Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote culminating on Saturday.
The NLRB issued a historic ruling on Monday that declared Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team to be employees, making them eligible to unionize.
Amazon is facing walkouts and strikes during its “Prime Day” sale season, as the employees who handle the massive amount of packages that fly through the company’s facilities demand better pay, fair treatment, and an end to retaliatory behavior.
President Joe Biden has given Amazon, for which billionaire Jeff Bezos serves as chairman of the board, a $10 billion federal contract despite having pledged to American union workers not to reward corporations accused of union-busting tactics.
In a classic David vs. Goliath tale, the Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, beat union-busting billionaire Jeff Bezos to form a union. Here are five things to watch as this battle royale over unionization unfolds.
The New York Times Company illegally deployed union-busting practices against employees to prevent support for the corporation’s tech union, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges this week.
A recent report from the New York Times states that Amazon has been found to have illegally retaliated against two prominent internal critics by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
SCOTUS agreed to hear a case from CA growers that claims state law allowing labor union to contact workers violates private property rights.
Headlines tell us that something new is stirring in America’s workplaces, as we realize that the dreaded coronavirus, the power of giant corporations, and the fate of the labor force are all inextricably entwined.
CNN has agreed to shell out $76 million in a back pay case that involved union employees, making it the largest monetary settlement in the history of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) campaign is facing a labor complaint filed by a Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) supporter who is focusing on the campaign’s use of its confidentiality agreement, which prevents staffers from making “any statement that may impair or adversely affect the goodwill or reputation of the organization.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) presidential campaign has been accused of retaliating against staffers for unionizing, as new details of the federal labor complaint made on July 19 continue to surface.
Bernie Marcus writes in the Hill of the danger to small business and the surging economy if Obama appointee Mark Pearce is reappointed to the National Labor Relations Board.
“Planned Parenthood is spending $50k to beat a pro-choice woman after she supported Planned Parenthood workers trying to unionize,” followed Ryan Grim, D.C. bureau chief at The Intercept. “For a state legislative seat,” he added.
California unions are demanding that 100,000 marijuana production, packaging and distribution workers organize in anticipation of the legalization of recreational weed on January 1.
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio told reporters in a hallway just off the Senate floor that his friend, attorney Alexander Acosta, is an excellent choice to lead President Donald Trump’s Labor Department, shortly after the Thursday announcement. “He is a
Monday the Supreme Court began its 2016 October Term, which will involve up to 80 cases and continue through next June. While there are already some important cases scheduled for argument, one case not yet on the calendar—a Second Amendment case—highlights more than any other the decades-long impact that November’s election will have on the Constitution and the nation.
Obama’s strong stand on Gitmo underscores two vital points. First, President Obama does not fear defunding America’s national security. Second, Obama does not fear Republicans in Congress.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is nationally known because of his battle over union reforms in his state, which resulted in several spectacular, and futile, efforts by Big Labor to knock him out of office.
With tech workers still expected to log 70-hour work weeks, shuttle drivers for Facebook voted to become a union affiliate of the Teamsters. After getting a leg in the tech industry door, the Teamsters intend to unionize Silicon Valley and have already scheduled union elections for workers at Apple, Yahoo, eBay, and others.
