Posts tagged trespassing
Former Amazon Union Leader Who Was Arrested at Met Gala Has No Regrets
May 11, 2026 // Smalls has become a known figure in the labor movement and the subject of an acclaimed documentary, “Union.” His arrest on Monday, however, resulted in a more complicated reaction from the group he once led — the Amazon Labor Union, which is affiliated with the Teamsters. Local union officials effectively disavowed his actions, saying they “were not coordinated with the rank-and-file worker leaders and movement partners currently building a national campaign to take on Amazon.”
Injunction Against Further Leafletting by Union Organizer at CEO’s Front Door
March 24, 2026 // A New Mexico court upholds it, rejecting a First Amendment defense.
32 cited for trespassing during protest at Minden Starbucks plant
December 17, 2025 // 32 people are facing trespassing charges after protesting at a Starbucks Roasting Plant in Minden. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says that around 5:40 a.m. on Monday, protestors arrived at the facility, around 30 of whom began blocking the main truck entrance to the facility. Around 75 protestors were on Starbucks property at the time, according to the DCSO.
Biden Lets Labor Unions Invade U.S. Farmland
May 13, 2024 // The United Farm Workers, the flagship labor union that purports to represent migrant workers, has a reputation for intimidating and deceiving people who aren’t interested in joining. Farmhands have recently accused UFW activists of fooling them into signing union cards by insinuating that they were necessary for receiving Covid-19 relief payments. Many H-2A workers also report feeling tricked by the UFW into believing that their card-check meetings were part of the immigration process.
Who is Chris Smalls? What to know about the Amazon labor union organizer
April 13, 2022 // “We had over 20 barbecues, giving out food every single week, every single day, whether it was pizza, chicken, pasta, home-cooked. We all contributed giving out books, literature, giving out free weed because it’s legal,” he said Friday outside the National Labor Relations Board office.