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Author: Libby Rainey

Inside A Trader Joe’s Union Contract Bargaining Session

Ava: I don't think Trader Joe's has been bargaining in good faith.  Maeg: The company is purposefully dragging out the process. Jamie: We actually were…

Excessive Overtime Is Killing UPS Workers

UPS drivers are revealing the gruesome reality behind your online orders. They say the company is forcing 12+ hour days and constant overtime. UPS's scheduling…

UC Grad Students Launch the Largest Academic Strike in U.S. History

University of California graduate student workers have launched the largest academic strike in U.S. history. Most workers struggle to afford to eat, pay rent, or…

Uprising in the Kingdom: Why Medieval Times Workers Are Unionizing Their Castles

Workers at the dinner theater company Medieval Times are unionizing their castles. They took us behind the scenes to expose how they're treated by company…

How LA Strippers Formed the Only Strip Club Union

Narrated by Reagan “You’re here to make money, not friends.” That’s what you often hear in a strip club dressing room. Strippers are told to…

Fast Food Giants Trying To Overturn New Pro-Worker Law in California

Less than two months after California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a landmark law to increase the minimum wage at fast food restaurants and give workers…

Police Violently Attack Striking DHL Delivery Drivers

DHL workers on strike for better pay and stronger benefits were brutalized by police in riot gear in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The picketers who were…

Trader Joe’s Closed Down a Wine Shop Days Before Workers Planned To Unionize 

In August, Trader Joe’s abruptly closed down a wine shop in New York just days before workers were set to unionize. The store was a…

Apple Ramps Up Union-Busting Ahead of Latest Apple Store Union Election

Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City will vote in a union election on October 13 and 14  in a bid to become the…
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Trader Joe’s Workers in Williamsburg Join Union Wave

Trader Joe’s workers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn are unionizing, joining a growing movement to organize the popular grocery store chain. Workers at the New York City…
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One Bill Could Help Farmworkers Unionize. Why Won’t Newsom Sign It?

Video produced and edited by Libby Rainey and Ian McKenna There’s a bill on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk that could change the lives of…

What To Know About the Corn Nuts Strike

Video produced and edited by Libby Rainey and Ian McKenna The workers who make the popular snack food Corn Nuts have been on strike for…