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Las Vegas 4Wall Entertainment Employees Vote To Unionize, Join IATSE

Published on Monday, March 11, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) – The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 720 is celebrating a significant victory as 40 Workers employed at 4Wall Entertainment’s Las Vegas Shop are set to join the Union. This decision follows the certification of their votes in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election on February more»

Buffalo Pride Center Votes Unanimously To Unionize

Published on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Workers employed at the Pride Center of Western New York have voted unanimously to Unionize with the Rochester Regional Joint Board of Workers United. The vote followed Workers announcing their intent to organize earlier this month. The Pride Center of Western New York is an affiliate of Evergreen Health is the first LGBT non-profit more»

“We Stood Together” - Workers Employers At Auto Supplier GNS North America ‘Go Union,’ Vote To Join United Auto Workers Local 900

Published on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(CANTON, MICHIGAN) – One-hundred Workers employed at GNS North America in Canton, Michigan have voted to join United Auto Workers UAW Local 900 (Region 1A). The Workers make hot stamping and conventional stamped parts for GM, Tesla and Stellantis, which include structural parts, roof enforcements, bumper components, B-pillars and door beams. Weld more»

Philadelphia Transportation Workers ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters Local 623 - 209 Bus Drivers & Attendants ‘Overwhelmingly Support Unionizing Effort’

Published on Sunday, March 3, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) – More than 200 Bus Drivers and Attendants at Philadelphia Transportation have voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with Teamsters Local 623. With more than 90% voting to support this historic Unionizing effort, Workers have put themselves in a strong position to strengthen their wages and benefits and secure safer working more»

UAW Says ‘A Majority’ Of Workers At Alabama Mercedes Plant ‘Have Signed’ Union Cards

Published on Thursday, February 29, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Dave Jamieson at The Huffington Post reports the United Auto Workers (UAW) says more than half of the Workers employed at Mercedes-Benz’s Manufacturing Plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama have signed Union Cards and intend to join the Union. Hitting a majority of sign-ups marks a milestone for the UAW as it seeks to represent Workers at foreign-owned auto more»

Houston Landing Employees Form Union After Editor, Star Reporter Fired

Published on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(HOUSTON, TEXAS) - An overwhelming majority of eligible Employees at the non-profit publication Houston Landing have formed a Union to advocate for stronger job protections and a seat at the table in organization-wide decisions. For the last eight months, The Landing’s Journalists and Staff have worked together to publish numerous community-centered more»

“The Most Responsible Thing Media Workers Can Do Is To Form A Union To Win Critical Workplace Protection” - CBS News Digital Unionizes With WGA East, ‘Demands Voluntary’ Recognition

Published on Sunday, February 25, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(NEW YORK CITY) – Writers and Editors employed at CBS News Digital have Unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining. CBS News Digital’s 46-Member Bargaining Unit has called on CBS News Management to voluntarily recognize their Union, without delay or division. An overwhelming majority of more»

“Union Victory Tastes Sweet” - Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Workers ‘Go Union,’ Join UFCW Local 371

Published on Thursday, February 22, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(WASTERBURY, VERMONT) – More than 90 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Processing Workers employed at the company plant in Waterbury, Vermont have voted to join United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 371, Union Officials have announced. Ben & Jerry’s parent company, Unilever, agreed to neutrality, paving the way for Workers to more»

Disneyland Character Workers ‘Look To Unionize’ With Actors’ Equity - Calling Themselves “Magic United,” The Group Also Includes Performers In Parades & Hosts, Trainers & Other Support Staff For The Characters

Published on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Caitlin Huston at The Hollywood Reporter reports on a group of 1,700 Performers who play characters and cheer and dance in parades at Disneyland in California that have announced their intent to Unionize with Actors’ Equity. The group of Disney Employees are asking for increased wages, greater transparency on scheduling and rehiring decisions and more»

Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Front of House Staff Union ‘Voluntarily Recognized, Joins IATSE Local 13’

Published on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) – Twenty-nine Front of House, Ticketing Staff and Public Facing Workers employed at the Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company are set to join International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 13 after management agreed to voluntarily recognize the Workers’ Union. Children’s Theatre more»

CBS News Digital Writers & Editors ‘Go Union’ With The Writers Guild Of America East

Published on Monday, February 12, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Natalie Korach at TheWrap.com reports CBS News Digital Writers and Editors have Unionized with the Writers Guild of America East in a move to ensure collective bargaining with management. The 46-Member Bargaining Unit has called on CBS News management to voluntarily recognize their Union without delay. The Union covers Staffers for CBS News digital more»

Up To Date Baltimore Laundry Drivers ‘Go Union, Vote Unanimously’ To Join Teamsters

Published on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) – Drivers at Up To Date Laundry in Baltimore have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 355. Up To Date Laundry is one of the largest health care laundries on the East Coast, processing 70 million pounds of linen each year. Local 355 Members deliver rental and customer-owned linens to hospitals throughout the Mid-Atlantic more»

Workers At A José Andrés Restaurant In D.C. Are Moving To Unionize

Published on Sunday, February 4, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Amanda Michelle Gomez at DCist reports that nearly100 Workers employed at The Bazaar, Chef José Andrés’ dream restaurant inside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C. are trying to form a Union in the hopes of improving their wages and benefits. A super-majority of the Restaurant’s Workers delivered a petition seeking more»

A ‘Major Milestone’ In A ‘Historic’ UAW Organizing Drive - More Than 10,000 Auto Workers Have Signed Union Cards Across 13 Non-Union Automakers

Published on Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - More than 10,000 Auto Workers across 13 Non-Union companies have signed Union Cards with the United Auto Workers (UAW), as momentum builds across the Auto Industry for better wages, benefits and rights on the job, the Union announced. The major milestone comes less than 90 days after UAW Members ratified record contracts at the Big more»

First Responders In New Hampshire ‘Go Union,’ Vote Unanimously To Join Teamsters

Published on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(SWANZEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE) – Thirty Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics in Cheshire County have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester. Jeffrey Padellaro, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 633, said: “(EMT) Workers are essential in keeping communities across Cheshire County safe and secure more»

Staffers At The Texas Tribune Are Unionizing

Published on Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(AUSTIN, TEXAS) - Staff at The Texas Tribune have announced they are organizing with The News Guild-Communications Workers of America (CWA) and are asking the non-profit politics and public policy news website, headquartered in Austin, for voluntary recognition. Just this past summer, 11% of the Staff were laid off after management dropped hints the news more»

Delta Pilots ‘Voice Solidarity With Delta Workers Seeking Union Representation’

Published on Thursday, January 25, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Captain Darren Hartmann, who serves as Chairman of the Delta Air Lines Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that represents Pilots at Delta Air Lines, has delivered a video message of support for Delta’s Technical Operations, Flight Attendants, Ramp, Cargo and Tower Workers in their efforts to organize with the Teamsters, more»

Salem, Massachusetts Hospital Doctors To Form A Union Through AFSCME Council 93

Published on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS) - As part of their effort to ensure the continued delivery of quality care, a group of 96 Physicians at Salem Hospital have taken an important step in their ongoing effort to form a Union through American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME Council 93). With signed Authorization Cards from a solid majority more»

“We Decided To Organize Because We Deserve More Respect On The Job” - 52 Valets Employed At Ocean Casino ‘Vote Overwhelmingly To Go Union,’ Join Teamsters

Published on Sunday, January 21, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY) – Valets employed at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 331. The group of 52 Valets organized with the Teamsters to have a voice at work and to secure higher wages, better benefits, improved job security and fair working conditions, Workers said. “We decided more»

“They Can’t Kill Our Spirit” - The ‘Fight For A Strippers’ Union’

Published on Thursday, January 18, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Andrew Wright at People’s World reports on Exotic Dancers who were locked out of Star Garden, a North Hollywood Strip Club, in early 2022. After 15 months on Strike, the locked-out Workers finally got a chance to vote and won their Union - unanimously. They are now represented by Actors’ Equity. Their Strike was as much a symbol of more»

Workers At The Denver Art Museum Announce Their Union Campaign To Join AFSCME Council 18

Published on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(DENVER, COLORADO) - A majority of about 250 Workers at the Denver Art Museum have announced their intent to form a Union with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 18, seeking to become the first Museum Union in Colorado’s largest city and joining a wave of organizing taking place across the country’s more»

Workers At Darling Ingredients ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters - Drivers Organize With Local 745 For ‘Better Wages, Working Conditions & Improved Benefits’

Published on Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(GRAPELAND, TEXAS) – Workers employed at Darling Ingredients in Grapeland, Texas have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 745. The Drivers, who haul and recycle poultry by-products, organized with Local 745 to secure better working conditions, higher wages and improved benefits, Union Officials said. Drivers at Darling Ingredients’ more»

Mercedes-Benz Workers In Alabama Launch Public Campaign To Join The UAW ‘As Organizing Momentum Builds In Nonunion Auto Plants Across The U.S.’

Published on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA) - Workers at the Mercedes-Benz Plant located outside Tuscaloosa, Alabama have gone public with their campaign to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), with the Union announcing that more than 30% of the plant’s workforce have signed Union Authorization Cards - a major milestone on their path to form a Union with the UAW. The more»

Montana Veterans’ Home Workers Overcome Union Busting Efforts To ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters

Published on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(BUTTE, MONTANA) – Twenty-four Certified Nursing Assistants who provide care to honorably discharged Veterans and their spouses at the Southwest Montana Veterans’ Home have voted to join Teamsters Local 2. “Congratulations to the newest members of Teamsters Local 2 on their organizing victory,” Local 2 Secretary-Treasurer Erin Foley more»

Nearly 1,000 Health Care Workers At Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center Vote To ‘Go Union,’ Join IAM Union

Published on Sunday, January 7, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Nearly 1,000 Patient Care Associates (PCAs) and Psychiatric Care Technicians (PCTs) employed at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center have voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The Health Care Workers chose IAM representation in a mail ballot election conducted in more»

The International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers Files For Representation Election For Qantas Aircraft Mechanics

Published on Thursday, January 4, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed an application to conduct a Representation Election for 150 Qantas Airways Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) based in Los Angeles, CA. Qantas AMEs reached out to the IAM late last year to explore the idea of forming a Union with the IAM. The more»

Workers At ‘Good Vibrations’ - The Legendary San Francisco Sex Shop, File For Union Election

Published on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Kevin Truong at The San Francisco Standard reports Workers employed at Good Vibrations, the body-positive sex shop founded in San Francisco nearly a half-century ago, have filed for a Union Election - which would determine whether 40 Workers at seven Bay Area locations spanning San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto and Santa Cruz will join United Food more»

152 First Responders In Oregon ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters

Published on Sunday, December 31, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(BEAVERTON, OREGON) – Emergency Medical Service Dispatchers, Technicians and Paramedics at American Medical Response (AMR) in Washington County have joined Teamsters Local 223. “We are proud to represent the dedicated Paramedics, EMTs and Dispatchers in Washington County,” Local 223 Secretary-Treasurer Leslie Sloy said. “Our Union more»

More Than 200 Costco Workers In Norfolk, Virginia ‘Go Union,’ Join The Teamsters

Published on Thursday, December 28, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(NORFOLK, VIRGINIA) – Costco Workers in Norfolk, Virginia have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 822, marking the Union’s first organizing victory at the Wholesale Retailer in two decades. The 238 Worker decided to Go Union in order to get strong representation to address years of concerns and improve working conditions. more»

Wells Fargo Becomes The ‘First Big U.S. Bank With A Unionized Branch’

Published on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
UNI Global Union reports Workers employed at a Wells Fargo & Company Bank Branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico have voted 5-to-3 to Unionize, a first for a major U.S. Bank. The Workers will join Wells Fargo Workers United, which is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Union aims to address issues like understaffing, low pay more»

FedEx Express Mechanics Launch Unionization Campaign To Join Teamsters

Published on Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE) – Mechanics and related classifications at FedEx Express, the largest cargo airline in the United States, have launched an organizing drive to join the Teamsters. “I would like to personally thank everyone in the FedEx Mechanics and Related Employees Craft or Class who has filled out and sent in a Teamsters Airline Division more»

Cannabis Workers In Missouri ‘Fight To Unionize’

Published on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Rebecca Rivas at People’s World reports on Missouri Cannabis Workers who say they are stuck in a gray area, unable to Unionize because they may be considered Agricultural Workers. A big reason why Employees are moving towards Unions, said Sean Shannon - the Lead Organizer for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 655, is because Missouri is more»

Nearly 300 Health Care Workers Employed At Upham’s Corner Health Center In Massachusetts ‘Go Union,’ Vote To Join 1199 SEIU

Published on Sunday, December 17, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS) - Nearly 300 Health Care and Homecare Workers employed at Upham’s Corner Health Center have voted Unionized with 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the fastest growing Health Care Workers Union in Massachusetts. Through a Mail Ballot Election, Workers voted to join a growing movement of Health Care Workers more»

U.S. National Institutes Of Health Researchers Vote ‘To Form A Union For The First Time’ - New Bargaining Group Will Represent Thousands Of Early Career Scientists

Published on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Max Kozlov at Nature.com reports that thousands of Early Career Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have voted overwhelmingly to form a Union. The Workers plan to call on NIH - the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research - to improve pay and working conditions, and to bolster its policies and procedures for dealing more»

Experis Game Solutions Workers Win Vote To Unionize With The International Association Of Machinists

Published on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) – Workers employed at Experis Game Solutions, a subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, Incorporated, have voted to Unionize with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 10 by a margin of 35-to-4. The 42 Test Associates, Software Test Engineers and Data Software Analysts that form the new Bargaining more»

Workers At Ridwell Vote Overwhelmingly To ‘Go Union,’ Join The Teamsters - Drivers & Warehouse Workers Secure Representation With Local 305

Published on Sunday, December 10, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(PORTLAND, OREGON) – More than 40 Workers employed at Ridwell have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 305. The group of Drivers and Warehouse Workers came together to gain a voice at work and address concerns over wages, benefits and working conditions. This is the second group of Workers to join the Teamsters at Ridwell. “I want to more»

Volkswagen Workers In Chattanooga Launch Public Campaign To Join The United Auto Workers With More Than 1,000 Workers Signing Up ‘In Less Than A Week’

Published on Friday, December 8, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE) – More than 1,000 Workers have signed Union Authorization Cards in less than a week and gone public with their Union Drive at Volkswagen’s (VW) only U.S. Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The move is a surprise breakthrough in the UAW’s National Campaign to organize all Non-Union Auto Workers at 13 companies. Over more»

Zen Leaf Cannabis Workers In Illinois ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters - Dispensary Is Third Verano Location To Join The Union

Published on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Cannabis Workers employed at Zen Leaf in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. “The dedication and hard work of these professionals is not just essential to the Chicago Cannabis Industry, but representative of their solidarity,” Local 777 President Jim Glimco more»

Buffalo’s Elmwood Taco And Subs’ Workers Win Union Election

Published on Monday, December 4, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs (ETS) in Buffalo have won their Union Election with a final vote count of 10-to-4. The Workers originally filed for a Union Election in late October. As a result, ETS management responded to the organizing effort with Union-Busting tactics that included drastically cutting Workers’ hours, more»

Workers Say Legoland ‘Is Trying To Deter’ California Ride Technician Engineers’ ‘Bid To Unionize’

Published on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports Lego has hired Union Avoidance Consultants to deter their Ride Technician Engineers employed at Legoland in Carlsbad, California from Unionizing. The Workers want to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and have filed the appropriate paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board. One more»

Front-Line Health Care Workers At The University Of Utah Health System ‘Go Union’

Published on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Front-Line Health Care Workers employed at the University of Utah Health System have announced they’ve formed Utah Health Workers United-Communications Workers of America (UHWU-CWA) to address growing concerns surrounding safe staffing levels, wages and benefits. “Current efforts by the University to address our more»

Artistic Workers At Opera Colorado ‘Go Union’ - Union Vote In Denver ‘Is The First In Decades To Create A Bargaining Unit That Includes All Onstage & Backstage Employees Of A U.S. Opera Company’

Published on Sunday, November 26, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Stephanie Wolf at The Colorado Sun reports Opera Colorado Workers have won their Union by a 91-to-8 vote, results that were posted by the National Labor Relations Board. The Bargaining Unit includes Solo Singers, Stage Directors, Assistant Stage Directors, Stage Managers, Assistant Stage Managers, Choreographers, Solo and Ensemble Dancers, Chorus Members more»

Wells Fargo Workers Employed At Two Branches in Albuquerque, New Mexico & Bethel, Alaska Look To ‘Go Union’ - A ‘Rare Move For The Banking Sector’

Published on Thursday, November 23, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Niket Nishant at Fortune reports on a Reuters report that Wells Fargo Employees at two of the Bank’s branches have filed for Union Elections, laying the groundwork for potential Unionization in an industry that has largely been immune to such Labor Campaigns. In a petition to the National Labor Relations Board, Bankers and Tellers at Wells Fargo more»

Toyota’s Indiana Employees Meet With UAW Reps, Consider Possibility Of Unionizing

Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Nathan Goble and Ann Powell at WEHT-TV report on Toyota’s Vanderburgh County, Indiana Employees meeting with representatives of the United Auto Workers (UAW) as they consider the possibility of Unionizing. This comes two weeks after the UAW posted a video laying out its plans to conduct an Organizing Campaign at Toyota. Toyota recently raised its more»

Attorneys At The Center For Reproductive Rights ‘Go Union,’ Announce Their Intent To Join The Association Of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325

Published on Sunday, November 19, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(MANHATTAN, NEW YORK) - Attorneys employed at the Center for Reproductive Rights have announced their intent to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)-United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325. The Center for Reproductive Rights Lawyers Union supports the Center’s sibling Union of Non-Attorney U.S. Staff in UAW Local 2110 and aligns with its more»

Writers Guild Of America East ‘Wins Voluntary Recognition’ At Pushkin Industries

Published on Friday, November 17, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(NEW YORK CITY) – Management at Pushkin Industries, the popular Podcast Production Company co-founded by Jacob Weisberg and Malcolm Gladwell, has voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) as the Collective Bargaining Representatives of the Staff’s Producers, Editors and Engineers. A card-check conducted by an independent more»

Workers At Graphic Packaging In Chicago ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters - ‘Union Organizing Momentum Grows as Third Group of Print Industry Workers Choose Teamster Representation in Under Two Weeks’

Published on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – More than 200 Workers at Graphic Packaging in Chicago, Illinois have voted - overwhelmingly, 123-to-23, for representation with Teamsters Local 673, joining a growing national movement of Workers in the Printing Industry seeking strong Union representation. Local 673 Secretary-Treasurer Timothy Custer said: “I want to more»

Drivers At 10 Roads Express In Iowa, Nebraska ‘Go Union,’ Join The Teamsters

Published on Monday, November 13, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
(CARTER LAKE, IOWA) - Drivers employed at 10 Roads Express at three different yards in the States of Iowa and Nebraska have voted to join the Teamsters. “We need this Union to hold our bosses accountable on improving operations and showing drivers more respect,” said Timothy Rozell, a Driver who has been with 10 Roads for 14 years. “As we more»

IAM Healthcare Launches The Pharmacy Guild, A Campaign To Unionize & Support Retail Pharmacy Workers

Published on Thursday, November 9, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Nicole Goodkind at CNN Business reports a formal Unionization effort, backed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and Pharmacy Labor Activists, is underway. The Worker Empowerment Project has been named the Pharmacy Guild. The announcement comes after Pharmacy Labor Advocates launched a series of walkouts at Walgreens more»

Google Content Writers At Accenture Vote To Join Union

Published on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
Josh Eidelson and Davey Alba at Bloomberg News report that a group of Alphabet Incorporated Contract Staff working on content for Google’s support pages have voted to Unionize. The Workers, whose jobs have included improving the quality of answers in Google’s search engine and Artificial Intelligence chatbot, are employed through consulting more»