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Howard Schultz’s Own Foundation Decries Starbucks’ Treatment of Its Workers

By Ginny Keenan Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s foundation has released a report that rates Starbucks as one of the worst large employers in the country…

Everyone Should Be Very Skeptical of the Supposed Benefits of the Kroger-Albertsons Merger

If more consumers buy more of our products, consumers will be better off.  That’s one of the arguments that grocery giant Kroger is making to…

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…

Amazon Union Drive Begins at Kentucky Air Hub

Low pay, forced overtime, and arbitrary disciplinary measures have driven workers at a massive Amazon air hub in Northern Kentucky to begin organizing a union.…
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Albertsons Risks Toys “R” Us-Style Collapse From Private Equity Payout, Data Show

Three weeks after Kroger upended America’s grocery market by announcing it intended to purchase Albertsons, I talked to a man whose job is facilitating these…

What a Republican Majority in Congress Could Mean for Labor

In less than a week, voters will decide which party controls Congress for the last half of President Joe Biden’s term. There’s an expectation among…

Realtors’ Lobby Plows Political Cash into Efforts to Keep Rents Higher

By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge The coronavirus pandemic and widespread job loss put the squeeze on renters, many of whom were already facing…

This “Non-profit” Hospital Rakes in Billions, Pays No Taxes, and Leaves Patients Mired in Debt

Atrium Health is one of North Carolina’s largest health care organizations. The Charlotte-based hospital network employs over 70,000 people across 1,400 care locations. In 2020,…

Hundreds of Resident Doctors Unionizing at NY’s Montefiore Medical Center

More than 1,200 resident doctors and fellows at Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) in New York announced Tuesday that they are forming a union, citing burnout,…

Union Organizing Is Exploding in This Unlikely City

LOUISVILLE, KY — In the heart of one of the South’s most ardent right-to-work states, workers are leading a wave of union organizing.  Employees in…

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…

Illinois Could Become the First State To Make Right-to-Work Illegal

On November 8th, voters will have the chance to enshrine protections against “right-to-work” laws in Illinois via constitutional amendment. Although Illinois has long been a…