The union representing Starbucks Corp. workers has won elections at five stores in and around Richmond, Virginia, it announced on April 19, marking yet another victory for labor activists. The store on Forest Hill Avenue became the first Richmond location to vote to unionize after workers at the store voted 17–1 in favor of the union, Starbucks Workers United…
Starbucks Announces Suspension of Share Buybacks, White House Might Have Influenced Decision
April 4, 2022
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Starbucks Corp. has decided to do away with share buybacks and plans to boost investment into operations, the company’s returning CEO Howard Schulz said in an open letter on April 4. “Starting immediately, we are suspending our share repurchasing program. This decision will allow us to invest more profit into our people and our stores—the…
PRO Act Could Mean US Will Determine Winners of Unionization Drives
More than 70 percent of the employees of Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, facility voted against joining a union, but that’s not the last word by far, especially if the Democrats’ PRO Act becomes law. A total of 3,215 employees of the Amazon warehouse’s 5,800 employees cast mail-in ballots in the April 9 election, with 1,798 or…
Amazon’s Rejection of Unions in Alabama Is a Big Loss for Big Labor
April 20, 2021
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Commentary Big labor suffered a significant loss in its attempt to unionize employees at Amazon’s warehouse facility in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the workers eligible to vote, an embarrassingly small 16 percent voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It was the most recent in a series of high-profile losses for labor including…
The Nation Speaks (March 20): Hidden Costs of $15 Min. Wage; Unions vs. Amazon Culture; Exploring ‘The Prison Within’
March 20, 2021
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The Democrats hope to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $15/hr by 2025. That’s over a 100% increase, and it’s being fought by Republicans. This week, on The Nation Speaks, we look at how $15/hr would play out in different parts of the country, and for different types of businesses and workers. To…
Biden Urges Workers to ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ as Amazon Employees Vote on Union
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden defended workers’ rights to form unions and warned against intimidation of workers in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday night, as Amazon.com employees in Alabama vote on whether to unionize. Biden didn’t mention Amazon, but specifically referenced “workers in Alabama” in the video and a tweet introducing it. He said every…
Labor Board Denies Amazon’s Bid to Block Voting by Mail in Unionization Election
A federal labor board on Friday denied Amazon’s request to change an upcoming unionization vote from mail-in to in-person. An acting regional director for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided last month that the election for Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse should take place by mail because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Warehouse workers are poised…
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