The creed “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” may be the motto of US postal workers, but UPS drivers, who are also responsible for delivering packages across the country, have achieved a significant victory in eliminating the “heat” from their …
Trader Joe’s United, a union that represents Trader Joe’s workers, has accused the company of unlawfully terminating an employee for his support of the union and his efforts to improve working conditions at his store. The employee, Stephen Andrade, had been employed by Trader Joe’s for nearly 18 years and was responsible for creating signs …
The on-going Writers Guild of America strike has been making headlines and memes for the past two weeks. However, labor disputes are not limited to the movie industry as we see strikes happening in the travel sector as well. According to Cody Candee, founder and CEO of Bounce, labor disputes in travel are common across …
American Airlines pilots have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in pursuit of a new contract, which includes changes to scheduling to improve the airline’s “operational reliability and efficiency.” Although the likelihood of a work stoppage remains low due to the legal hurdles involved, the pilots’ union has stated that they are prepared to strike …
Medieval Times, a dinner-theater chain located in Buena Park, California, has been accused of illegally undermining union support at its castle. Last year, workers at the castle launched a union campaign to enhance their pay and working conditions and gathered signed union cards from members of the show cast, knights, and stablehands. However, a petition …
The president of Workers United, the union that has been organizing Starbucks stores, is urging the coffee chain to come to the bargaining table, consolidating negotiations into one table instead of hundreds. Workers United has been working to negotiate first contracts for more than 300 Starbucks locations that have formed unions since the end of …
Trader Joe’s may have run afoul of the law at a store in Minnesota where workers unionized last year. The grocery chain’s management illegally removed union literature from the break room and forbade workers from posting fliers about organizing last November, according to a new complaint filed at the National Labor Relations Board. A regional …