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Starbucks is doing everything it can to stifle, delay, and repress the new union Starbucks Workers United — despite an order by a federal judge to cease and desist its myriad and repeated violations of labor law.

Efforts to unionize the insurance giant’s suburban operation is met with pushback from management.

Levy Restaurant Group, one of the largest providers of food and beverage for sports venues across the country has been sued in the past for wage theft. The blame lies with the USTA for continuing to do business with the company. 

The bottling plant I work at just got acquired by investors who want to change the future of capitalism. Let’s see how they handle our immediate concerns. Private equity firm KKR acquired a majority stake in global beverage solutions company Refresco

What the U.S. labor movement can learn from European workers who are organizing against “algorithmic management.”

Every walkout, every outstretched hand, every word written or spoken in defense of workers' rights, is a victory—whether it results in immediate and obvious success or not.

Dollar stores have expanded across the country and complaints about work conditions and safety have grown with them. Over the past year, workers have been organizing, protesting and striking for better workplaces

What the U.S. labor movement can learn from European workers who are organizing against “algorithmic management.”

The survey was conducted by Railroad Workers United, an umbrella organization that stretches across the freight rail industry’s multiple unions, 13 of which are involved in contract talks with most of the nation’s largest freight rail carriers.

The Bear helps us see the struggles that make work difficult and the commitments that make it meaningful. If we want to understand why work matters, and what workers might be longing for, we have to recognize both sides of this balance sheet.