Category: Service Industry

Can Starbucks Workers United Close the Deal? Wilma Liebman Suggests It May Be Time for a Rethink

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 10, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) struggles to finalize its first collective bargaining agreement...

New Year, Old Tricks: Big Labor’s Exaggerated And Illusory Strikes

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 6, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Logistics, News, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Transportation, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Welcome to 2025. Over the holidays, the SEIU-affiliated Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and the Teamsters-affiliated Amazon Labor Union (ALU) claim to have waged “historic” five-day strikes, but was that really the case?

Navigating Labor Challenges: Starbucks and the Path Forward

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Dec 18, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

It’s been a while since we have had an update on Starbucks and SBWU.

An Organizing Cornucopia With No Incoming Holiday Cheer From The NLRB

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 21, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Cemex Decision, CWA, Hospitality, iatse, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Logistics, News, NLRB, Politics, Retail, SBWU, SCOTUS, Service Industry, Starbucks, Tech - Media, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Uber, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, UNITE-HERE

Aggressive NLRB tactics from the current regime against employers top off this month’s organizing roundup.

How Employers Can Effectively Respond to Pickets and Protests

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 31, 2024 | Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Logistics, Manufacturing, News, Retail, Service Industry, Strikes, Transportation, Trending, Union Avoidance, Union Organizing, Workplace Disruption

With the rise of activism and heightened awareness around labor issues, pickets, and protests have become increasingly common near workplaces.

Category: Service Industry

Can Starbucks Workers United Close the Deal? Wilma Liebman Suggests It May Be Time for a Rethink

New Year, Old Tricks: Big Labor’s Exaggerated And Illusory Strikes

Navigating Labor Challenges: Starbucks and the Path Forward

An Organizing Cornucopia With No Incoming Holiday Cheer From The NLRB

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