which would have a devastating effect on the economic recovery.
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What We Know About the Railroad Labor Talks
The New York Times – Business:President Biden has asked congressional lawmakers to step in to help prevent a possible strike by tens of thousands of rail workers, which would have a devastating effect on the economic recovery.
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Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of Stores Nationally
The New York Times – Business:Workers said they were protesting the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith and other anti-union activity.
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New Foundation
The New York Times – Business:Being back in the workplace only really matters “if the amount of care and caring that became the No. 1 conversation in March of 2020 carries through,” J Wortham, a co-host of “Still Processing,” says.
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Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges Pleads No Contest in Domestic Violence Case
The New York Times – Sports:Bridges, who played for the Charlotte Hornets last season, was accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children in June.
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Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union
The New York Times – Business:The loss raises questions about whether a national wave of unionization may be slowing. A union had won two previous votes at the grocery chain.
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How Is Your Company Responding to Labor Organizing? We Want to Hear.
The New York Times – Business:Employers are taking a variety of approaches to union campaigns.
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Starbucks Showdown in Boston Points to New Phase of Union Campaign
The New York Times – Business:The company moved to contain the labor push after it took off nationally. Now, with strikes and other tactics, organizers seek to regain momentum.