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Watch: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Illegally Threatens Workers During Earnings Call

by Jordan Zakarin Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz violated federal law when he promised to provide new benefits only to non-unionizing employees, a labor law expert…
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

Amazon Breaks Record For Lobbyist Spending Amid Anti-Union Drive

By Jordan Zakarin Amazon is lavishing more money than ever on lawmakers and lobbyists in Washington, DC, as it combats the drive by its unionizing…

Amazon Management Repeatedly Ignored Workplace Injuries, Workers Say

Amazon workers revealed to Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez why they’re organizing to unionize with Amazon Labor Union. Workers said that management have…

Minor League Baseball Players Unpaid For 6 Months of Work

Video produced and edited by Jordan Zakarin and Meg Herschlein Billionaire baseball owners are exploiting Minor League players with poverty wages and six months of…

Unionizing Starbucks Workers Open Up To Bernie Sanders

We got an inside look into the conversation between Bernie Sanders and unionizing Starbucks workers. Workers opened up about Starbucks' abusive workplace and sinister union-busting…

In Leaked Video Call, Howard Schultz Begs Starbucks Managers to Step Up Union-Busting

by Jordan Zakarin Amid a growing union drive, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz last week implored the company's local and regional managers to more actively intervene…

Marijuana Growhouse Union: These Workers Could Form One of the First in Colorado

Workers at the cannabis company Green Dragon are trying to form one of the first growhouse unions in Colorado. But days after going public, Green…

Poll: Americans Strongly Support Unionizing Amazon Workers

by Jordan Zakarin A supermajority of Americans have a favorable opinion of unionizing Amazon workers, according to a new poll. In a survey of nearly…
Chris Smalls Amazon Labor Union

Workers Who Make McDonald’s Fries Treated Worse than Machines

Idaho-based Lamb Weston is the conglomerate responsible for creating fast-food fries for everywhere from McDonald's to Wendy's. That's right. McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, and many…

Starbucks Fires a Military Trainee and Aspiring Pilot For Union Involvement

By Jordan Zakarin In mid-to-late January, Alyssa Sanchez asked her manager at a Phoenix, AZ Starbucks if she could modestly scale back her work schedule.…

Verizon Retail Workers Call for Nationwide Union Drive

Unionizing retail workers are standing up to Verizon in Washington state. Workers say they're facing pay cuts, understaffing, and unfair scheduling practices. Verizon made over…

Starbucks Barista Challenges CEO Howard Schultz At Airport Meeting

By Jordan Zakarin Tensions flared during a meeting between Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and workers in Long Beach, CA on Friday, closing out a tumultuous…