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A Ban on Ray-Ban?
Unions from three countries, including the United States are accusing and filing charges with the respective countries' labor boards against Ray-Ban maker Luxottica for union-busting after...
When Environmentalists Union Bust
The Audubon Society is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the country. The century-old bird-focused non-profit is also entering a new dubious category as its employees accuse the...
Amazon Releases Anti-Union Twitter Bots
On Monday, voting in the historic union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama ended. The union effort has made national news as it would be the first union at the nation’s...
Tesla Found Guilty of Unionbusting
In 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter “Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock...
Biden Signs Order Allowing Unions at Defense Department
In January of 2020, UCOMM reported on an effort by Trump to exempt certain national security jobs from federal labor law. His order gave the Secretary of Defense the power to decide who was exempt...
Amazon Offers $2K to Quit Before Union Vote
Amazon is taking part in a huge union-busting campaign to stop employees at the Bessemer Alabama warehouse from voting for a union. UCOMM previously reported on the union-busters they have hired and...
Amazon Brings Union-Busting to the Bathroom
On February 8th, workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer Alabama will begin voting on whether Amazon should have their first union. The warehouse, which opened in March 2020, is organizing with...
Teachers Strike in Brooklyn
Union members at the Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) have gone on strike after the school administration attempted to dissolve their faculty and staff union.
Fighting Union Busters in a Carolina Carpet Mill
Phil Cohen is a longtime organizer for Workers United/SEIU. He has been a member of the union since 1974 and an organizer since 1980. He was a steward at a bus garage and a lead organizer for the...
Amazon Hiring Two Full-Time Unionbusters
Just weeks after Lowes put up a job posting for a staff union buster, Amazon is now following suit. In a job posting the company announced they were looking to hire two Intelligence analysts to track...