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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...
Brooklyn Friends is Unfriendly to Organized Labor
Brooklyn Friends School is an elite Quaker private school in Brooklyn. Tuition at the school costs more than most people spend on a new car, starting at $45,400 for grades K-12. The school...
No Evil Foods Tries to Hide Union Busting
No Evil Foods is a socialist themed vegan food product that is sold in 5,500 stores nationwide including Whole Foods. While a company like that might seem like the perfect place to organize, bosses...
Freedom Foundation Targets Union Firefighters
In the middle of a pandemic, the Freedom Foundation is hoping to capitalize on the disaster by pushing public employees to opt-out of their union.
Leaked Amazon Document Details Plan to Smear Fired Worker
On Monday, Amazon workers in Staten Island held a walkout to protest the company's failure to protect them on the job. On Tuesday, Amazon fired the organizer. Vice has now gained leaked notes...
FedEx Union Busting Tactics Revealed
From 2014 through 2018, delivery giant FedEx spent $837,000 on union-busting advisors to keep the Teamsters union out. Now transcripts and a video have leaked out showing the lies that the company...