CVS Omnicare pharmacy in Vegas is first to join new pharmacy union

The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A CVS in Las Vegas has become the first location to join a new national pharmacy union, a milestone as organizers try to help … Read more

Starbucks, Workers United union make progress in negotiations

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Starbucks and Workers United, which represents roughly 500 of its cafes, … Read more

Taylor Swift ‘Tortured Poets Department’ lyric hits with working women

Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images When Taylor Swift surprised the world with “The Tortured Poets Department” last week, a double album complete with 31 self-composed songs, there was … Read more

Chamber of Commerce sues FTC for banning noncompete clauses

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during a budget hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, April 18, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other business groups on Wednesday sued the Federal Trade Commission in Texas federal court over … Read more

Starbucks resumes bargaining with Workers United union

Starbucks and the union that represents its baristas will resume contract negotiations on Wednesday, ending an extended stalemate. The two sides’ return to the bargaining table follows their February announcement that they found a “constructive path forward” during mediation discussions related to litigation over the union’s use of Starbucks’ branding. It marked a major pivot for … Read more

Google and the conversation topic many Americans want banned at work

Hundreds of protestors including Google workers are gathered in front of Google’s San Francisco offices and shut down traffic at One Market Street block on Thursday evening, demanding an end to its work with the Israeli government, and to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, in San Francisco, California, United States on December 14, 2023. Anadolu … Read more

FTC votes to ban noncompete clauses that bar employees from working for competitors

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023. Kevin Wurm | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 for a nationwide ban against noncompete agreements, which companies use to prevent employees from … Read more

UAW VW organizing drive: What investors should know

Volkswagens are seen in the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers notched a big win this weekend. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UAW – marking the Detroit … Read more

High-paying in-demand jobs that don’t require a degree, according to new research

If you’re looking for a career that pays well, doesn’t require a college degree and offers strong job security, you might want to consider a trade job.  The U.S. skilled labor market is facing “record-high pressure,” according to new research from McKinsey & Co., as more workers age out and fewer young people train to … Read more

VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for union

Kelcey Smith displays UAW buttons in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 10, 2024.  Kevin Wurm | The Washington Post | Getty Images The United Auto Workers late-Friday said Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the union — marking a major milestone for the labor organization and its first successful organizing drive of … Read more