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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Unions have been winning elections at some of the most culturally progressive, consumer-facing brands in the country, but almost none of these wins have resulted in a contract.
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Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 19, 2025 | Federal, General Counsel, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Trader Joe's United, UAW, Unions
It’s Friday, and here are five labor stories you might not have heard before now. In this week’s edition, the UAW disappoints again, and a worker advocate speaks to Congress.
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Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 14, 2024 | Apple, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Sheer chaos is the theme of this roundup, which includes disputes over the contentious subject of unions’ first contracts,
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Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 6, 2024 | Healthcare, Hospitality, IAM, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, Strikes, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW, White-Collar
We increasingly see that no industry or business sector remains immune to union activity in 2024 and beyond.
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Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 17, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Retail, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
A few years ago, unions aggressively entered the retail sector in an effort to make “the next Starbucks” happen.
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