D.J. Edwards comes home smelling like beer every morning. He works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. as a filler operator at Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Jacksonville, Florida, running a huge machine that fills 165 12-ounce cans every time it rotates. He takes a lot of pride in the job and says he’s willing to strike … Read more
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators asked Amazon on Wednesday to provide them with information regarding the company’s delivery network and its response to union organizing — the latest instance of lawmakers putting heat on the retail giant over its labor practices. In a letter, the lawmakers accused Amazon of using a subcontracting arrangement to … Read more
The United Auto Workers announced Friday that it would expand its strike at Ford and General Motors to include another 7,000 workers, increasing the total number of strikers at the “Big Three” automakers to 25,000. UAW President Shawn Fain told members in a Facebook Live broadcast that the union had “momentum” in discussions with Stellantis, … Read more
The executive chairman of Ford Motor Company broke his silence on the monthlong auto workers strike on Monday and said the work stoppage could “devastate local communities” if it continues. Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the company’s chairman since 1999, also criticized the United Auto Workers union for recently shutting down the … Read more
Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More … Read more
Workers went on strike Monday at the Michigan plant where Dodge parent company Stellantis produces its highly profitable Ram 1500 series pickup truck, according to the United Auto Workers union. The walkout at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant marks another significant escalation in the UAW’s concurrent strikes against the “Big Three” automakers, which includes Ford … Read more
Prosecutors at the National Labor Relations Board say Trader Joe’s illegally fired a union supporter in Massachusetts because he was pushing for better working conditions. In a complaint filed Tuesday, officials argued that the company should be forced to offer reinstatement and back pay to Stephen Andrade, a nearly 18-year Trader Joe’s veteran in Massachusetts. … Read more
Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. The 18-year-old had to prepare for a federal hearing in San Francisco where she would square off with corporate lawyers representing the biggest coffee chain in the world. Clark believed Starbucks had violated her rights as she tried … Read more
Auto workers have signed off on a trio of new contracts with Ford, General Motors and Jeep parent company Stellantis, bringing closure to a more than six-week strike that rocked U.S. auto makers and showed a renewed militancy within the industry. The United Auto Workers union announced Monday morning that 64% of members overall voted … Read more
Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts, then its second, in Minnesota. Once the celebrations were over, workers got down to the less glamorous business of negotiating a first contract. But Trader Joe’s insisted everyone participate in … Read more
