Posts tagged petitions
Starbucks union organizing gave labor a jolt of energy in 2022
December 9, 2022 // But unionized stores still represent only about 3% of all company-operated locations across the country. And the number of stores filing to hold union votes has dropped since peaking this March.
Where Six Louisville Unionization Efforts Stand
November 17, 2022 // While there has been a boom in unionization efforts in Louisville, there has also been, for the most part, pushback from employers, who have largely demanded employees vote rather than voluntarily recognize unions.
New poll finds most nonunion workers uninterested in joining a union
September 16, 2022 //
Opinion: Punching In: Pandemic Union Election Surge Hits Trump-Era Rules
July 20, 2022 // The NLRB in 2019 made a series of modifications to the agency’s protocols for union elections by extending procedural deadlines, lengthening the period between the filing of a petition and the actual vote, and giving employers more opportunities to challenge the process. Robert Iafolla, Ketanji Brown Jackson, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
Labor of Love: EWOC is Pioneering a New Model for Empowering Workers
May 26, 2022 // EWOC is most strongly concentrated in California, Illinois, Texas and New York. In New York City, the group has over 500 people — workers, volunteers and trainees — involved in its network. Its volunteer organizers have successfully organized workers at Sara Lawrence College and at Bright Horizons, the nation’s largest provider of employer-sponsored child care. Some of the REI-Soho worker-organizers who would eventually see through a successful union drive with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union went through EWOC’s training program. EWOC volunteers also help to funnel Starbucks workers who reach out to them to Starbucks Workers United, the newly-formed, independent Starbucks union.
Why 2021 Was the Biggest Year for the Labor Movement in Games
December 28, 2021 // Working conditions at top studios have been criticized before, but this year saw a significant increase in protests and organizing by employees.