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More than 7,000 nurses go on strike in NYC demanding better pay, more staffing 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1083

News & Commentary January 5, 2023 0 Omaha Steve Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 838

Uber drivers strike in New York City after pay increase temporarily blocked 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1300

The FTC wants to ban companies from telling their employees they can't work for competitors -- and 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1057

News & Commentary January 4, 2023 0 Omaha Steve Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 737

News & Commentary January 3, 2023 1 Omaha Steve Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 770

Up to 18,000 Amazon workers in firing line as it chops cost 0 Pete Ross Junior Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1270

Video game workers form Microsoft's first US labor union 0 Omaha Steve Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 865

Starbucks illegally refused to bargain with Northwest stores, labor board says 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1134

NLRB says Tesla violated the law by telling employees not to talk about pay 3 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2393

Statement on NLRB Funding in the 2023 Omnibus Bill 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 9 950

Another Activision Blizzard studio files to unionize ahead of Microsoft deal 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1137

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: January Training Series 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1077

News & Commentary December 23, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 816

Download your FREE 2023 UFW Calendar 2 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 8 1195

Executives at Chick-fil-A make around $700K a year, but one location paid its employees in meals 13 douglas9 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 11 2873

Bringing the "company union by the bosses" concept to a whole new level 3 Pete Ross Junior Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 1089

Elon Musk should prepare for 'hundreds or even thousands' of arbitration cases, labor lawyer says 2 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1309

RAIL WORKERS OUST UNION PRESIDENT WHO BACKED LABOR DEAL 0 Donkees Dec 2022 Dec 2022 11 1401

(NLRB) Board Rules Remedies Must Compensate Employees for All Direct and Foreseeable Financial Harms 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1185

Dupe ignore 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 928

NEWS & COMMENTARY December 12, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 958

NEWS & COMMENTARY December 11, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 881

NPR: Starbucks Union Organizing Gave Labor A Jolt Of Energy In 2022 0 DBoon Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1204

NEWS & COMMENTARY December 9, 2022 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 931

AP: UC's academic workers strike brings stress to undergraduates 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1229

NEWS & COMMENTARY December 7, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 923

Sanitation firm reaches agreement on child labor law allegations at Grand Island plant 3 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1125

MONEYWATCH McDonald's operator accused of child labor violations involving more than 100 teens 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1213

For once, the FTC is considering a merger that helps the workers 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 970

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United Auto Workers Appear to Rebuke Leaders in First Vote by Members 3 RandySF Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1561

Rail workers say deal won't resolve quality-of-life concerns 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1015

Reform candidates lead in UAW races with 68% of vote counted 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1022

Starbucks ordered to begin bargaining with workers at Seattle flagship store 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1111

Seattle-area Ridwell workers vote to join union 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 946

United Furniture Industries laid off all 2,700 workers while they were sleeping 11 Pete Ross Junior Nov 2022 Nov 2022 37 3170

Elon Musk Went on a Firing Frenzy at Twitter. Now He's Paying for It: Robert Reich 7 appalachiablue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 21 2710

'No Contract, No Matisse': Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Win First Contract After Strike 1 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 1080

Starbucks to shutter a 4th unionized Seattle store, citing safety 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1078

IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 1042

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 22, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 849

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 21, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 926

Authorities investigating death of Omaha (Raymond Sexton Jr.) man electrocuted at work 3 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 1795

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 20, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 884

Unions and hiring if you have a criminal record. 1 Duncanpup Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 2280

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 17, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 937

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 18, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 785

Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 867

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 16, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 853

Actors' Equity Association Members to Rally Thursday Afternoon in Times Square, Say It's About Time 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 1057

Illinois voters approve collective bargaining amendment 1 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1120

Starbucks announces closure of Portland store that voted to unionize 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1510

Construction workers who helped build Tesla's gigafactory in Austin file complaints claiming unpaid 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 1070

if proper safety guards had been installed, the death could have been avoided, OSHA said. 0 Ptah Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 1205

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 14, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1014

American Airlines Flight Attendants to Picket Over Management's Rejection of Contract Improvements 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 855

NEWS & COMMENTARY November 13, 2022 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 940

HarperCollins Workers Strike for Better Pay and Benefits 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 889

Most workers who died of COVID in 2020 had something essential in common, study finds 11 Eugene Jun 2022 Nov 2022 75 5290

LAT: Peasants storm the castle: Medieval Times workers in Buena Park vote 27 to 18 to unionize 0 DBoon Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 939

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Advisory: American Airlines Flight Attendant Systemwide Picketing Event on Tuesday, November 15th 2 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 1036

The threat of a highly powerful railway labor strike continues to loom, 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 867

Controversial DC tipping proposal approved by voters -- again 0 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1035

Restaurant in Oregon threatened to fire servers who didn't surrender their cash tips 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 1449

The NLRB issued a complaint against Verizon Wireless yesterday 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 7 1097

'The government blinked': Union to end Ontario education walkout after Ford promises to repeal strik 1 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1277

I attended a labor rally with Bill Clinton this morning. 0 no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 958

NLRB Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Fair Choice and Employee Voice 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 903

War declared on bosses using 'omnipresent surveillance' tools to quash union efforts (USA) 1 Pete Ross Junior Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 964

Union-Made Halloween Candy 5 Donkees Oct 2022 Oct 2022 13 1331

VICTORY: This small restaurant in Austin, Texas just voted to unionize 0 Omaha Steve Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1063

OCT 29 Texas AFL-CIO Workers Unite Rally & Celebration - Bernie Sanders/Greg Casar 3 Donkees Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 1302

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor laws with union remarks, federal agency alleges 1 Omaha Steve Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1576

Will There be a National Strike at UPS? 0 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1137

Employers are ramping up employee tracking -- but it may have unintended consequences. 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 1447

TEAMSTERS RATIFY FIRST-EVER NATIONAL CONTRACT AT COSTCO 1 Donkees Oct 2022 Oct 2022 11 1326

Some workers don't "get it". 3 no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 Oct 2022 9 1912

Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike 1 Omaha Steve Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1130

Corn Nuts STRIKE ENDS: BCTGM Local 85 MEMBERS RATIFY NEW CONTRACT 1 Omaha Steve Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 1258

After 60 Years, Time to Honor Fresno Birthplace of National Farmworkers Union 1 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 7 1069

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