13 Search Results for "Union Busting"

Union-busting in state capitols

In Wisconsin, as well as Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and other states, government workers are fighting hard to protect their unions against attempts by Republican governors and legislatures to crush any viable political opposition to their rule.

Wisconsin union-busting law blocked by judge

Wisconsin's Dane County District Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary order blocking Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's widely criticized union busting law from taking effect. The law was blocked on the grounds that the vote on the bill violated Wisconsin's open meeting laws, which require sufficient advance notice of any legislative vote.

Democratic Party Taking Action to Ban Its Consultants From Union-Busting

The Democratic Party is taking steps to ban its consulting partners from engaging in anti-union activity. This happened following backlash to the illegal involvement of consulting firm, Global Strategy Group (GSG) in the fight against workers unionizing at Amazon, Inc. Read more...

Union busting cereal-maker Kellogg’s locks out workers fighting for fair contract

On October 22, 2013 Kellogg's locked out their union employees for rejecting the company's efforts to impose a plan under which all new workers would be employed as casual and part time with no assurance of work, significantly lower pay and a dramatic cut in benefits. Kellogg's calls this 'The New Workforce of the Future'.

After a Grueling Anti-Union Campaign, Union Election Begins for Amazon Workers in Alabama

On Monday, February 8th, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama began casting their ballots to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If a majority of Bessemer workers vote for the union, the warehouse will become the first unionized Amazon facility in the country.

Amazon has relentlessly campaigned against the union. The company’s no holds barred union-busting tactics unfortunately come as no surprise to our Union. For over 80 years, hotel workers in New York City have had to endure similar intimidation, surveillance, and a barrage of lies from employers when organizing.

Pakistan: Protest Mass Arrest of Union Members at Quetta Serena Hotel!

TAKE ACTION: Sixty-three members and officers of the IUF-affiliated Quetta Serena Hotel Union were arrested on November 30 for peacefully gathering in front of the hotel after union members were denied entry and prevented from performing their jobs.

Union Drives Are On the Rise!

What do Apple, Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Target and REI all have in common? Aside from being some of the biggest and best-known brands in the country, workers at each of these companies have all recently moved to organize their shops! Read more...

Workers at IKEA Turkey fight to unionize

One of Turkey's largest unions, KOOP-İŞ, is protesting IKEA Turkey's "intimidation and dismissal of workers" and repeated refusal to grant union recognition.

Let’s Look at the Issues

The decline in union density in the U.S. over the last 40 years has clearly resulted in a corresponding national decline in both real wages and the middle class standard of living. This is an established fact, based on both government statistics and private studies, and it was recently confirmed by an independent analysis by the New York Times.

On the Ballot: The Survival of the American Labor Movement

October 27, 2020 10:59 AM

Many Americans understand that a vote for the President is, in effect, a vote on the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose rulings will affect our civil liberties and rights for years to come. But Supreme Court Justices are not the only presidential appointees that have significant power over the lives of the American people. A group of lesser known presidential appointees that are effectively “on the ballot” each election are those to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). These appointees are responsible for protecting the rights of American workers to organize, join a union, and collectively bargain over their wages, benefits, and working conditions.

As working people cast their ballots this election, they will be voting on the very survival of the American labor movement.