Raise Up — the Southern branch of Fight for $15 and a Union —held Worker Power Trainings across the South this summer to give workers a chance to learn from each other and get the basic tools to start talking to their coworkers.
State legislation allowing cities and counties to adopt a collective bargaining ordinance took effect in Virginia in May 2021. Under the law, local employees can only organize and bargain if local government passes an initial agreement.
Here’s what happened when fake job applications went out to a fast-food brand with a social justice message.
“I’m not disposable,” said one Chipotle worker, “and neither is my labor and neither are my coworkers.”
Based on current filings alone, the Starbucks Union is already on track to have 6,400 workers at 230 stores.
SEIU Local 32BJ offers a case study of how unions can win, especially in the private sector which has seemed impervious to organizing.
California was the first state to implement a $15 minimum wage, and is now at the forefront of raising the wage floor, fast becoming the Fight for $20 and a Union. Can the minimum wage issue impact the mid-term elections?
Rhode Island has long been one of the most corrupt and machine-driven states in America. A new left movement is trying to change that — but they can’t agree on how.
Labor board approves elections for Starbucks workers in Buffalo, N.Y.
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