Labor
Wisconsin video game firm workers unionize with CWA
May 26, 2022Workers at Activision’s Raven Software video game studio in Middleton, Wisconsin vote 19-3 in favor of unionizing.
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The meatpacking industry’s conspiracy to keep plants open during COVID-19
May 26, 2022Meatpacking executives used their clout with the USDA to influence health decisions made at the highest levels of the Trump administration.
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Workers at call centers serving Medicare stage two-day strike
May 25, 2022At $9.50 an hour they were told to pay $5,000 a year for their health benefits.
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AFL-CIO’s President Shuler offers aid to Buffalo after racist shooting
May 24, 2022Offers families of the victims aid from organized labor
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First Portland, Oregon, Starbucks votes are a blowout for the union
May 23, 2022In mail ballots counted May 17, workers at four Portland Starbucks stores voted to unionize with Workers United, two of them by unanimous vote: 2880 SE Powell Blvd. 14-2 555 SW Oak St. 5-0 2328 W...
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