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Before Starbucks Baristas Had Unions, They Had Coworker Petitions
The tattoo petition would go on to inspire similar successful efforts at Skechers, Publix, and Jimmy John’s. Since then, more…
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A TikTok Army Is Coming for Union Busters
Elise Joshi was scrolling through Twitter’s standard rage-bait late one night in February when she saw a Tweet that galled…
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Amazon Staten Island Workers Unionize in a Historic First
A scrappy group of Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, has taken on the trillion-dollar ecommerce company and won.…
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Google Fiber Workers Vote to Unionize
Retail associates at a pair of Google Fiber stores in Kansas City, Missouri have voted to unionize Friday, becoming the…
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Labor Unions Face Historic Votes at Amazon
Bradley Moss is having a busy year. A consultant with union-avoidance firm The Burke Group, Moss has been paid by…
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The Amazon Warehouse Walkout Is Just the Latest Push
In the predawn hours of Wednesday morning, workers at three Amazon warehouses walked off the job. More than 60 employees…
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Germany Has Picked a Fight With Telegram
In December, around a dozen anti-lockdown protesters gathered together on a cobbled street in the eastern German town of Grimma.…
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Inside the Student-Led Covid Walkouts
When Ayleen Serrano returned to school after the recent winter break, the 15-year-old came back to nearly empty hallways, absent…
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Europe Went Bananas for Gorillas. Then Its Workers Rose Up
Discontent among Gorillas’ Berlin couriers broke out in February 2021. During a bitterly cold snap, riders in the city said…
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This AI Helps Police Monitor Social Media. Does It Go Too Far?
Since 2016, civil liberties groups have raised alarms about online surveillance of social media chatter by city officials and police…
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