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Biden, Harris, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh meet with unionizing Amazon and Starbucks workers at the White House: 'These folks are inspiring a movement'
Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union said Biden joked that Smalls got the president in troubl…
Juliana Kaplan
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Bernie Sanders calls on Biden to cut off federal contracts with 'anti-union' companies like Amazon
Sanders is an outspoken labor advocate, and joined Amazon Labor Union workers at a rally last weeke…
Juliana Kaplan
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President Biden says Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls is his 'kind of trouble' and 'let's not stop'
"I like you, you're my kind of trouble," President Biden told Christian Smalls, the creator of the …
Juliana Kaplan
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The decline of US labor unions in one chart
"From 2010 to 2015, the number of major work stoppages ranged from 11 to 19. In 2009, there were 5 …
Bob Bryan
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Amazon's first warehouse union marked the true turning point towards 'real change' for workers, says a labor-history professor
Christian Smalls went from getting fired by Amazon to kickstarting the labor movement. It's a tippi…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden's top labor lawyer is pushing for a change that could make it easier for workers to join a union — and achieve one of the movement's biggest goals
Right now, employers don't have to recognize employees who want to form a union before a full-on vo…
Juliana Kaplan
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As Amazon and Starbucks workers notch major union wins, UBS says we're in a labor environment 'not seen for decades'
While UBS says it's "too early to declare pro unionization a trend," businesses are taking notice o…
Juliana Kaplan
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Apple retail workers in Atlanta file for a union election, a first
Workers at Apple's Cumberland Mall location have filed for a union election. If successful, they'd …
Juliana Kaplan
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Labor unions aren't just helpful - they might be 'necessary'
According to four researchers - Richard Freeman at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Eunice…
Bob Bryan
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Meet the North Hollywood strippers striking for 2 months to demand a safer workplace: 'We don't know how to go back to being exploited'
Across the country, workers are pushing back on poor working conditions. Strippers at Star Garden a…
Juliana Kaplan
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The Minimum Wage Is Like A Proxy Labor Union
America’s academics still do not agree on the employment effects. But both sides have honed their m…
The Economist
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A Starbucks union worker who met with President Biden called it 'a really proud moment.' Her employer was 'deeply concerned' no company rep was invited.
Laura Garza, a 22-year Starbucks vet, was one of six union organizers who met with Biden as part of…
Juliana Kaplan
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A new nonprofit signals Chris Smalls, president of Amazon's labor union, may be pursuing new projects
The new nonprofit says it aims to raise funds for the Amazon Labor Union, but also that it has ambi…
Katherine Long,Jack Newsham,G…
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Meet a Kroger's King Soopers worker who's striking for the first time: 'I think people are realizing they're worth more'
"Unfortunately, to work is to be abused, and people are tired of not being abused at a livable wage…
Juliana Kaplan
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Bernie Sanders lays out 2 possible economic futures for the US — powerful billionaire oligarchs or a powerful unionized middle class
Unions at Amazon and Starbucks have seen historic wins recently for the working class. Sanders says…
Juliana Kaplan
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Americans have lost confidence in everything from organized religion to Congress, but their faith in unions is staying strong
Americans aren't feeling good about many institutions, especially the Supreme Court and presidency.…
Juliana Kaplan
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In potential leadership shakeup, Amazon Labor Union agrees to hold new elections for top positions
The Amazon Labor Union will hold new leadership elections, which could see the departure of the cur…
Katherine Long
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Americans have a very favorable view of almost all labor unions
SurveyMonkey Audience polls from a national sample balanced by census data of age and gender. Respo…
Angela Wang,Angela Wang,Skye …
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Amazon Labor Union's vice president, Derrick Palmer, resigns after assault charges become public
Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls announced the resignation of vice president Derrick Palme…
Katherine Long,Jack Newsham
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Europe's oldest surviving college was formed out of a strike 1,000 years ago by scholars demanding better pay, one of England's 'hip young historians' says
The University of Bologna was created when scholars went on strike for better wages, Dan Jones writ…