Savannah Hawley-Bates at KCUR 89.3/NPR In Kansas City, Missouri reports Social Work Staff employed at the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City have voted to become the first Unionized Domestic Violence Shelter in the State of Missouri. More than two-thirds of eligible Workers at one of Kansas City’s largest and oldest shelters Unionized with the Laborers more»

(SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) - Workers at Better Buzz Coffee’s Hillcrest location in San Diego have voted to join United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 135. Better Buzz is one of the largest local coffee chains in San Diego County, with locations in Southern California and more new branches opening in Arizona. The new Bargaining Unit includes more»

Pharmacy Professionals employed at two CVS stores in Rhode Island have voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, an initiative of International Association of Machinists (IAM) Healthcare and an affiliate of the IAM. These victories mark the second and third election wins by Pharmacists organizing with the Union in just four weeks and the first stores in the Nation more»

Four-hundred AT&T Mobility In-Home Experts (IHX) in South Texas have voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA) under the terms of the Voluntary Recognition and Neutrality Agreement with AT&T Mobility. In-Home Experts are Sales Representatives who manage their own portfolio of customers and provide service demonstrations, answer more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - On June 6th, Staff at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City will vote on whether to Unionize with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110. The American Folk Art Museum, located on Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side, has existed for more than years. The wall-to-wall Unit includes Curators, Retail Staff, Educators, IT, more»

TheStand.org reports On-Site Workers at Fungi Perfecti, which produces gourmet and medicinal mushrooms marketed as Host Defense Mushrooms, have announced their intention to form a Union with Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 252. But rather than recognizing and respecting their Workers’ right to join together free more»

Members of the Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU) - which is part of Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153 - recently rallied to demand the college cancel its contract with the Union-Busting Law Firm Littler Mendelson. Back in late April, Workers delivered a letter to Wesleyan President Michael Roth stating that 76% of more»

Meghana Veldhuis at The Daily Princetonian reports Postdoctoral Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey have won their Union. The Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) X (Twitter) account posted the results that led to Unionizing with the United Auto Workers (UAW). According to PUPS, 484 Postdocs voted in favor of unionizing while 89 more»

(THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) – Eighty-four Drivers and Warehouse Associates employed at a Nabis Warehouse in California have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 630. “We are dedicated to ensuring stability in the rapidly growing Cannabis Industry,” said Lou Villalvazo, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer at Teamsters Local 630 in Los more»

After years of organizing, Workers employed at Natural Grocers in Norman, Oklahoma have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1000. The Staff has been working toward this victory since 2021, enduring hours-long captive audience meetings from notorious Union-Busting Consultant Firm the Crossroads Group and retaliation against more»

(VERO BEACH, FLORIDA) - Full-time Stage Technicians at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida voted to affiliate with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 500 after participating in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election. The eight Crew Members in the Unit - who are responsible for carpentry, lighting, wardrobe, more»

The Salt Lake Tribune reports Flight Attendants employed at Utah-based Breeze Airways have voted “overwhelmingly” to join the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) - after one of the fastest campaigns to file for a Union Election AFA Officials say they have ever seen. A Union spokesperson said 76.3% of Breeze Flight Attendants voted in favor more»

McKenna Schueler at Orlando Weekly reports a super-majority of H&M Retail Workers at the company’s Melbourne Square Mall Store have voted in favor of Unionization. The Swedish Fast-Fashion Retailer has 15 locations Unionized with the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) in New York, but in Florida - which has 21 H&M store locations - more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Cannabis Workers employed at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs in River North have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. “We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to (the) Teamsters,” Local 777 President Jim Glimco said. “Dispensary Workers are seeing their counterparts at other more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter report Workers who play characters like Goofy and Mickey Mouse and cheer and dance at parades at Disneyland have taken a step forward in their push to Unionize with Actors’ Equity. The group, which is seeking to represent 1,700 Employees, filed a petition for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) - John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees have announced they are forming their Union, Shedd Workers United, with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. The announcement came in a public letter signed by 60 Workers. When certified, Shedd Workers United/AFSCME will represent 300 Employees across the more»

With Union approval ratings, especially among young Workers, at their highest levels in decades, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA) has been scoring big Organizing wins. In the last month, Workers at Television Station KDVR in Denver, Colo., WLNE Television Station in Rhode Island, and more»

(BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO) – Workers employed at Colorado’s Boulder County have filed for a Union Election after legislation granting some County Workers the right to collectively bargain went into effect in 2023. The Boulder County Employees Union (BCEU) is organizing with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and are hoping to address more»

(SUMNER, WASHINGTON) – More than 150 Costco Drivers in Sumner, Washington have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 174, becoming the first-ever group of Workers at a Costco Distribution Center to organize with the Teamsters. The Workers are seeking strong representation to address years of workplace concerns under the backing of a Teamsters more»

(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) - Workers at Marquette University have gone public with their intention to join United Campus Workers of Wisconsin, a wall-to-wall Union that includes Undergraduate and Graduate Student Workers, Adjunct and Non-Tenure Track Faculty and other University Staff. Part of the Communications Workers of America’s (CWA’s) more»

(FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA) – More than 100 Public Sector Workers in the City of Fountain Valley have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 911. This Worker-led victory is comprised of three Bargaining Units: The Fountain Valley Professional and Technical Unit; The Fountain Valley General Employees Unit; and the Fountain Valley Municipal more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The International Association Of Machinists (IAM) has announced a remarkable achievement in its ongoing efforts to champion the cause of Workers across the Nation - a recent report, drawing on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analyzed by Bloomberg Law, has spotlighted the IAM for its significant growth in Union more»

Reuters reports Workers at Apple’s store in Short Hills, New Jersey have filed for Union Representation with the Communications Workers of America, a Staff Member who is part of the Organizing Committee amid a push for Unionization across sectors in Corporate America. In June 2022, a store near Baltimore, Maryland had become the first Apple location more»

Katie Campione at Deadline reports 160 Workers from DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Television and Feature Productions have Unionized and will be represented by the Animation Guild (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839) and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700). According to The Guild, this marks the largest Unit more»

Olivera Perkins at Signal Cleveland reports Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) Employees have voted to Unionize with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 West Virginia/Kentucky/Ohio. The Workers decided to Unionize because they believed CRCC leadership had not adequately responded to many of their concerns, including People of Color more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Approximately 150 Qantas Airways Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) employed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Qantas AMEs reached out to the IAM in late 2023 to explore the idea of forming a Union and then more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) - Thirteen Hair, Makeup, Wardrobe and Stage Workers for the touring production of the musical Hairspray have won voluntary recognition of their Union and are set to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees’ (IATSE) Associated Crafts and Technicians (ACT) Local - which covers Touring Theatrical Workers. The crew more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – About 40 Workers employed at Evergreen Health in Downtown Buffalo have filed to Unionize with the Rochester Regional Joint Board of Workers United. The Union filing follows Workers at the Pride Center, an affiliate of Evergreen, who voted unanimously to join Workers United earlier this month. Evergreen Health is a non-profit more»

(KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN) - More than 260 Residents and Fellow Physicians at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) have successfully Unionized by an overwhelming 152-to-12 vote. Union Representatives said the voting certified the Resident & Fellow Alliance (RFA) - which is affiliated with American Federation of more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - Workers at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood in Universal City, California, have officially voted to Unionize with the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE). Union Representatives said 37 Employees voted in favor of joining the Hollywood Crew Union and six voted against. Ushers, Cooks, more»

(ATLANTA, GEORGIA) – Drivers employed at United Natural Foods, Incorporated (UNFI) in Atlanta have voted by an overwhelmingly margin - 95%, to join the Teamsters. The organizing victory marks the end of a months-long campaign by UNFI Workers to Unionize and is the second Teamsters organizing victory at the company in less than two months. The more»

(MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT) – Roughly 300 Support Staff and Technical Employees at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vermont, have voted to form a Union with the Porter Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (PFNHP), an affiliate of the Vermont American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The Workers, including those who work in roles that include more»

Just under 300 Workers employed at the MGM Springfield, Massachusetts Casino have voted to join New England Joint Board UNITE HERE Local 301 in a Union Election that was overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. The results from 247 Poker and Table Game Employees out of 282 eligible Workers in the Bargaining Unit considerably expands the number of more»

(HARLEM, NEW YORK) - The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) has announced the Dancers of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) have won their Union and that the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) Organization is partnering with the AGMA in furthering a mutual effort to protect Artists and improve their working lives. Just over one month after coming forward with more»

(ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA) - On-Air Employees at WJET-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania - including Anchors, Reporters, Meteorologists and others - have voted overwhelmingly to form a Union with Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). “We believe our Union will strengthen WJET-TV as a station and make it a better source more»

Some 600 Quality Assurance (QA) Workers employed at Activision Publishing, the Video Game-Maker that’s owned by Microsoft, are forming a Union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) - and say the historic neutrality agreements forged first by the CWA and the National AFL-CIO with the Technology Giant helped their organizing efforts. In QA, more»

Rebecca Tauber at The Denverite reports low pay and high Employee turnover are two of the key reasons Workers employed at the Colorado Coalition For The Homeless are working with other Coalition Staff to gather support for a Union. Organizers at the Coalition have formally announced their intent to form a Union with Service Employees International Union more»

(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, 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»

(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, 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»

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, 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»

(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»

(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»

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, 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»

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»

(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»

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»