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The Steward: A Union-Busting Watchdog Blog
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REPORT: Apple Store Unions Hope To Match Starbucks Drive's Success
Apple is the latest large employer to face a major union organizing drive as workers at its retail stores have launched campaigns, with organizers saying employees have been inspired by recent successes organized labor has notched at Starbucks and Amazon.
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REPORT: Target's Union-Busting Tactics in Virginia Exposed in Leaked Video
Leaked audio reveals Target management taking extreme measures to discourage workers in Virginia from unionizing.
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REPORT: Lamont Inks New Employment Law Backed By Unions
In a victory for state labor unions, Gov. Ned Lamont ignored a lobbying effort by business organizations and signed a bill Tuesday prohibiting employers from holding “captive audience” meetings to potentially discourage workers from unionizing.
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REPORT: Dialysis Co. Unlawfully Disciplined Nurses, NLRB Judge Says
A dialysis center in Puerto Rico violated federal labor law by disciplining four union-represented nurses who raised concerns about a lack of air conditioning, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the workers were engaged in protected activities.
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REPORT: NLRB GC Says Starbucks Illegally Fired Kansas City Workers
Starbucks unlawfully fired multiple workers at stores in Kansas and Missouri, imposed stricter dress code policies and threatened loss of wages to stifle union support, the NLRB's St. Louis office alleged in a sprawling complaint, requesting the coffee giant issue apology letters and consequential damages to employees
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Union-Busting Employers: Rochester Regional Health, Sysco Oklahoma, Carvana, Beacon Mobility, and more
Rochester Regional Health, Sysco Oklahoma, RoGar Manufacturing, Carvana, Amy's Kitchen, Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, Hershey, Beacon Mobility, HamHed, and Mountaire Farms have all hired consultants to manage union-busting campaigns against their employees. Here are the details:
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Carvana Brings in the Union-Busters
Class A Drivers working for Carvana Logistics, LLC in Blue Mound, TX are organizing with Teamsters Local 745. However, according to recent Department of Labor filings, Carvana has opted to hire union-busters in an attempt to deny workers their right to a union.
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REPORT: Starbucks Hit With Broad NLRB Complaint In Union Hotbed
National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have hit Starbucks with a sprawling complaint alleging it committed numerous labor violations over nine months to stem a surge of union activity in upstate New York.
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Christian Smalls v. Lindsey Graham
Yesterday, Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls was invited by Senator Bernie Sanders to testify before the Senate Budget Committee. As was to be expected, Senator Lindsey Graham went to bat for Amazon and corporate interests.