Weekend News & Commentary—October 16, 2022
In another major victory for workers and the labor movement, Apple retail employees at an Oklahoma City store became the second store to unionize
In another major victory for workers and the labor movement, Apple retail employees at an Oklahoma City store became the second store to unionize
In today’s News & Commentary, Starbucks continues to spar with the NLRB over mail-in election processes, Starbucks closes another unionized
In 2021, Amazon spent $4.3 million on union-busting, paying labor-consulting firms $3,200 a day to suppress worker power. Per diem, UPS spent
In today’s News & Commentary: Amazon workers in warehouses in Illinois and Georgia stage a walk-out in advance of the Prime Day Early Access
In today’s News & Commentary, the third largest railroad union votes to reject labor deal; workers at the University of Minnesota have
“Quiet quitting” catalyzed one of the biggest internet trends of 2022. Popularized by a summertime TikTok video posted by a 24-year-old New York
In today’s news and commentary: The NLRB filed a complaint against Starbucks for violating federal labor law with anti-union tactics in Texas; a
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in its first major labor law case of the 2022-2023 term. In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International
In this weekend’s news and commentary, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Starbucks illegally fired a Michigan employee; Labor
In today’s news and commentary: the Supreme Court granted cert in a case involving NLRA preemption of state tort claims; and the 9th Circuit held
In today’s News and Commentary: more uncertainty about the future of DACA, layoffs at General Electric, age discrimination in hiring, and how to
In today’s news and commentary, Amazon suspends fifty ALU members for engaging in a concerted work stoppage, the NLRB issues a complaint against
In today’s Tech@Work: The DOJ warns employers that recruiting platforms may put them at risk of violating immigration laws. Additionally,
Organizing in break rooms and cafeterias has been a key strategy of the Amazon Labor Union and contributed to its successful Staten Island union
On Friday, an analysis published by the Center of Public Integrity demonstrates that the recent spike in labor organizing—which has seen thousands