UAW Chief Says Billionaires—Not Migrants—Are Real Threat to Working Class (www.commondreams.org)
"In reality, we're all on the same side of the war against the working class," Shawn Fain said in a wide-ranging speech on Monday....
The Unionization Wave Is Hitting Costco (portside.org)
Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia, recently unionized, defying the company’s reputation as one that cares about workers. In an interview, a Costco worker says he and his coworkers are tired of being treated with disrespect on the job....
Paid $13/Hr. to Sell $10 Beers, Super Bowl Stadium Workers Launch Organizing Drive (www.work-bites.com)
Just days before the start of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada’s Culinary Union announced a drive to organize the about 1,500 nonunion workers at Allegiant Stadium, site of this year’s gridiron showdown between the 49ers and Chiefs....
A Philly Sex Shop Fired Its Workers When They Started a Union (jacobin.com)
Last month, Passional Boutique and Sexploratorium, a Philadelphia sex shop with a reputation for “inclusivity,” laid off its entire staff after they asked the store to recognize their union. Jacobin spoke with one of the workers....
Sportswear owner fired employees after they vote to join union, ordered to reinstate employees and pay back wages, instead shut down business and reopened same business under new name (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Costco Says It’s Not Anti-Union. Unionized Workers Are Putting That to the Test. (truthout.org)
Costco bosses basked in praise for making union-friendly statements but have yet to commit to bargain in good faith....
"Amazon and Walmart are excessively watching their warehouse workers. So much so that they’ve entered a dystopic era of extreme surveillance" (www.instagram.com)
Ford employees get $10,400 profit sharing because of union, remember this next time boss says unions don't work (mstdn.ca)
Amazon and Trader Joe's are trying to get the NLRB declared unconstitutional! (twitter.com)
Twitter deletes decade's worth of posts by United Voices of the World, representing migrant and precarious workers (freedomnews.org.uk)
Sesame Street Workshop Writers Vote Unanimously - 100% - to Authorize Strike Action, if Necessary (www.wgaeast.org)
Gender pay gap means women work first two months of the year unpaid - so today is Women's Pay Day (www.thecanary.co)
New Trades Union Congress (TUC) analysis reveals Women’s Pay Day – the day when the average woman stops working for free compared to the average man – is today, Wednesday 21 February. In some industries and in some parts of the country where the gender pay gap is wider, women effectively work for free for even longer...
Quebec: Airbus employees vote 99.6% against offer below inflation, 98.9% vote for strike (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
Bank of America employee dies after working 120 hour weeks, associates organizing strike (mstdn.social)
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Trader Joe's accused of retaliation, firing union supporter, spreading false information. Like SpaceX, attempts to declare labor board unconstitutional. (www.huffpost.com)
California: over 80% fast food workers people of color, two thirds women, corporations doing everything they can to crush employees and union activism (www.theguardian.com)
Alaska flight attendants vote 99.48% for strike authorization - Alaska share price falls, along with share prices of Southwest, United, and American (en.ganganews.com)
UK: Game Workers union jumps 50% after lay offs, "It just keeps coming and coming. And with this wave, I’ve seen people saying ‘we need to join unions’". (www.theguardian.com)
No Microsoft layoffs for union members: "Union representation can't always protect against layoffs, but through union representation, workers can put our needs first, including layoff protections." (www.ign.com)
Burned out pharmacists seek union representation as CVS merges with Aetna and Caremark - "you treat your employees a certain way for so long they stop wanting to work for you" (actionnetwork.org)
Finland: There is a worrying trend among some governments to try to silence the rights of working people. The right to strike is the last resort of workers to exercise their democratic rights. (www.itfglobal.org)
Chicago: employees that walk to work organize 100% sick out during cold spell, boss caves, payed closure until Wednesday (freeradical.zone)
Pouring $18 Superbowl beers for $14.25 an hour: "I work three jobs and I still qualify for Medicaid" (www.motherjones.com)
Southwest Airlines flight attendants land new contract with immediate 22% raise thanks to the Transport Workers Union Local 556 (www.msn.com)
REI switched to Morgan Lewis, same firm whose attorneys have argued on behalf of Trader Joe’s and SpaceX that National Labor Relations Board itself is unconstitutional (www.huffpost.com)
