Red State Road Map: Volkswagen Workers’ Vote to Unionize in Tennessee Opens Doors for UAW in the South
A historic vote to unionize among auto workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant will open new doors for the United Auto Workers.
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NLRB Complaint: Google and Accenture Violated Labor Laws by Laying Off Contractors Who Voted to Unionize
Google parent company Alphabet and Accenture are facing allegations of violating labor laws, after about 80 Google Help subcontractors who recently voted to unionize were laid off. The workers have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that claims the layoffs were in retaliation for the union vote.
Starbucks CEO Tells Pro-Union Employees to ‘Go Somewhere Else’
Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz reportedly told pro-union Starbucks workers to “go somewhere else” during Schultz’s stop at a California store on Friday.
Nancy Pelosi Aide: Speaker Is in ‘Full Support’ of Congressional Staffers Unionizing
A senior aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that congressional staffers who choose to unionize would have her “full support.”
Early Vote Counts Show Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Rejecting Unionization
Early vote counts at the Amazon warehouse facilities in Bessemer, Alabama, show workers voting overwhelmingly against forming a union.
NLRB Rejects Amazon’s Attempt to Install Cameras to Watch Union Vote Counting
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected Amazon’s motion asking the federal agency to install a camera that would monitor ballot boxes containing union votes submitted by employees at its Alabama facility. The NLRB said: “Though the mail ballot election in this matter is large, it is not, as the Employer asserts, of a ‘special nature.’”
Google Employees Celebrate Unionization
Following the recent announcement of a new Google labor union, employees at the company have reacted to the news with a celebration on social media. One software engineer wrote that “It’s time for tech workers to stand together & say we won’t prop up a world made for the wealthy, the privileged, the white, the male, the heteronormative.”
Exclusive — Amazon Warehouse Whistleblower Fired by Bezos: Management ‘Told Me not to Tell the Employees’ of a Coronavirus Outbreak
Amazon hid information of a coronavirus outbreak from employees at one of its distribution centers in New York City, said Chris Smalls, who was fired by Amazon after he blew the whistle on the outbreak at his warehouse and helped organize a walkout to protest the unsafe working conditions there.
HANGING BY A THREAD: Surviving Globalism and Losing Factory Culture in the Embroidery Capital of the World
UNION CITY, New Jersey – Most people who pass through Union City don’t realize it. It is the home of the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, the last bit of New Jersey you see before the big city erases your memory of it, if you flew into Newark Airport.
Bernie 2020 Becomes First Presidential Campaign in History to Unionize
Bernie 2020 will be the first presidential campaign in history to have a unionized workforce, the campaign announced Friday.
Leaked Amazon Video Tells Managers How to Spot, Intimidate Employees with Union Sympathies
A 45-minute long internal video created by Amazon instructs “team leaders” on how to spot and intimidate those with sympathy for unionization.
China Launches ‘Nationwide Operation’ Against Anti-Xi Maoist Communists
Extreme Maoist labor activists in China are increasingly facing government repression for demanding that the Communist Party allow workers to unionize and assert their rights, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Tuesday.
Planned Parenthood Fights Pro-Choice Candidate Because She Supports Abortion Clinic Unionization
“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.
