Why Is The AutoZone Union Campaign Receiving So Much Attention?
An 11-worker AutoZone unit organized by the UAW is receiving a ton of attention. Is Shawn Fain hoping for ‘the next Starbucks’? That’s not a flex.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 5, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, News, Starbucks, Trending, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions
An 11-worker AutoZone unit organized by the UAW is receiving a ton of attention. Is Shawn Fain hoping for ‘the next Starbucks’? That’s not a flex.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 16, 2026 | Courts, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Starbucks, Trending
The Second Circuit set aside the NLRB’s Tesla standard on union insignia and uniform rules, giving employers more room to defend neutral, narrowly tailored dress code policies.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 18, 2026 | IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Social media has become a major force in modern labor organizing.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 2, 2026 | Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Starbucks
The Fifth Circuit vacated an NLRB ruling that Starbucks illegally fired a union organizer, faulting the Board for ignoring the company’s evidence.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 18, 2026 | Cemex Decision, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Starbucks, Trending
The Abruzzo Board’s Cemex decision and 10(j) overreach triggered legal battles, including a growing circuit split, that the current Board now has to live with.
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