Bringing the Labor Movement to America’s Biggest Employer | Opinion
Union members are striking in record numbers and non-union worker organizing is expanding into new sectors of our economy.
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Ricardo Torres on LinkedIn: Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid…
The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) On April 1, 2022, the became the first unionized Amazon workers recognized by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Phil Scott allows ‘ghost guns,’ union organizing bills to become law without his signature
“As a public safety measure, I agree firearms should be serialized,” the Republican governor told lawmakers in a letter Tuesday.
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Unions’ Recent Organizing Success Draws Political Pushback
Unions have recently enjoyed some success in both recruitment and labor actions. They now face resistance from lawmakers in red states, particularly in the South.
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Ricardo Torres on LinkedIn: Secrets of a Successful Organizer – June/July Series
Unions and union supporting organizations like Labor Notes, (TDU} Teamsters for a democratic union and others spend a lot of time and energy building up a…
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Proportional Representation Would Be a Boon for Labor
The US electoral system distorts the translation of political preferences into votes, diminishing the influence of working-class voters and labor unions. To build their political power, unions should support proportional representation.
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SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry Changed How We Think About Work
SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry looks back on the Fight for $15 and a Union, organizing fast-food workers, and more as she steps down from her position as president.
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Ricardo Torres on LinkedIn: Why the Alabama Mercedes Union Campaign Faltered
I always enjoy reading from an employee’s perspective about the inner workings of a union organizing campaign and the effect it has on them.
This article in…
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Teamsters voted in to represent drivers at Kroger fulfillment center, say it’s a first
The Teamsters is celebrating what it says is a first-ever victory to organize drivers at a Kroger fulfillment center. The post Teamsters voted in to represent drivers at Kroger fulfillment center, say it’s a first appeared first on FreightWaves.
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‘You feel like you’re in prison’: workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law | US unions | The Guardian
Exclusive: employees at a Missouri warehouse file charges against firm alleging use of ‘intrusive algorithms’ to deter union efforts
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