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Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries.
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Once seen as among the most generous of employers, Starbucks is now grappling with disillusionment among its workers. Since December, 20 stores have unionized with more filing for elections every day.
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The Amazon Labor Union was born Friday after an improbable victory for Chris Smalls over Amazon. Smalls and his friend Derrick Palmer spoke to NPR on Twitter Spaces.
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Chris Smalls didn't rely on traditional labor groups for funding or organizing power. Instead he raised money through GoFundMe and talked to former coworkers at their bus stop and over S'mores.
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One labor and employment observer said the New York vote was "shocking," since Amazon workers there had no support from an established union.
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The state Public Employment Relations Commission is holding a hearing this week about an unfair labor practice complaint filed by union members at the…
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Across the state, teachers’ unions are trying to negotiate pay increases for their members. At the same time, a conservative group is telling teachers…
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Washington state has the third-highest rate of union membership in the country, after New York and Hawaii. Even though the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision…
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Post-doctoral researchers occupy sort of a gray area on many university campuses. They're no longer students, but they aren't ready to be professors…
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Post-doctoral researchers at the University of Washington are trying to form a union to negotiate better wages and working conditions. They're kind of…