Building power for working people

Author: Jordan Zakarin

Child Labor is Back

Hosted by More Perfect Union Producer Andrew Rivera Videographer: Do you have a quick minute to do an interview—? State Senator Jason Schultz: What is…

EXCLUSIVE: Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises & Tips from Union Workers, NLRB Says

Starbucks violated federal labor law when it excluded unionized stores from a new policy that facilitated tipping via credit card, according to a new complaint…

The Gory Truth Behind Elon Musk’s Texas Takeover

[Elon Musk entering stage in a cowboy hat, pumping fists, etc, launching the Gigafactory] [Elon Musk speaking on stage with the cowboy hat]: It wasn’t…

In Midst Of Union Busting, Starbucks Covertly Plans To Give Away $20 Billion To Wealthy Shareholders

Starbucks has quietly resumed its stock buyback program, less than a year after CEO Howard Schultz announced their suspension in a bid to quell the…

Michigan Could Become The First State In Decades To Repeal Right To Work.

[News Clip of Diane Sawyer, NBC]: The showdown raging in the heartland of the United States, perhaps no place in America more closely associated with…

Under a New Labor Rule, Justice is Coming for Starbucks Workers

She was 17, working as a barista, and living in her car. Days before her high school graduation, Starbucks fired Katie for union organizing. Her…

Elon Musk’s Firing Spree Continues: Twitter Janitors Terminated Via Text

Laureta Gjoni: I don't know what happened. We are working that Monday, December 19, when we get a message like Elon Musk decided to get…

How Workers Took On A Manufacturing Giant—and Won

Jeff Blazek: What Ingredion spends in one month to keep us out here in the street is all of our salaries for one year. Ingredion…

The Fight For $20 Comes To New York

Jessica Ramos: If you want people to vote blue, you have to help people put bread on the table. [News clip]: State senator Jessica Ramos…

Workers at This Starbucks-Amazon Hybrid Store Are Unionizing

Workers are taking on two of the biggest union-busters in America. Starbucks and Amazon opened a new store together in Times Square where workers are…

Exclusive: Peet’s Coffee Workers Launch First Union Campaign

Add Peet’s Coffee to the list of unionizing coffeehouse chains. Workers at two Davis locations of the popular California-based cafe chain will submit signed union…

Red Cup Rebellion: Inside The Largest Starbucks Strike Ever

Narrated by Tori Tambellini, Starbucks Union Organizer [On picket]: Good morning! We’re striking! We didn’t think it would come to this. A nationwide strike. 111…