What Do Employees Want Unions To Achieve On Their Behalf? It’s Complicated
The reasons that workers choose third-party representation are highly nuanced.
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Category: Service Industry
Labor Organizing In 2024: No Safe Harbors
We increasingly see that no industry or business sector remains immune to union activity in 2024 and beyond.
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Starbucks’ Tall Order Of Negotiating With 400+ Stores: Cunning Or Chaotic?
Last December, Starbucks requested to reopen negotiations with Workers United. This move arrived a full two years after the first Starbucks cafe unionized and over a year after contract negotiations stalled out.
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Shaking The Salts: Workers Are Increasingly Sweeping Unions Out The Door, But Could An Act Of Congress Pave The Way?
As our own Phil Wilson has discussed at length, several recent campaigns have seen union activists, who act as paid covert internal organizers, often referred to as “salts.”
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A Tale Of Three Cities: Gig-Economy Drivers Are Paying The Price Of New Minimum Wage Laws
It’s a familiar sight these days: supposedly well-meaning lawmakers, often lobbied by unions, believe they are helping workers by substantially boosting the minimum wage. Companies must then pull rabbits out of hats to afford increased labor costs, which leads to higher prices for consumers, decreased demand, and less available work.
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