United Auto Workers Union Endorses Joe Biden For President
The United Auto Workers endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection on Wednesday, putting a high-profile union behind the Democrat’s 2024 campaign.
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Los Angeles Times Guts More Than 100 Jobs In Massive Layoffs
In a move that guts one of the country’s oldest and most widely circulated newspapers, The Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that it’s laying off at least 115 members of its staff, or about 20% of its newsroom.
Union Membership Rate At Historic Low Despite Recent Labor Victories
U.S. unions managed to add thousands of members last year amid a wave of U.S. labor activism, but their footprint shrank slightly as an overall share of the workforce.
Union Demands Financial Disclosures From Starbucks And Its High-Powered Law Firm
The union that organized nearly 400 Starbucks stores has asked regulators to demand financial disclosures from the coffee chain and its law firm related to their long-running campaign against the organizing effort.
Trader Joe’s Illegally Closed New York Store To Stop Union Organizing, Feds Say
Federal labor officials allege in a new complaint that Trader Joe’s shut down its wine shop in New York City in 2022 in order to blunt a union organizing effort.
Judge Tosses Trader Joe’s Trademark Complaint Against Union In Brutal Fashion
A federal judge threw out Trader Joe’s trademark infringement claim against its workers’ union on Friday, delivering the equivalent of a legal smackdown in an order dismissing the complaint.
Why A Teamsters Strike Is Brewing At Anheuser-Busch
D.J. Edwards comes home smelling like beer every morning. He works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. as a filler operator at Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Jacksonville, Florida, running a huge machine that fills 165 12-ounce cans every time it rotates. He takes a lot of pride in the job and says he’s willing to strike to make sure the company takes care of its workers.