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Teamsters Announce National Plan to Organize Amazon
Just a few decades ago, in the heyday of the Teamsters and Jimmy Hoffa, almost no cargo or freight could travel through the United States without being touched by a Teamster. Under their National...
Pope Francis: Let Workers Organize
The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is lending his voice to supporting the right of workers to organize. In a video message to the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference,...
Amazon Injury Rate Nearly Twice Walmart's
Over the last ten years, Amazon has seen exponential growth. Once the butt of jokes about the company was not profitable, they have now become the second-largest retailer in the United States, their...
Majority of Voters Support the PRO Act
The PRO Act is a transformational bill that would rewrite labor law to give workers a fairer chance against their bosses. It would do things like outlaw right to work and make it easier to get a...
NYC PBA Sued for Inflammatory Comments
One year ago, on June 15th, 2020, at the height of the protests around the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, controversy erupted in New York City. The Police...
Union Vote at Nissan
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has authorized a union election at a Nissan plant in Tennessee that includes nearly 4,300 workers. The election is the latest attempt for unions to gain a...
OSHA Issues Safety Order for Healthcare Workers
15 months after COVID hit the United States and six months after President Biden ordered OSHA to create a COVID workplace standard, the agency has finally released a temporary safety standard, but...
Smithfield Foods Union Ok's Strike
A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that was the epicenter of an outbreak last year has voted to go on strike. Read more below from the AP.
Stores Ask Customers to Pledge to Be Nice to Workers
A dozen retailers, including big names like GAP and H&M, are collaborating on a campaign to enlist customers to combat the growing epidemic of bad behavior towards retail workers. The effort,...
Supreme Court Rejects Exclusive Bargaining Rights Case
The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case that challenged a public sector union right to be the exclusive bargaining agent for workers. The challenge was brought by Jade Thompson,...