Noam Scheiber
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Starbucks Union Strikes at Dozens of Stores as Talks Stall
Workers are pressing for a contract and accuse the company of anti-labor tactics. Management blames the union for the lack of bargaining progress.
Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize
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...
Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them
The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.
Key Union Votes Down Freight Rail Contract, Making Strike More Likely
The tentative agreement, brokered in September with help from the Biden administration, had averted a strike before the midterm elections.
Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of Stores Nationally
Workers said they were protesting the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith and other anti-union activity.
Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union
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.
Starbucks Showdown in Boston Points to New Phase of Union Campaign
The company moved to contain the labor push after it took off nationally. Now, with strikes and other tactics, organizers seek to regain momentum.
Apple Store in Oklahoma City Becomes Second to Unionize
Workers said pay and benefits were good, but complained that managers’ practices often seemed arbitrary.