An Interview of Laila Dalton by Alex N. Press
Jacobin
Starbucks is firing worker activists as it seeks to blunt the momentum of the union drive sweeping the company. Jacobin spoke to Laila Dalton, who was fired just weeks after the NLRB issued a complaint against Starbucks for retaliating against her.
Wisconsin's elimination of collective bargaining rights sparked a nationwide attack on labor that fueled the rise of right-wing populism and helped elect Donald Trump.
Leaked files from IRI Consultants, a top union avoidance firm hired by Google, show how it collects data on workers' personality, motivations, and work ethic to bust unions.
Blaming plant closures on the UAW has also been a central theme of the anti-union campaign by several business-backed astroturf organizations that have involved themselves in the Chattanooga election.
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