#Starbucks CEO lashes out at unionizing baristas

#Starbucks CEO lashes out at unionizing baristas

“Starbucks CEO lashes out at unionizing baristas” Interim Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz reportedly lashed out at a coffee chain barista who was leading a unionization drive at one of the company’s California locations, telling the worker: “If you hate Starbucks so much, why don’t you go somewhere else?” The alleged encounter between Schultz and the…

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#Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them

#Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them

“Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the historic unionization of Amazon workers at a Staten Island distribution center this week — but labor organizers are shunning the progressive Democrat. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was accused by supporters of the Amazon Labor Union of “leaving them high and dry” by failing to show…

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#BuzzFeed News union votes to strike as job cuts loom

#BuzzFeed News union votes to strike as job cuts loom

“BuzzFeed News union votes to strike as job cuts loom” The union representing journalists in BuzzFeed’s news division have overwhelmingly voted to strike just days after three of the site’s top editors resigned — with buyouts and layoffs likely at the money-losing operation. “Today, our unit came together and voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike,”…

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#Warren Buffett rebuffs Bernie Sanders’ request to aid striking workers

#Warren Buffett rebuffs Bernie Sanders’ request to aid striking workers

“#Warren Buffett rebuffs Bernie Sanders’ request to aid striking workers” Warren Buffett rejected a plea this week from Sen. Bernie Sanders to intervene on behalf of striking steelworkers employed at a West Virginia company owned by the billionaire’s investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. Sanders (I-Vt.) made the request amid an ongoing dispute between Berkshire-owned Precision Castparts…

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#Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to unionize

#Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to unionize

“#Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to unionize” Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to freely organize — and without retaliation. According to the agreement, the online behemoth said it would reach out to its warehouse workers —…

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#Kellogg, cereal workers union restart negotiations amid strike

#Kellogg, cereal workers union restart negotiations amid strike

“#Kellogg, cereal workers union restart negotiations amid strike” Contract negotiations between the Kellogg and the union representing more than 1,000 striking cereal workers have restarted for the second time Monday.  Kellogg and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which overseas employees at plants in Omaha, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee,…

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