Employees at the company’s Queens warehouse actually work for a third-party subcontractor. This fissured workplace is an obstacle to collective-bargaining rights.
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Posted inPodcasts
The Nordic Labor System
Matt Bruenig explains why it is unwise to mess with Swedish unions.
Posted inTAP
There Goes Another American Icon, but …
Today on TAP: What matters in Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel is what it portends for its workers.
Posted inWorking in America
Microsoft, Musk, and the Question of Unions
Suddenly, a leading American corporation appears to be OK with the idea of collective bargaining. Hint: It’s not Tesla.
Posted inWorking in America
A Gaming Company’s Workers Unionized. But the Union Busting Didn’t End There.
TCGplayer, a subsidiary of eBay, has stalled negotiations on a first contract, despite the union winning an election in March.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Floating in the Same Direction
New York’s success in linking climate goals, industrial policy, and good-paying union jobs is the emblem of a long-sought political and policy alliance.
Posted inWorking in America
The Big Barrier to the UAW’s Non-Union Auto Plant Drive
It’s U.S. labor law, which allows companies to union-bust and endlessly delay consequences. Case in point: a Tesla worker illegally fired six years ago and still not back on the job.
Posted inWorking in America
Hard Times in the Back Yard
Bailed-out major airlines have outsourced ground work to subcontractors. Injuries and fatalities on the tarmac are taking off.
Posted inPodcasts
Corporate Bullsh*t
Nick Hanauer and Joan Walsh explain how rich people lie to benefit themselves.
Posted inWorking in America
Tesla Faces Off Against Nordic Labor Solidarity
The company refuses to play ball with its Swedish mechanics union. So the labor movement is shutting it down.
