Danbury Starbucks becomes third CT location to unionize
Following an 18-1 vote in favor of unionization, employees will organize under the Starbucks Workers United union.
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Two arrested following deadly trench collapse at construction site in Vernon
https://www.wfsb.com/app/2023/03/03/two-arrested-following-deadly-trench-collapse-construction-site-vernon/ The owner and equipment operator of Botticello Inc. have been arrested in connection to a trench collapse that took the life of an innocent worker.
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Starbucks cannot silence us by closing our stores
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/starbucks-cannot-silence-us-by-closing-our-stores/
Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.
The New York Times is bracing for a historic mass walkout as union negotiations go down to the wire
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/media/new-york-times-union-negotiations-reliable-sources/index.html The New York Times is preparing for more than 1,100 of its union staffers to go on strike for a full day Thursday — an act of protest that …
Labor Scholar Dorian Warren on Why Unions Are Back and How They Can Save Democracy
https://newrepublic.com/article/167952/labor-scholar-dorian-warren-unions-back-can-save-democracy
Strippers at North Hollywood bar win approval for unionization vote
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-07/strippers-at-north-hollywood-bar-win-approval-for-unionization-vote The National Labor Relations Board have confirmed that strippers at the Star Gardens bar in North Hollywood would be allowed to vote in an election on whether to unionize.