#US companies have West Coast labor talks amid supply-chain crisis

#US companies have West Coast labor talks amid supply-chain crisis

“US companies have West Coast labor talks amid supply-chain crisis” US companies fear a repeat of last summer’s supply-chain chaos – that left store shelves empty and fueled higher prices – as contract negotiations between longshoreman and operators of the nation’s largest ports remain adrift. The contract between some 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports along…

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#”I want to unionize as many Starbucks as I can get”

#”I want to unionize as many Starbucks as I can get”

“”I want to unionize as many Starbucks as I can get”” Pablo Guerra, 57, has been union organizer for about 15 years in a variety of industries. Lately, he’s turned his attention to the world of fast-food where he’s been involved in a wave of unionization campaigns for Starbucks employees currently sweeping across North America. In…

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#Starbucks cleans house, looks outside company for new CEO

#Starbucks cleans house, looks outside company for new CEO

“Starbucks cleans house, looks outside company for new CEO” Only non-Starbucks employees need apply for the top job at the coffee giant, the company said. Starbucks is interviewing candidates to succeed its longtime interim chief, Howard Schultz, but it’s looking outside its Seattle headquarters. “For the future of the company, we need a domain of…

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#Apple gives retail workers flexible hours amid union threats

#Apple gives retail workers flexible hours amid union threats

“Apple gives retail workers flexible hours amid union threats” Apple is feeling the heat from labor activists.  The iPhone maker is rolling out improvements to its retail scheduling policies in an attempt to placate dissatisfied workers amid a unionization push, Bloomberg reported.  Apple will up the amount of time between retail workers’ scheduled shifts to…

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#Activision illegally threatened staff, NLRB says

#Activision illegally threatened staff, NLRB says

“Activision illegally threatened staff, NLRB says” Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard enforced a social media policy that conflicted with workers’ rights and illegally threatened staff in the policy’s enforcement, a government agency said on Monday. Unless Activision settles, the Los Angeles-based regional director of the National Labor Relations Board will issue a complaint, a spokesperson of the NLRB said in…

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#Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista

#Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista

“Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista” Starbucks is demanding equal time with President Biden after the White House invited a unionizing barista to meet top administration officials — including the commander-in-chief. Laura Garza, an employee who is among those leading the unionization drive of workers at Starbucks’ New York City Roastery, met with…

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