Many of the activist cartoonists later fell victim to Hollywood’s notorious blacklist era, writes Thomas Doherty.
Disney Not in This Much Trouble Since 1941
Category: Labor
Starbucks CEO: Wage Hikes for Non-Union Workers
Discussing benefits and wage hikes that would not automatically apply to organized workers is a common union-busting tactic, Jake Johnson reports.
US National Labor Board’s Budget Squeeze
More funding – not just in fiscal year 2023, but right now – is needed to defend the right to organize and enforce labor law against increasingly hostile employers, writes C.M. Lewis.
Starbucks’ Anti-Union Playbook: the ‘One-on-One’
During the fight to form a union, a Starbucks shift manager reveals what happened at one store in central New Jersey when baristas were pulled in for individual meetings to “review benefits.”
Labor & Oligarchy: Two Tales from Buffalo, NY
In the same city that produced the first Starbucks union, Sam Pizzigati flags the single largest taxpayer subsidy in the plutocratic history of American professional sports.
Amazon Lashes Back in Staten Island Warehouses
Given the anti-organizing tactics ahead of a second, April 25, union vote in New York City, Luis Feliz Leon says the ALU needs all the labor-movement support it can get.
Chris Hedges: Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists
We must not underestimate this victory. It is only by rebuilding unions and carrying out strikes that we will halt the downward spiral of the working class.
Amazon, Starbucks & a New US Union Movement
To reverse the long-term decline in union membership, John Logan says pro-union workers will need stronger protections.
The Crisis in US Railroads
Joe DeManuelle-Hall reports on the years-long squeeze that major railroads have put on their operations and workforces.
Labor Win in Mexico for Both Sides of the Border
In a massive General Motors plant, over 6,500 workers finally had the opportunity to pick a union of their own choice, writes Sam Pizzigati.