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Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls speaks at a New York rally on Sept. 5. The company had fired Smalls from its Staten Island warehouse after he helped lead a pandemic-era walkout.

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Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win at Staten Island warehouse

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.

January 12, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Giulia Heyward
Workers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, take to the streets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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  • Business

Union wins made big news this year. Here are 5 reasons why it's not the full story

Starbucks stores from coast to coast. An electric vehicle battery plant. The first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. All kinds of workplaces unionized in 2022, but winning elections is only the first step.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Alina Selyukh
Marchers raise picket signs during a "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally held in Seattle in April.

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Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame "scorched-earth" union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown in the momentum.

October 03, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A customer makes a purchase at a Starbucks coffee shop.

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  • Business

Starbucks must rehire 7 Memphis employees who supported a union, a judge says

The first Starbucks union was formed in Buffalo, N.Y. a year ago, launching what has since become a nationwide organizing campaign

August 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Seven Starbucks workers in Buffalo, N.Y. say they were fired because of their involvement in unionizing. The National Labor Relations Board is asking a court to reinstate them.

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Starbucks fired 7 union organizers. The government wants a court to reinstate them

The National Labor Relations Board is asking a court to reinstate seven Starbucks workers in Buffalo, N.Y. who were allegedly fired illegally because they were involved in union organizing.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Jacqueline GaNun
Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island voted in March 2022 to join the Amazon Labor Union. Amazon is presenting its objections to the election before a National Labor Relations Board hearing being conducted over Zoom.

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Inside the marathon Zoom call where Amazon seeks to overturn historic union victory

With the existence of a grass roots union at stake, the National Labor Relations Board is considering Amazon's objections to the Amazon Labor Union's historic victory.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island voted in March 2022 to join the Amazon Labor Union. Amazon is presenting its objections to the election before a National Labor Relations Board hearing being conducted over Zoom.

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Inside the marathon Zoom call where Amazon seeks to overturn historic union victory

With the existence of a grass roots union at stake, the National Labor Relations Board is considering Amazon's objections to the Amazon Labor Union's historic victory.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The National Labor Relations Board is holding a hearing to consider Amazon's objections to the union election at a warehouse on Staten Island. Amazon is seeking a new election.

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Amazon seeks to overturn historic Staten Island union victory at labor hearing

The National Labor Relations Board is considering Amazon's objections to a union election that resulted in the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S.

June 13, 2022
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  • Andrea Hsu
Workers at Amazon's warehouse on Staten Island in New York will vote on whether to unionize, becoming the second U.S. warehouse to get such an election.

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  • Business

Amazon labor push escalates as workers at New York warehouse win a union vote

Amazon will face two union elections at once. Federal officials have set a union vote for Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse, coinciding with the ongoing re-do election in Bessemer, Ala.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., on March 30. The company has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to organize freely and without retaliation.

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Amazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board

Under pressure to improve worker rights, Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its employees to freely organize — and without retaliation.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A banner encourages workers to vote in a union election at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

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  • Business

Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long?

It's a really large mail-in election. (Yes, this one, too.) The tally of yes and no votes has finally begun.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Google has been rocked by activism among employees who have grown increasingly critical of the company in recent years over issues ranging from sexual harassment to contracts with the U.S. government.

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  • Technology

Google Illegally Fired And Spied On Workers Who Tried To Organize, Labor Agency Says

The National Labor Relations Board accused the tech giant of violating federal law when it fired two employees involved in worker organizing last year.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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