In a new report, the progressive think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found evidence that employers are increasingly brazen in seeking to obstruct workers' attempts to unionize.
Hearst is pushing back against its employees’ union drive, but it would be advantageous for them to support it.
If Kickstarter became a union company, it would be the first of the major tech companies to do so. The company has a chance to show which side it’s really on.
Once you have a strong union contract, management can’t erode your pay or benefits, or fire you without notice.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers scores significant, preliminary win against Boeing on alleged retaliatory firings. Boeing is expected to appeal.
The Volkswagen plant would boost UAW's flagging membership, way down because of plant closings and automation. It represented more than 1 million people at auto assembly plants in the 1980s, but only 155,000 at GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler today.
Superstore’s season four finale is unlike anything else the show has ever done. The corporate offices of the Cloud 9 chain of Walmart-esque department stores, in an attempt to quash talk of unionizing call in Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The airline is telling employees that unions take money they could spend on entertainment instead. Will anyone really fall for that anti-union tactic?
"Our overall campaign will be much stronger with the protections we were able to win for the workers."
Unlike a traditional union, which contractors cannot form, the new Independent Drivers Guild will not be able to bargain over a contract that would stipulate fares, benefits and protections. But with Guild representation, drivers will be able to appeal decisions by Uber to bar them from its platform. Also, they will be able to buy discounted legal services, discounted life and disability insurance and discounted roadside help for problems they encounter while driving.
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