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Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike
In an email obtained by Motherboard, Google tells YouTube Music workers it will "not be participating in collective bargaining."
Amazon Is Forcing Employees to Sign NDAs That Prevent Union Organizing, NLRB Says
A new complaint says that an Amazon confidentiality and non-compete agreement that affects employees at all U.S. locations is illegal.
Grindr ‘Unlawfully’ Purged Staff at LGBTQ Dating App, Union Says
The union alleges severance agreements offered to former staff broke the law and the company illegally silenced workers.
Popular Union-Busting Tactic Banned in New York in 'Major Victory'
“Captive audience meetings” are no longer captive after a new law bans employers from disciplining workers who don't attend.
Disney VFX Workers File for Union Election
The filing marks the second time in history that workers in the visual effects industry have announced their intent to organize.
Companies That Union-Bust Must Now Automatically Recognize Union, NLRB Rules
A new framework for unionizations means that a company must voluntarily recognize a union or demand an election—and can no longer interfere with the election.
SAG Files Unfair Labor Practice Against Universal After It Trimmed Trees on Picket Line Without a Permit
Striking writers tweeted that Universal Pictures had trimmed the trees that provided shade to their picket line. A city investigation found that the studio had no right to do so.
NLRB Files Complaint Against Amazon for Refusing to Bargain with Union
“It’s about time,” Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls said.
SEGA of America Workers Vote to Unionize
The AEGIS-CWA union is now the first multi-departmental video game union in the U.S.
Amazon Delivery Drivers Walk Out in First-Ever Driver Strike
The drivers unionized with the Teamsters in late April, and are on strike to demand that Amazon come to the bargaining table.
Employee Non-Compete Agreements Are Illegal, NLRB Lawyer Says
The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board says that non-compete provisions are “overbroad” and violate workers’ rights, specifically because of how they impact unionization.
Non-Disparagement Clauses Are Retroactively Voided, NLRB’s Top Cop Clarifies
The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memo this week clarifying one of the biggest open questions after the NLRB rules broad non-disparagement clauses were illegal.