Posts tagged unfair labor practices
UCSD Preuss School teachers strike over alleged unfair labor practices
December 17, 2025 // The Preuss School is a charter middle and high school operated by the University of California, San Diego to help low-income students go to college. UC-AFT, the union representing the educators, shared teachers are striking from Tuesday to Wednesday to get a contract that gives Preuss staff the same benefits as other San Diego Unified schools
Protected Wage Talk: Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Employees’ Right to Discuss Wages
December 9, 2025 // The court also addressed several constitutional challenges raised by NMFA, including the NLRB's for-cause removal protections, adjudication scheme, and combined investigatory and adjudicatory powers. However, it found no merit in NMFA's argument that the NLRB's combined investigatory and adjudicatory functions violated the Fifth Amendment right to due process. The court noted that the NLRB's structure separates investigatory and adjudicatory functions between the General Counsel and the Board, respectively, and NMFA failed to demonstrate any unconstitutional potential for bias.
Moses Lake teachers begin strike Monday as negotiations continue
December 2, 2025 // All MLSD schools will remain closed until the strike ends, due to safety concerns without MLEA staff. As of 4 p.m. Monday, no contract has been reached between the two entities. “We understand this is a difficult time for our families, and our community as a whole,” MLSD Director of Public Relations Ryan Shannon said. “While the current work stoppage temporarily paused classroom instruction, it has not eliminated instructional time. Every day that is missed will be made up. The school calendar will be adjusted once school resumes.” This is the third school strike in Washington this year. Evergreen Public Schools classified staff went on strike for three weeks, and the La Center School District teachers struck for one week at the beginning of the school year.
Starbucks Strike Enters Third Week Deadlocked With Both Sides Holding Firm
December 2, 2025 // While the union is waiting for the company to put forward “new proposals that address union baristas’ demands,” Starbucks is holding out for contract negotiations to resume. The company has made clear that the union’s pay demands, such as a 65% wage increase, are untenable, since the company already offers one of the best wage and benefit packages in retail, totaling $30 per hour for workers who average 20 hours or more per week. Supporting that claim, Starbucks receives more than a million job applications per year and has a turnover rate that is less than half that of the retail industry. To date, the company has made no statement regarding the ULP allegations. However, in June 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks, finding that it followed the law after terminating seven Memphis employees during unionization efforts.
Union members like me need these reforms from Congress
December 2, 2025 // Three years ago, I was forced into a union against my will. While my coworkers and I tried to free ourselves, we were stifled every step of the way. We needed better federal labor laws — such as the bills introduced in both the House and Senate in recent days. Leaders such as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Randy Fine (R-FL) have recently written some of the most pro-worker legislation in decades. My own experience with unionization shows how necessary these reforms are.
California court drops Wonderful Co. lawsuit against farmworker unionization efforts
December 1, 2025 // Craig Cooper, general counsel of The Wonderful Company, said in a statement on Tuesday the court ruling doesn’t prevent the Superior Court from finding the card check law to be unconstitutional, which is a decision that Wonderful “(looks) forward to.” “The decision explicitly does not address the merits of Wonderful Nurseries’ constitutional challenge, which a lower court has already concluded has merit, and does not in any way interfere with the lawsuit that two dozen Wonderful Nurseries employees have brought challenging the legality of this forced unionization scheme,” Cooper said in the statement.
Utah’s oldest gay bar plans to reopen soon, after recognizing employees’ union
November 29, 2025 // Owner Mary Peterson announced in a release Tuesday that she had decided to voluntarily recognize her employees’ union, SunTrapp Workers United (SWU). Peterson closed The SunTrapp’s doors on Oct. 31. At the time, she said financial strain from picketing and striking workers had grown too heavy, and she could no longer afford to keep the place open.
Santa Cruz Markets Workers Call Off Strike
November 26, 2025 // The union — representing clerks and meat department workers from both locations in Santa Barbara and Goleta — said gains include wage increases, improvements in sick and bereavement leave, protection of health and welfare benefits, and more. Last week, workers said they planned to strike due to the employer’s alleged unfair labor practices, such as attempting to bribe union members to leave the union. Since the stores came under new management last year, six employees have quit due to poor working conditions, according to union member Erik Mendez. Mendez is in his seventh year working for the markets and currently works in the iconic Goleta location’s meat department.
Teamsters Accuse Henry Ford Health of Unfair Labor Practices Amid Strike
November 21, 2025 // The union president added that the unilateral declaration of “impasse” is unlawful and “comes well before bargaining over contract terms is finished.” Henry Ford Health responded to these accusations by doubling down on its claims that union leadership is perpetuating the strike to push a national agenda as they choose to "strike indefinitely." The health system said it ended last year with a $53 million loss and the Teamsters’ proposals would “further contribute to that unsustainable financial model, jeopardizing our ability to continue to care for the community.”
Zohran Mamdani tells 1M social media followers to boycott Starbucks amid ongoing worker strike
November 17, 2025 // We’ve been very clear - when the union is ready to come back to the bargaining table, we’re ready to talk. The facts show people like working at Starbucks. Partner engagement is up, turnover is nearly half the industry average, and we get more than 1 million job applications a year. Any agreement needs to reflect the reality that Starbucks offers the best job in retail, including more than $30 an hour on average in pay and benefits for hourly partners."