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Anti-Union consultants hired by – and staying at – Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa to suppress workers’ union organizing drive

Lexi Rizzo, Starbucks Buffalo shift supervisor for seven years at one of the first stores to unionize, says company claims she was fired for tardiness.

Organizers of union campaigns at major corporations say increased drives have been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers.

The actions were launched in response to Starbucks’ aggressive anti-union efforts against worker organizing, which have included allegations of firing dozens of workers in retaliation for union organizing, intimidation, store closures, withholding benefits, schedule cuts and delays in bargaining a first union contract.

Employers are using heavy-handed tactics to prevent workers from organizing, and U.S. labor union density is falling as a result.

Workers at Amazon are increasing pressure on the world’s largest retailer with strikes and protests aimed at improving working conditions and wages as the company continues to fend off unionization efforts.

Support for unions is on the rise as workers take action to raise pay and conditions amid booming company profits.

15,000-strong Minnesota Nurses Association authorized to call what would be one of the largest nurses’ strikes in US history

Workers say they just want a fair deal on pay, conditions and schedules at an airline has long resisted union efforts.

Wins for Amazon and Starbucks workers shows labor movement surging after years of decline – but pushback has been fierce.