Category: Retail

September 26, 2014 Reprinted: http://www.local26.org  Boston, Mass. – Workers who staff Fenway Park’s food operations ratified a new union contract this month. The 5-year agreement with food service provider Aramark

September 24, 2014 By Neal Tepel Quebec City, Canada – The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) presented a hard-hitting brief to the Quebec National Assembly regarding the provincial Liberal

September 24, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington DC – Here’s the latest update from the fast-food workers’ fight for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without

September 23, 2014 By Stephanie West  Rochester, NY – Retail chain Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has agreed to a settlement for false advertising. The  investigation was conducted by  the New York

September 15, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Last Monday The Murphy Institute revealed in a new report, Short Shifted, how major retailers such as H & M, Victoria’s Secret

September 11, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters warned industry analysts and investors about possible antitrust obstacles connected to the proposed merger of Sysco

September 9, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – This year, New York City’s Labor Day Parade expanded to include low-wage, non-union employees – and struggling fast food workers fighting

September 9, 2014 By Stephanie West Corona, California – On Thursday, Sept. 4th warehouse workers a US Foods in Corona, California voted by more than a 2-1 margin to join

September 5, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco  Queens, NY –  As fast food workers fighting for a $15 an hour minimum wage and the right to join a union were arrested on the

September 5, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Times Square, NY—Fast food workers took to the streets here on Thursday to demand multi-billion fast food companies start paying them higher wages.