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When is a lockout a strike? When corporate media says so. The corporate media will always defer to corporate interests because those are the interests that pay its bill. As a result, labour concerns are usually either downplayed or ignored. 

A majority of Harrisburg Area Community College faculty members in Pennsylvania have voted yes to forming a union.

In a Wednesday job posting, Starbucks said it was looking for a director of corporate counsel for labor with experience in "strike contingency planning."

Jennifer A. Abruzzo, NRLB General Counsel, issues a key memo stating that "NLRB case precedent, which has tolerated [mandatory anti-union] meetings, is at odds with fundamental labor-law principles." She urges the Board to take action.

CWA labels Activisions reasoning behind not including Raven workers in the pay rise "disingenuous" and "galling".

It claims the company threatened to close the facility if it unionized.

“If we can unionize Amazon…, then workers anywhere can unionize their workplaces. That means you.” - Angelika Maldonado

Nearly 2,900 of over 3,800 eligible voters at MIT turned up to vote this week, with 66% putting their support behind unionization. They will be affiliated with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE).

The Department of Labor accepted 86 percent of COVID-19 claims for federal workers, while it accepted only 7 percent of COVID-19 related claims from longshore and other harbor workers. 

Labor leaders view this year’s elections – and 2024’s – with special urgency, as a goal-line stand to preserve America’s democracy.