A group of workers at Whole Foods are seeking to unionize, the Wall Street Journal reports. These workers hope to collectively bargain with Whole Foods and its parent company, Amazon, over wages, benefits, and job security. Amazon has successfully avoided unionization at its warehouses, where conditions are notoriously bad. The effort comes as support for unions is at its highest level in years.
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the Stop BEZOS Act in the Senate yesterday, a bill that would require large companies like Amazon and Walmart to reimburse the government for public welfare benefits taken out by its employees. Sanders argues that the status quo subsidizes rich corporations who pay their employees less than a living wage. The bill comes just days after Amazon became the second company ever to reach a valuation of $1,000,000,000,000.
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November 27
Amazon wins preliminarily injunction against New York’s private sector bargaining law; ALJs resume decisions; and the CFPB intends to make unilateral changes without bargaining.
November 26
In today’s news and commentary, NLRB lawyers urge the 3rd Circuit to follow recent district court cases that declined to enjoin Board proceedings; the percentage of unemployed Americans with a college degree reaches its highest level since tracking began in 1992; and a member of the House proposes a bill that would require secret ballot […]
November 25
In today’s news and commentary, OSHA fines Taylor Foods, Santa Fe raises their living wage, and a date is set for a Senate committee to consider Trump’s NLRB nominee. OSHA has issued an approximately $1.1 million dollar fine to Taylor Farms New Jersey, a subsidiary of Taylor Fresh Foods, after identifying repeated and serious safety […]
November 24
Labor leaders criticize tariffs; White House cancels jobs report; and student organizers launch chaperone program for noncitizens.
November 23
Workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority vote to authorize a strike; Washington State legislators consider a bill empowering public employees to bargain over workplace AI implementation; and University of California workers engage in a two-day strike.
November 21
The “Big Three” record labels make a deal with an AI music streaming startup; 30 stores join the now week-old Starbucks Workers United strike; and the Mine Safety and Health Administration draws scrutiny over a recent worker death.