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Signs urge the workers to vote line the road leading up to the Mercedes plant in Vance, Alabama, U.S., May 16, 2024. Photo by Nora Eckert/Reuters

Politics May 17

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

By Tom Krisher, Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Politics Apr 23

Members of the Starbucks Workers Union picket and hold a rally outside Starbucks store in New York
LISTEN: Supreme Court appears to favor Starbucks in case on union organizing protections

The Supreme Court is expected to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee.

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Politics Jan 12

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The sign of a Starbucks store is seen in New York
Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

Starbucks fired seven employees in Memphis in February 2022, citing safety. But the labor board intervened and asked a federal judge to require Starbucks to reinstate the workers.

By Associated Press

Politics Dec 21

The sign outside the Wells Fargo & Co. bank in downtown Denver April 13, 2016. Photo by Rick Wilking/REUTERS
Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank

The vote comes after a series of extraordinary gains for unions in the U.S., with organized labor sealing huge contracts in industries that have historically had strong labor representation, and inroads in those that have not.

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Economy Nov 17

Striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) picket at the Deere & Co farm equipment plant before a visit by U.S....
U.S. labor board delays new unionization rule after business groups sue

The National Labor Relations Board says the rule, which was scheduled to go into effect next month, will now be effective Feb. 26 to give it time to resolve legal challenges.

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Nov 13

New federal rule could allow millions of workers to more easily unionize at big companies

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Some business groups have already sued to halt the rule, which is scheduled to go into effect Dec. 26. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is also trying to reverse it through legislation. But labor unions say it's needed.

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Aug 28

As labor movements spread nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Biden is counting on critical labor support as he campaigns for a second term in office, holding his first re-election campaign rally at a Pennsylvania union hall in June, declaring: "I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American…

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Mar 29

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Senate Democrats grill former Starbucks CEO over allegations of anti-union practices

By Lisa Desjardins, Tommy Walters

The former CEO of Starbucks went head to head with Democrats on Capitol Hill in a tense hearing over union drives at the company. Howard Schultz's opposition to unions has long been public, but some lawmakers and labor leaders allege…

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Mar 29

Why scrutiny of Starbucks’ alleged union violations is boiling over now

By Justin Stabley

Public scrutiny is brewing for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday as he testifies before a Senate committee about the company's alleged anti-union practices.

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Mar 24

Michigan becomes 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to repeal the state's decade-old "right-to-work" law, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature.

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