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CNN Pays Record Union-Busting Fine
In a record settlement, CNN has been ordered to pay $76 million to settle a long-running case of union-busting. The case began way back in 2003 when the cable network fired 300 camera operators. The...
10 Things Trump has Done to Hurt Labor
Since Trump took office in 2017 he has been at war with organized labor. Yet even after all of his attacks on labor, union members still support him. We thought with Trump running for re-election in...
Google Fires 5th Union Organizer
Google has fired another employee in their effort to stop a union. Read more below.
41% of Employers Illegally Bust Unions
We all know that union elections are often strongly contested by employers. They bring in high priced lawyers and union “avoidance” experts to instruct the company on how to bust the...
Biden: "Send the Union-Busters to Prison!"
Employers spend hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars a year to stop union organizing campaigns. Readers of UCOMM Blog know that in just the past few weeks employees at Bright Power Solar...
How Google is Union Busting
This post was written by Google Walkout for Real Change Four of our colleagues took a stand and organized for a better workplace. This is explicitly condoned in Google’s Code of Conduct,...
Kickstarter Fires Employees for Talking Union
Back in May, UCOMM reported on an organizing effort at Kickstarter. Now we are sad to report that the company has fired two staff members who were a part of that organizing effort. Read more about it...
Barstool Sports Threatens Employees if they Organize
Following the announcement that the staff of The Ringer had decided to organize, Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy felt it was important to let Barstool’s employees know that they will not be gaining a...
The Trump Administration's War on Labor
President Donald Trump has been dangerous for unions and working people. Since I know some members continue to support Trump, I want to lay out some of the things he and anti-labor politicians have...
Heartbreak at Kickstarter
The crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has become a staple for startup companies, artists and the creatively independent. Even UCOMM used the platform to raise money for our UCOMM Live recording...