BREAKING: Workers at the Chicago Roastery, the biggest Starbucks in the WORLD, just filed for a union election. When they win, every Starbucks Roastery in North America will be union.10mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: A FEDERAL JUDGE JUST ORDERED STARBUCKS TO IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE THE ILLEGALLY FIRED UNION LEADERS IN MEMPHIS, TENN.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
Here are some of the 150+ workers who just walked out of the Amazon Air Hub in San Bernardino to demand higher wages. Biggest Amazon walkout yet in the Inland Empire1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: Strippers at Star Garden in Los Angeles have officially voted 17 -to-0 to unionize with Actor's Equity. They are now the only workers in an industry of ~33,000 to have a union.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: The Teamsters just voted by 97 percent to approve a nationwide strike at UPS for this summer. It would be the largest work stoppage in the US since 1959, and the stakes are extremely high for the US labor movement and economy.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
BREAKING: Strippers at Star Garden in Los Angeles have officially voted 17 -to-0 to unionize with Actor's Equity. They are now the only workers in an industry of ~33,000 to have a union.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
570 Kellogg's workers at the Cheez-It factory in Kansas just won an unprecedented 15.5% wage increase over a 3-year contract + $500 bonus “These wage increases will help us better provide for our families & improve the quality of our lives -Larry Smith,Kellogg's worker2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: A United States Postal Worker in Dallas has died of heat stroke on the job 6 days after @GregAbbott_TX signed a bill repealing heat protections for workers11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: Workers at the Chicago Roastery, the biggest Starbucks in the WORLD, just filed for a union election. When they win, every Starbucks Roastery in North America will be union.10mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/chicago
BREAKING: Pilots at FedEx Express have voted to authorize a strike. Over 97% of the union voted, and 99% of the votes were YES on strike authorization. They join American Airlines and Southwest pilots, whose unions have also approved strike authorization, both with 99% voting yes.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: The Teamsters just voted by 97 percent to approve a nationwide strike at UPS for this summer. It would be the largest work stoppage in the US since 1959, and the stakes are extremely high for the US labor movement and economy.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: At least 102 children as young as 13 were found working overnight shifts, using hazardous chemicals, and cleaning brisket saws at 13 plants in eight states. The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Packers Sanitation Services $1.5 million for these egregious violations.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: Trader Joe's workers in Oakland officially file to form a union. They would be the first TJ's location to unionize in CA. (via @renepakmorrison on twitter)1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/bayarea
STRIKES WORK!!! Today, Uber and Lyft drivers in NYC won pay raises after we held 3 successful strikes!1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
STRIKES WORK!!! Today, Uber and Lyft drivers in NYC won pay raises after we held 3 successful strikes!1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING NEWS: SoCal Hotel Workers Authorize Largest Industry Wide Strike in U.S History, 96% YES11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
Here are some of the 150+ workers who just walked out of the Amazon Air Hub in San Bernardino to demand higher wages. Biggest Amazon walkout yet in the Inland Empire1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
BREAKING: Amazon’s latest union-busting campaign has begun. Workers at the ALB1 warehouse in Albany, NY were greeted by Amazon’s anti-union messaging on screens across the facility. There’s a new addition to the messages: Now the company insults @amazonlabor too.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkReform
BREAKING: Starbucks workers will shut down over 150 stores across the country starting today. @SBWorkersUnited has called the mass strike over management ordering them not to celebrate Pride this year. The union says workers have been told not to decorate for Pride in at least 22 states.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
Breaking: Dodger Stadium Workers Vote 99% to Authorize Strike Ahead of MLB All-Star Game1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
Trader Joe's workers in Oakland, CA, have won their union election and formed the fourth unionized Trader Joe's in the country.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/bayarea
BREAKING—In another hugely embarrassing blow to Howard Schultz & his anti-union campaign, workers at Strabucks' elite Seattle Roastery—in Starbucks' hometown—voted 38 to 27 in favor of unionizing2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
Union workers at the @Starbucks flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle kicked off a 3 day strike with a late night walkout Thursday, and our picket line has been going continuously since! The store was unable to open today and we plan to keep it closed all weekend! #UnionStrong11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/SeattleWA
The strippers of Portland’s Magic Tavern have unanimously voted to unionize, making them the second union strip club in the country. The vote came after a months-long strike that started in April. Now the dancers are represented by @actorsequity .8mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
BREAKING: Over 200 Burger King workers in San Francisco just won a $2.2 million settlement over stolen wages. Beyond not paying their full wages, restaurants forced workers to clock into breaks and then work through them, and show up unpaid at 5:30am to turn on fryers.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
Breaking: Minneapolis Teachers Went on Strike This Morning They seek more competitive salaries, $35,000 starting pay for education support professionals, better conditions to recruit educators of color & more staff to address student mental health needs https://nytimes.com/2022/03/07/us/minneapolis2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
SAN JOSE, CA!!!!!!!! The partners of Monterey & Alma just WON THEIR UNION IM A STUNNING VICTORY!!! 👏👏 31-1 🔥🔥11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/SanJose
570 Kellogg's workers at the Cheez-It factory in Kansas just won an unprecedented 15.5% wage increase over a 3-year contract + $500 bonus “These wage increases will help us better provide for our families & improve the quality of our lives -Larry Smith,Kellogg's worker2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkReform
BREAKING: Excluded workers are shutting down the Manhattan bridge along w/ excluded workers to demand $3 billion + full inclusion.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
At the stroke of midnight, over 1,000 @MineWorkers at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama will have been out on strike for an entire YEAR. That’s: 365 days on the line. Hundreds of protests. Thousands of union children learning to stand up for what’s right. One day longer.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
Around 100 workers at Gizmodo Media—at Jezebel, The Root, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Lifehacker & Kotaku—are on strike, demanding better pay2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
BREAKING: A FEDERAL JUDGE JUST ORDERED STARBUCKS TO IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE THE ILLEGALLY FIRED UNION LEADERS IN MEMPHIS, TENN.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkersStrikeBack
BREAKING— in an impressive win for labor, workers at Barnes & Noble’s flagship Union Square store in NYC vote overwhelmingly—76 to 2 — in favor of joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/newyorkcity
Breaking: Minneapolis Teachers Went on Strike This Morning They seek more competitive salaries, $35,000 starting pay for education support professionals, better conditions to recruit educators of color & more staff to address student mental health needs https://nytimes.com/2022/03/07/us/minneapolis2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/minnesota
HAPPENING NOW!! California Amazon drivers just set up a picket line outside a Connecticut Amazon warehouse as part of their growing unfair labor practice strike! The drivers are demanding that Amazon honor their right to fair pay and safe jobs! #AmazonStrike #MakeAmazonDeliver10mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/Connecticut
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has doubled the paid family leave for public school teachers to 12 weeks. More than 32k city workers already have 12 weeks, but Lori Lightfoot withheld it from teachers as a bargaining chip in negotiations with @CTULocal1 .11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/chicago
Trader Joe's workers in Oakland, CA, have won their union election and formed the fourth unionized Trader Joe's in the country.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
BREAKING: Google workers and members of the AWU-CWA hold rallies against Google union-busting in Austin, TX and NYC. The rallies will be in support of the mostly TX based striking YouTube Music Workers, who have been on an (ULP) Strike since February 3. This is the first strike in Google history!1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/newyorkcity
At least 50 people working for gig companies including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have been killed on the job in the last five years, according to a new report out Tuesday.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/TrueCrime
Breaking: Workers have formed the 1st union by organizing on the @UnitUnionizing app, a venture-capital funded app that aims to make unionizing easier. They are healthcare workers in NC, one of the lowest union density states. The vote was a landslide victory, 29-to-32yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/WorkReform
97% of over 300,000 Teamsters workers vote to strike at UPS. Bring it!11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/UPSers
Black Panther Party member Lil Bobby Hutton was murdered on this day in 1968 by the Oakland Police. He was the first person to join the party, the 1st treasurer, and the 1st member to be murdered by the racist police. Rest in Power.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/oakland
BREAKING: Strippers at Star Garden in Los Angeles have officially voted 17 -to-0 to unionize with Actor's Equity. They are now the only workers in an industry of ~33,000 to have a union.1yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/union
Stanford Nurses Hold Rally for ‘Fair Contracts' After Rampant Burnout During Pandemic2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/nursing
SOLIDARITY!! (Michael Foster from the Amazon campaign in Bessemer, Alabama; William Westlake from Starbucks Workers United; and Braxton Wright from the mineworkers strike at Warrior Met.)2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/IWW
Harris County, Texas, the home of Houston, has approved a guaranteed income program that will give 1,500 low-income families $500 in cash every month for 18 months. The money will come from $20.5 million in federal pandemic recovery funds.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/antiwork
The Mayor of Kyiv -- While Putin hides in a bunker somewhere, making sure he is at least 30 feet away from any other human being for fear of catching Covid-19.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/neoliberal
BREAKING: Starbucks workers will shut down over 150 stores across the country starting today. @SBWorkersUnited has called the mass strike over management ordering them not to celebrate Pride this year. The union says workers have been told not to decorate for Pride in at least 22 states.11mo ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/UnionizeStarbucks
Stanford Nurses Hold Rally for ‘Fair Contracts' After Rampant Burnout During Pandemic2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/bayarea
Breaking News!!! NYT Guild Tech largest US tech industry union bargaining unit at over 600+ workers!2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/newyorkcity
Breaking: Workers have formed the 1st union by organizing on the @UnitUnionizing app, a venture-capital funded app that aims to make unionizing easier. They are healthcare workers in NC, one of the lowest union density states. The vote was a landslide victory, 29-to-32yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/NorthCarolina
BREAKING: A Bill to protect Amazon warehouse workers passed with an 8-5 vote thru the first State Hearing!2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/AmazonDSPDrivers
At least 50 people working for gig companies including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have been killed on the job in the last five years, according to a new report out Tuesday.2yr ⋅ theworkeragency ⋅ r/InstacartShoppers
