Unions had a lot of high-profile wins in 2023, from the UAW to UPS, while organizing attempts spread across the nation among workers in such mega-chains as Starbucks and smaller
A strike by 32BJ SEIU that was set to begin on Jan. 1 was halted when a tentative deal was reached between the union and the Realty Advisory Board on
On Thursday, Dec. 14, over 200 municipal workers, including those from the Parks Dept., social services agencies, CUNY, and the Dept. of Transportation, rallied in Foley Square in downtown Manhattan
Starbucks has become notorious for its anti-union practices and illegal union-busting efforts. One tactic that Starbucks and other companies such as Trader Joe’s have used is to close stores when
FedEx Express workers are organizing to join the Teamsters. FedEx Express is the largest cargo airline in the U.S. The workers involved are specifically Mechanics and Related Employees Craft or
The notorious 2011 anti-collective bargaining law in Wisconsin that severely limited collective bargaining rights for public employees is now being challenged in court. Former Gov. Scott Walker had been a
Some Amazon workers at the Maspeth, Queens warehouse walked off the job. This is during a very busy holiday season. They are joining other Amazon workers across the country, going
Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn have won a substantial financial victory after Arbitrator Howard Edelman ruled on Dec. 1 that those who worked on short-staffed shifts must be compensated. The
5,000 Teamsters across the nation have voted by an overwhelming 99% to authorize a strike at Anheuser-Busch. That empowers the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to call a strike if the
On Monday, Dec. 11, the AFL-CIO and Microsoft Corp. announced they are working together to develop a dialogue that will address how the growing use of AI will affect workers,
