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US labor board delays new employment rule after business groups sue

The federal government is delaying a new rule that could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize after business groups sued

The Independent UK

Thousands of Starbucks workers walk out in ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ protest at company ‘union busting’

Organisers say protest is largest strike in coffee chain’s history

The Independent UK

Sega of America accused of union-busting threats after telling whole company it'll 'phase out' temp employees—nearly half the union's membership

The 'proposal' hasn't gone down well.

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New Labor Rules Will Screw Over Your Local McDonalds

A new joint employer rule from the NLRB threatens to fundamentally change the business relationship between a franchise and its parent company.

Reason

‘You can’t beat us’: Starbucks workers to strike in ‘Red Cup Rebellion’

Thousands expected to participate, including actions at non-unionized stores, in latest attempt to pressure company to bargain

The Guardian - US

New 'joint employer' rule could make it easier for millions to unionize - if it survives challenges

A federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize at big companies like McDonald’s

The Independent UK

Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers

The company said Monday unionized workers won't be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union trying to organize its U.S. stores.

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Starbucks increases hourly wages, adds other benefits but not for unionized workers

The company said unionized workers won’t be eligible for some of the new perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union trying to organize its U.S. stores. including in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers

Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales

The Independent UK

Triumphant UAW May Target Tesla, Toyota Next

Tesla is an obvious target as it employs tens of thousands of non-union workers at its factories in California, Texas, Nevada, and New York.

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US labor movement faces big obstacles despite surge in strikes and union wins

Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws

The Guardian - US

Signature Room owners failed to properly bargain over closure, union claims in NLRB filing

The union representing the 132 former Signature Room employees on Monday filed an unfair labor practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dartmouth tells NLRB that basketball players are students - for real - not employees

Dartmouth College lawyers say the Ivy League school’s basketball players shouldn't be considered employees because they are unpaid members of a money-losing program whose need-based scholarships don’t depend on their participation or talent

The Independent UK

Biden stands by UAW, while Trump sneers

Not just a different look — Biden supports workers in policy, while Trump reveals his true views a non-union plant

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The War on Fast-Food Joints

Cities around the country are contemplating bans on drive-thrus and other new regulations.

The Guardian - US

‘This is psychological warfare’: Starbucks workers allege anti-union firings

The National Labor Relations Board has reinstated 28 of the more than 200 pro-union workers fired since late 2021

The Guardian - US

US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting

NLRB framework means companies committing illegal acts during unionization efforts will be forced to bargain immediately

Capital & Main

Why Does Starbucks Stall Union Negotiations? Because It Can.

Weak labor laws allow the coffee giant to avoid contract talks.

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The Guardian - US

Will Starbucks’ union-busting stifle a union rebirth in the US?

The NLRB has brought 100 cases against the coffee chain over anti-union activities – but it cannot punish the company

The Independent UK

As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped

A decade after Northwestern found itself at the center of the push for college athletes to form a union for the first time, the spotlight is once again shining on the prestigious private school

Al Jazeera

Jollibee made Filipino food global. Some say it exported exploitation too

Former workers at New Jersey, US branch of fast-food chain say they were let go after demanding better conditions.

Capital & Main

Unions Are Also Fighting Weak Labor Laws

Outdated 1935 federal labor act makes violations hard to prove, penalties easy to pay.

Chicago Sun-Times

National Labor Relations Board ‘finds merit’ in union claims against Howard Brown Health

The NLRB announced this week it had found “merit” or “partial merit” to claims of bad faith bargaining, among others, that were leveled at Howard Brown Health amid significant layoffs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Workers at Starbucks’ Michigan Avenue roastery file for union vote

The operation has more than 200 employees and the vote will determine if they can bargain a contract as an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

Chicago Tribune

Workers launch union effort at world’s largest Starbucks, downtown Chicago’s Michigan Avenue roastery

Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago's Michigan Avenue — the largest Starbucks in the world — are seeking union representation.

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