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Noam Scheiber
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Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.
‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks
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…
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.
Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
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.
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…
Video Game Workers at Microsoft and Activision Take Steps to Unionize
Microsoft has remained neutral during a labor organizing bid as the Xbox maker seeks regulatory approval for its Activision acquisition.
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.
SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk
Charges filed with federal regulators accuse the company of retaliating against eight workers over an open letter critical of the chief executive.