This Week in Labor

27/08/2022

26/08/2022

A Chipotle restaurant in Lansing, Mich., voted Thursday to unionize, making it the first of the chain's nearly 3,000 locations to do so.

11/08/2022

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06/08/2022

This is fine. 🙃

06/08/2022

Spotted in NYC.

03/08/2022

https://hellgatenyc.com/the-fight-to-unionize-starbucks-in-nyc-is-heating-up/

Workers at 14 stores in New York City and on Long Island have requested union elections, with ten voting to join.

03/08/2022

https://capitalandmain.com/new-york-farmworkers-say-they-are-stiffed-on-overtime

Major overhaul of labor laws circumvented by employers, say workers and advocates.

03/08/2022

A Chick-fil-A in North Carolina was looking for so-called ‘volunteer’ workers who would be paid with chicken sandwiches and fries instead of actual wages. Story: https://www.witn.com/2022/07/29/chick-fil-a-location-north-carolina-sought-volunteers-work-food/

02/08/2022

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01/08/2022

Union representatives around the country say they’re worried about the number of UPS workers who have needed medical treatment for heat illness this summer.

30/07/2022

https://theintercept.com/2022/07/29/bank-of-america-worker-conditions-worse/

The financial behemoth privately fears that regular people have too much leverage.

30/07/2022

Next Monday 2.500 workers who make fighter jets, missiles, and drones for Boeing in the St. Louis area are set to strike. It would be the largest strike at the aerospace giant since 2008, and the biggest manufacturing strike since last year’s showdown at John Deere. The major issues also mirror th...