When the United Auto Workers successfully concluded their strike against the “Big Three” auto manufacturers last fall, the union’s president, Shawn Fain, invited other unions to lay the groundwork for an even more powerful strike on May 1, 2028. Now local labor activists are answering Fain’s call. They’re doing so by encouraging unionized workers to … Read more
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When the United Auto Workers lost an election at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant in 2019, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) applauded the union’s defeat. The lawmaker said he was pleased workers voted down the UAW, 833 to 776, and hoped the issue “will not rise again.” Well, the issue has risen again, with Volkswagen employees set to … Read more
When William Littig showed up for work at his REI store on Feb. 21, it didn’t take long for him to realize it would be his last day. Two managers who were visiting from other stores called him into a closed-door meeting, Littig recalled. One of them read from a paper that turned out to … Read more
Amazon spent more than $3 million on anti-union consultants last year in its continuing effort to keep organized labor out of its delivery network, according to disclosures filed Saturday with the Labor Department. The Seattle-based retail giant has been ringing up a large tab hiring “persuaders” who try to convince workers not to form unions. … Read more
GOP lawmakers in Georgia passed a bill Wednesday to punish employers that make it easier for workers to form unions, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Senate Bill 362 would bar companies from receiving state economic incentives if they voluntarily recognize a union instead of requiring employees to vote in … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Nicole Berner as a federal judge, putting the longtime union lawyer and former Planned Parenthood litigator into a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. The final vote was 50 to 47. No Republicans voted for her — not even the two … Read more
Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers from its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain and the union may be on the cusp of a new, productive relationship. Both sides said the bargaining sessions were meant to create a framework … Read more
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have filed a petition seeking to hold a union election at their assembly plant, bringing the United Auto Workers to the cusp of a historic breakthrough in the U.S. South. The UAW announced Monday morning that an overwhelming majority of employees there had signed union cards and asked the National … Read more
