Category: Article
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…
December 9, 2022
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…
December 3, 2022
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…
November 28, 2022
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.…
November 10, 2022
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…
November 8, 2022
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…
November 7, 2022
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…
November 3, 2022
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,…
November 2, 2022
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,…
November 1, 2022
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…
October 31, 2022
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…
October 27, 2022
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…
October 25, 2022