Microsoft and Starbucks as exceptions to corporations’ union busting; Starbucks baristas as beacons of bottom-up organizing
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Posted inWorking in America
Starbucks Stops Opposing Its Baristas’ Union
In a historic breakthrough, Starbucks and its workers announce they’ve come together.
Posted inWorking in America
What (Not Who) Will Follow Mary Kay Henry?
The groundbreaking president of SEIU is stepping down, at a time when the possibilities for organizing American workers may be rising.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Diversity of Experience on the Federal Bench
The White House nominates SEIU’s longtime general counsel to a seat on the Fourth Circuit.
Posted inWorking in America
Half a Million California Workers Get a Raise—and a Seat at the Table
Fast-food workers compel McDonald’s and Starbucks to abandon a ballot measure that would have squelched both.
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Union and Queer
The growing solidarity between labor and the LGBTQ+ community
Posted inWorking in America
Unions Pursue Monopsony Case Against Pennsylvania Hospital Network
The case against UPMC could serve as a model for labor-related antitrust enforcement.
Posted inTAP
A Great Week for American Labor
Today on TAP: Doctors in Philly and auto (well, actually, bus) workers in rural Georgia both go union big-time.
Posted inWorking in America
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
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California Tries Something Novel: Enhancing Worker Power
The legislature enacts industry-wide bargaining in fast food—something new under the American sun.
