Friday, January 17, 2025

Tag: unions

Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Amazon workers threaten nationwide strike during Peak holiday season over pay,...

As Amazon faces record holiday sales, workers across the U.S. escalate strike threats to force the company to negotiate union contracts and improve working conditions.

The big union contract fights coming in 2025

The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike wave rolling.

UAW files federal charges against Trump and Musk over anti-union intimidation

Union accuses Trump and Musk of illegal threats as the fight over workers’ rights intensifies.

UAW challenges Mercedes-Benz union vote, demands new election over alleged unfair...

The United Auto Workers union is contesting a recent vote at Mercedes-Benz’s Alabama plant, citing numerous allegations of anti-union activities by the automaker.

Why corporations choose lawlessness to fight unions

Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws.

How workers are defying Republican officials in the South

More and more workers across the South seek the same path forward that union membership provides.

Starbucks workers across 14 states launch historic unionization bid in a...

"It's important that we're recognized as people rather than profit machines."

How union workers build the middle class

Well-compensated union workers, in turn, support small businesses, schools, and other amenities needed to sustain strong communities.

How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the...

A bill would limit mandatory overtime to no more than two hours per day and require employers to provide a week’s notice before mandating extra hours or changing a worker’s schedule.

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Israeli strikes escalate in Gaza even as cease-fire talks continue amidst a humanitarian crisis.

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