labor
Grubhub’s Disastrous ‘Free Lunch’ Promotion Shows Why the Gig Economy Is Broken
We’ve spent years entertaining the delusion that food delivery companies can work. Why are we still pretending?
Amazon Warehouse Collapse Reveals ‘Wholly Inadequate Safety Culture,’ Warren and AOC Say
In letters between Amazon and Elizabeth Warren obtained by Motherboard, the Senator reprimanded Amazon for responses to questions about a deadly Amazon facility collapse.
People Are Using Job Listings to Sabotage Companies That Mistreat Their Workers
Online job listings have evolved into a powerful tool that labor activists are using to expose the efforts of anti-union companies.
Fired by Starbucks, Union Organizer Now Wears His Fursuit to Rallies
“It gave me more confidence than I've ever had in my entire life,” said former Overland Park Starbucks employee Michael Vestigo.
Starbucks Is ‘Concerned’ White House Met With Starbucks Union
The president, vice president, and labor secretary met with union organizers at Amazon and Starbucks.
Divided Congress United in Not Giving a Shit About Workers
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to kill a pro-labor amendment to the 2022 America COMPETES Act—right before voting to protect a $10 billion handout to Jeff Bezos.
Amazon’s Abortion Travel Benefit Doesn’t Include Its Most Vulnerable Workers
The company's new $4,000 travel benefit for abortion excludes its 115,000 delivery drivers and Medicaid recipients.
Amazon Labor Union Loses Vote Next Door to Their First Victory
Amazon Labor Union's loss at LDJ5 in Staten Island shows that despite its stunning upset in April, unionization efforts at Amazon still face an uphill battle.
America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
A new attendance policy has made the life of train conductors and engineers a nightmare, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
Starbucks Posts Fake Union Tweets in Anti-Union Flyers
The tweets are made to look like they’re coming from accounts that don’t exist, or are dated in a way that makes them obviously fake, union organizers said.
Amazon Cracks Down on Organizing After Historic Union Win
The fiercely anti-union company has doubled down on its anti-union efforts at a Staten Island warehouse, LDJ5, that is scheduled to begin a union election on April 25.
Starbucks Just Fired a Union Organizer for Allegedly Breaking a Sink
Starbucks fired the 20-year-old barista and organizer just days before employees begin voting on whether to unionize.