Category: Retail

December 3, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – One year after the first strike hit the $200 billion fast-food industry and months after workers walked out in 60

December 2, 2013 By Marc Bussanich  Secaucus, NJ—Hundreds of protestors, including union members and community activists, crossed the Hudson to join in protests with thousands of others across the country

December 2, 2013 By Stephanie West Washington, DC – Walmart workers and their supporters increased the intensity of their calls for higher pay at the nation’s largest retailer. Protest took

November 29, 2013 By Stephanie West This Friday November 29th, the biggest shopping day of the year, workers at Walmart are taking another courageous stand for better wages and a

November 27, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Stop & Shop employees at 45 supermarkets located around the city and state will not strike over the Thanksgiving Day holiday

November 25, 2013 By Steven Wishnia Charging that four Staten Island supermarket workers were illegally fired after they signed union-authorization cards, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 342 has filed

November 25, 2013 By Neal Tepel Queens, NY – Workers at Off-Broadway Car Wash in Queens have voted 15-1 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, ending months

November 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich  New York, NY—Pundits have been saying that voters have elected the most progressive New York City government in 50 years, but low-wage workers in

November 25, 2013 By Stephanie West Harrisburg, Pa., — As thousands of Walmart workers prepare for a busy Black Friday shopping season, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO applauds their courage and stands

November 22, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Everyone involved in the labor movement knows that organizing is hard. But Phil Andrews, director of the RWDSU’s Retail Organizing Project