Labor
Labor Board frees gig workers, others, to unionize
June 15, 2023Gig economy workers, construction workers, home health aides, Uber, Lyft, and many other workers are now eligible to unionize.
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Retaliation: Amazon fires Alabama union organizer Jennifer Bates
June 14, 2023“At Amazon, there is no future for workers like me,” said Bates who, like most Bessemer workers, is Black.
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Strike authorizations: Unite Here vs. LA hotels OKd; Teamsters vs. UPS expected
June 13, 2023Workers unionized with two major unions have either authorize strikes or are about to authorize them.
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Erie, Pennsylvania now the center of test case for the right to strike
June 12, 2023Bargaining by United Electrical Workers is going on at Wabtec, the owner of the former GE locomotive plant in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Teamsters claim another breakthrough with Amazon in Southern California
June 12, 2023The victory is important to the Teamster drive to organize some half million Amazon workers.
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