December 1, 2022 News & Commentary House passes bill to impose rail labor contract; federal workers lose appeal on government-shutdown pay; NLRB says Starbucks must bargain in Seattle; Yale graduate student workers vote on unionization
November 22, 2022 News & Commentary Starbucks shuts down first store in Seattle to unionize, while nation’s largest rail union rejects labor deal.
November 18, 2022 News & Commentary A nationwide Starbucks strike of 112 stores; Iran metal workers join the resistance; Sanders vies to take Murray's seat as HELP committee chair; and the NLRB Union challenged the General Counsel's plan to change their telework policy
November 17, 2022 News & Commentary Strikes at Starbucks; House passes bill nullifying gag orders around workplace sexual harassment; St. Louis Apple Store workers move to unionize; New York City proposes higher wages for delivery app workers; SCOTUS decision will determine next steps in cases against meatpacking companies by families of workers who died of COVID-19; Missouri doubles down on subminimum wages for disabled workers
November 3, 2022 News & Commentary DOL finds OSHA COVID-19 enforcement lacking; Apple denies benefits to union store workers; reform movement in the UFCW; workers advocate for a just transition at COP27
November 2, 2022 News & Commentary Target wins 9th Cir. appeal in overtime class action; yet another NLRB complaint against Starbucks; union voting in a Philadelphia Home Depot starts today; Trader Joe's to being negotiating CBA
Why Hire Labor Spies When Courts Will Do the Union-Busting for You? An outrageous decision ordering Starbucks union to turn over confidential organizing information is an attack on workers and unions.
October 31, 2022 News & Commentary A deep dive on the UAW’s first presidential election, another update on the Starbucks labor movement, and some history — on graduate-student labor unions and labor cats.
October 30, 2022 News & Commentary Federal judge issues unusual order requiring Starbucks union to disclose communications with reporters; the push for unions to fund organizing and growth; and why we shouldn't buy Republican efforts to court workers
Is Joy Silk on the Menu at Starbucks? A recent ALJ decision gives the NLRB an opportunity to reconsider its remedial certification decisions.