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October 7, 2024

Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages…

October 7, 2024

500 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize as labor talks continue

Baristas at a Starbucks in Bellingham, Washington, became the 500th store to join the Starbucks Workers United union on Monday. Since the first location voted to unionize in 2021, more than 11,000 baristas have…

October 7, 2024

A National Movement to Organize Amazon Takes Off

The Teamsters are spinning off momentum from recent organizing fights to new battle fronts across Amazon’s logistics chain. A group of 100 warehouse workers at DCK6, an Amazon delivery station in San…

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July 24, 2024

Activision Blizzard’s ‘World of Warcraft’ game developers vote to unionize

Over 500 video game developers who work on Blizzard’s “World of Warcraft” elected to form a wall-to-wall union representing the entire WoW development team. Read the full article at Los…

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July 19, 2024

A New Activist Playbook Is Shaping Up

The Strategic Organizing Center had a historic campaign at Starbucks in November 2023, challenging the coffee company’s longtime resistance to employees’ attempts to unionize. It marked the first time a…

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July 17, 2024

Windmill Farms workers conduct work stoppage at Sunnyside mushroom plant

Farmworkers at Windmill Farms in Sunnyside, CA held a work stoppage following weeks of retaliation, unfair quotas and firings, and incorrectly translated instructions. Read the full article at Yakima-Herald Republic.

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July 16, 2024

Amazon Prime Day causes workplace injuries, Senate probe finds

Sen. Sanders’ inquiry into Amazon’s warehouse safety record found that workplace injuries, such as muscle sprains, rotator cuff injuries and herniated disks, hit a high during Prime Day sales week.…

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July 16, 2024

On Prime Day, Amazon workers like me pay a high price

Amazon worker Wendy Taylor pens an op-ed for Fortune citing SOC research about Amazon warehouse injury spikes during major sales events. Read the full article at Fortune.

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July 11, 2024

New Report Shows Need for Buyback Restrictions in CHIPS Program

With strong pressure from Wall Street to use stock buybacks to boost share prices, a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and the Americans for Financial Reform Education…

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July 11, 2024

U.S. Court Says College Athletes May Qualify as Employees

A federal appeals panel sided with college athletes and rejected the NCAA argument that worker protections don’t apply because college players are amateur “student-athletes.” Read the full article at The…

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July 11, 2024

Dollar General to pay $12 million penalty, improve safety in US settlement

Dollar General agreed to pay $12million in penalties to the Department of Labor for safety violations, including blocked exits and fire extinguishers, and unsafe storage practices. The retail giant will…

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July 2, 2024

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

President Joe Biden proposed a rule on July 2 that protects approximately 36 million workers from potential heat exposure-related injuries suffered during heat advisories, and consequently reduces the number of…