Workers at a Starbucks store in Knoxville, Tennessee, voted eight to seven to form a union on Tuesday, becoming the first of the U.S. coffee chain’s stores in the South to unionize, a spokesperson for SB Workers United said. The store became the ninth Starbucks outlet to unionize in the United States, according to the…
No Current Talks With Tesla About Potential Union Vote: UAW President
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ray Curry said on Tuesday he has had no discussions with Tesla or its Chief Executive Elon Musk about a potential union vote by workers at the electric-car maker’s California factory. On March 3, Musk tweeted that he was inviting the “UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience….
Union Files Grievance Against Federal Vaccination Policy as Mandates Are Being Reviewed
A large union representing nearly 240,000 workers across Canada has filed a grievance against the federal government’s mandatory vaccination policy in the workplace as other jurisdictions in the country have been lifting all COVID-19 restrictions. “As the pandemic has evolved and the science has developed, we believe continuing to put unvaccinated employees on leave without…
New California Bill Will Allow Workers to Not Show up Under a State of Emergency
March 23, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A new bill allowing employees to skip work if they cite the State of Emergency as a reason for their absence has received backlash from more than 30 business advocacy groups across the state—including the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Hospital Association, and the California Restaurant Association—who say the bill will harm business owners….
Musk Invites UAW Union to Hold Vote at Tesla California Factory
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he was inviting labor union United Auto Workers (UAW) to hold a vote at the electric carmaker’s California factory. The announcement comes three months after the billionaire entrepreneur criticized the Biden administration and Democrats for a proposal to give union-made, U.S.-built electric vehicles an additional…
We’re From the Government, We’re Here to Help
Commentary Another day, another government handout. The United States has become an economy that is addicted to cheap money. Subsidies for businesses are wrong. Period. Full stop. And yet another word has recently made its way into our vocabulary … the Public-Private Partnership (otherwise known as a P3). In truth, P3s are not new. They’ve existed…
Federal Employee Union Lawsuit: Biden Vaccine Mandate Is Executive Power Overreach
February 24, 2022
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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s mandate for large private businesses to require workers to get vaccinated, the decision didn’t let federal workers off the hook. Now, members of the largest union representing federal workers are challenging the mandate in court, and the decision has the potential to put limits on…
Union Efforts Grow Across Starbucks Stores Amid National Labor Shortage
In early February 2022, Starbucks fired seven workers at a Memphis location amid controversy related to the unionization of Starbucks employees. While Starbucks claimed the firings were the result of violated policies, workers argued the policies were unclear. The firings appear to be the latest spark in a growing fire that involves Starbucks workers who…
South Australian Teachers Put Strike on Hold
A teachers’ strike planned for the first day of school term in South Australia (SA) has been postponed after negotiations between that state’s government and the Australian Education Union (AEU). This comes after almost two-thirds of the AEU’s school and preschool teacher members supported industrial action via a full day stoppage on Feb. 2 if…
Amazon Could Face Claims by US Agency Over Union Supporter’s Firing
Amazon.com Inc. may soon face claims from a U.S. labor board that it unlawfully fired a vocal union supporter at a New York warehouse in the midst of an organizing campaign. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official in Brooklyn recently found that claims involving the worker, Daequan Smith, had merit and plans to issue…
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