Jeremy Tombs at WYMT.com reports Employees at Woodford Reserve - one of Kentucky’s major Bourbon Distilleries, are trying to form a Union with Teamsters Local 651. “Woodford Reserves Workers are the lowest paid among the Bourbon Industry in the Bluegrass Region,” said Union President James Brant, who adds the Workers are in search of more»

RestaurantBusinessOnline.com reports that irked by a loss of hours, 11 Employees of the Daily Press Coffee Shop and Cocktail Bar in Brooklyn are pushing back on management by forming a Union with Workers United. To Directly Access This Labor News Report, Go To: more»

Megan Vaz and Miranda Wollen at The Yale Daily News report Yale University will recognize a Union Election for Graduate Workers for the first time in history, marking another significant step forward in Unite Here Local 33’s three decades of organizing efforts. The petition was backed by Authorization Cards signed by more than 75% of the Graduate and more»

(FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN) - A super majority of Workers employed at Noble Knight Games, an on-line retailer of tabletop games, are seeking voluntary recognition and have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in case the company fails to recognize their Union - Noble Knight Games United, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports that after few months after Film and Television Music Supervisors kicked off a national Worker Organizing Drive, a group that works with Netflix has filed a petition for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). According to IATSE, “an overwhelming majority” of Music more»

K. Holt at engadget.com reports Workers at YouTube Music Content Operations have filed with the National Labor Relations Board for Union Recognition. "As a part of the YouTube Music Content Operations team, Workers ensure music content is available and approved for YouTube’s 2.1 billion monthly active users worldwide," the Alphabet Workers more»

(SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA) – Cultivation, Propagation and Post-Harvest Workers who are employed at Flora Terra Cannabis have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 665 - becoming the first group of Cannabis Workers to Go Union with the Teamsters under the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act in Northern California. “Congratulations more»

(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) – Teamsters Local 104 has announced 113 Waste Workers employed at Republic Services in Phoenix have voted to Unionize with the Teamsters in order to address years of concerns on the job as they seek higher pay, affordable health care and better working conditions. “For too long, we have been underpaid, overworked and more»

(SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS) - The ActBlue Tech Workers Union/Communications Workers of America (CWA) has been voluntarily recognized by ActBlue Technical Services’ management after Kristen Gonzalez, a candidate for the New York State Senate and Tech Worker, conducted a neutral third party verification and confirmed a majority of eligible Workers have more»

The Associated Press reports the National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a November 2nd vote on a petition from Home Depot workers in Philadelphia to form what could be the first Storewide Union at the world’s largest Home Improvement Retailer. The Atlanta-based company employs about 500,000 people at its 2,316 stores in the U.S., Canada and more»

(PARK CITY, UTAH) - Lift Mechanics and Electricians employed at the Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah have submitted a petition for a Union Representation Election to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), becoming the first group of Ski Resort Mechanics in the country to seek formal Union Representation. The Workers are organizing as the more»

(BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA) - The United Steelworkers (USW) have announced Workers employed at Bobcat's Bismarck, North Dakota’s manufacturing facility voted in favor of Union Representation in a Secret Ballot Election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez said the 700 Bobcat Employees in Bismarck more»

Contributing Reporter Mariella Moon Yahoo.com reports Cafeteria Workers at Waymo are forming a Union, according to NBC News, which makes them the latest group of Workers to organize at one of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies. Waymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving car project, is an American Autonomous Driving Technology Company more»

According to a new report in The Washington Post, since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 4,000 people who work in Google’s cafeterias have joined Unions. The Post reports about 90% of total Food Services Workers at Google are now Unionized. And according to The Post, “the average Unionized Worker at a Google cafeteria makes $24 an hour, more»

Jamie Lang at CartoonBrew.com reports Animation Workers employed at Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News have voted to join The Animation Guild (TAG)/International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839, becoming the second such group of Animation Workers and Production Staff in New York to do so, and joining Workers from Titmouse more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on Workers employed at Insurance Giant Geico’s offices in Buffalo, New York - which employs 2,500, have embarked on a Unionization Campaign in the face of what they say are aggressive and unfair management tactics to prevent them from forming a Labor Union. Workers say they have faced deteriorating working more»

In a groundbreaking victory, a majority of AT&T In Home Expert (IHX) Workers in North Carolina have chosen to Unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), becoming the first State in the Southeast where IHX Workers have formed a Union. They join IHX Workers in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Nevada and Arkansas in more»

Kathleen Moore at The Albany Times Union reports Adjuncts and other Non-Tenure-Track Teachers at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs have voted to Unionize, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 200 United. Faculty, Librarians and Accompanists who are not eligible for tenure will be represented by the Union. To Directly Access This more»

(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - The Content Staff at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, the home of Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station 90.5 WESA and Independent Music Station 91.3 WYEP, have announced their intention to form a Union with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). A super-majority of more»

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) – Employees at the Columbus Museum of Art want management to voluntarily recognize their union, which Workers are forming through American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 8. In late August, 30 Employees delivered a letter requesting voluntary recognition of their Union, Columbus Museum of Art more»

This Summer, 13 Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants from four Eugene, Oregon-area clinics operated by PeaceHealth overwhelmingly voted to form a Union in an election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. The new group, PeaceHealth Providers United, will focus its Collective Bargaining Power on addressing burnout, more»

Chloe Rabinowitz at BroadwayWorld.com reports Actors' Equity Association, the National Labor Union representing more than 51,000 Professional Actors and Stage Managers in live entertainment, has filed with the Los Angeles City Employee Relations Board on behalf of the Planetarium Lecturers at Griffith Observatory. To Directly Access This Organizing Labor more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Workers at United We Dream (UWD), the largest Immigrant Youth-Led Network in the country, have won voluntary recognition after a majority of eligible staff showed their support for Union Representation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Union Officials announced. “We’re so proud to win our new Union and join more»

Kristin Toussaint at FastCompany.com reports on the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union leading the charge to organize Cultural Workers - including those employed at Museums and Art Galleries. AFSCME President Lee Saunders tells FastCompany.com that Union support for those Workers is “what the Labor Movement more»

Deadline Labor Editor David Robb reports Off-Air Content Staff Members at the PBS NewsHour have Unionized with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The On-Air Staffers long have been represented by the Union, but they now are joined by 69 Reporters, Producers, Editors, Production Assistants and others who more»

(HONOLULU, HAWAII) - Workers at Mobi, Hawaii's largest Regional Wireless Company, have formed a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) The company has voluntarily recognized their Workers’ Union, which is a monumental step forward for an industry overrun with Union-Busting and retaliation, CWA Officials said. The Mobi Workers Union more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) - The Defenders Union of Colorado have launched an effort as part of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7799 to represent Employees at the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender. The Workers - including Attorneys, Paralegals, Investigators, Social Workers, and Administrative Staff - describe a broken system where more»

(GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA) – First Responders at the University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Hospital have voted unanimously to form a Union with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Florida Council 79. This Unit includes 84 Flight Paramedics, Ground Paramedics, EMTs and Dispatchers. The Flight Paramedics work on more»

(LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) – More than 100 Drivers employed at Sysco Louisville have voted overwhelmingly, by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, to join Teamsters Local 89 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Workers are seeking increased pay, better benefits, improved safety and fair work rules, Union Officials said. “(Local 89) put a lot of work into helping the more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Hundreds of Health Care Professionals who are employed at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California have overwhelmingly voted to join American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)-affiliated United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP). These 420 Health more»

NPR takes a look at the recent wave of Union Organizing across the United States, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Maryland Institute College of Art. NPR talks to Huffington Post Labor Reporter Dave Jamieson, who provides a national picture of this rise in Labor Organizing. To Directly Access This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: more»

Evan Drellich of TheAthletic.com reports on the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) wanting to include Minor League Players in its Membership. Drellich also reports the MLBPA has sent out Union Authorization Cards to Minor Leaguers asking them to formally declare that they want the MLBPA to represent them. To Directly Access This Organizing more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) – Workers at Ascend in Boston have voted - overwhelming, to join Teamsters Local 25, becoming the first Cannabis Dispensary in New England to organize with the Union. Dispensary Associates at the facility voted by mail-in ballot, with election certification held last week. The win in Boston is the latest victory for the more»

(TOPEKA, KANSAS) - About 20 Field Organizers with the Kansas Democratic Party have joined Teamsters Local 696 and have been recognized by the party’s leadership. The new Bargaining Unit made up of Temporary Workers organized earlier this month, becoming the latest group of Campaign Workers to join the Union. “We chose to join the Teamsters more»

Associated Press Reporters Dee-Ann Durbin and Adrian Sainz report on a Federal Judge ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven Employees in Memphis, Tennessee who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to Unionize their store. To Directly Access This Labor News Report, Go To: more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Workers at the Verano/Zen Leaf Dispensary in the neighborhood of Pilsen have voted by margin of more than 90% to join Teamsters Local 777. The vote in favor of Unionization comes in spite of the fact the company fired Union Supporters during the campaign. “These Workers are brave, unwavering and incredibly more»

Sophia Veneziano at The Marion Star reports on Faculty at The Ohio State University at Marion attempting to form the first Faculty Employee Union at Ohio State with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Ohio Council 8. To Read This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: more»

(PORTLAND, OREGON) – Specialty Finishes Painters at the Vigor Swan Island Shipyard have won their Union Election with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 5/Painter’s Local 10. The Painters won their election by a vote of 8-1. Specialty Finishes has operated in Oregon and Washington for two decades, more»

(CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA) - Citing a desire for improved staffing and a strengthened voice in patient care protections, Registered Nurses (RNs) at Coral Gables Hospital in South Florida voted by 57% to join National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the Nation’s largest RN Union. “Coral more»

There are few goals more difficult to accomplish than successfully organizing a Union. The process can be long and arduous. Many Workers are afraid to exercise their rights and companies will spend six or seven figure sums breaking a Union Drive as soon as they get wind of it without blinking an eye. When the Teamsters launched a National Organizing more»

Katie Schoolov at CNBC.com reports on Workers organizing at a pace that the United States hasn’t seen since the Great Depression and looks into why. To Directly Access Her Labor News Story, Go To: www.cnbc.com/2022/08/05/why-starbucks-apple-and-google-are-unionizing-now-for-the-first-time.html

Kendall Glynn at www.atlantaciviccircle.org reports on Delta Flight Attendants who’ve reignited a Unionization Drive that was brought about by the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. To Read This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports on Post-Production Workers at ShadowMachine Unionizing with the Editors Guild - About two dozen Editors and Assistant Editors, as well as others, are now Union Members, she says. To Read This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: more»

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on Emergency Medical Service Workers in Georgia who are trying to Unionize, saying it would help with retention and call response. To Directly Access This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: www.ems1.com/labor-issues/articles/atlanta-ems-members-work-to-unionize-WU1A4qg2Hk9qMiqT/

(ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA) - In a historic Union Election, Arlington County, Virginia Service, Labor and Trades Workers have voted overwhelmingly to join American Federation of State, County & Municipal (AFSCME) Council 20. The Employees are among the first Public Service Workers in the State of Virginia to Unionize since 2020, when a Worker-led more»

(NEW MARTINSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA) - Workers employed at Elementis Specialties, Incorporated in New Martinsville, West Virginia have joined International Chemical Workers Union (ICWU)/United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 566C for the better wages and benefits that come with a Union contract. Elementis Specialties is a Global Chemical Company more»

Labor Reporter Mark Gruenberg at People’s World Mark Gruenberg take an in-depth look at accelerated Museum Unionization Campaigns in Baltimore and Philadelphia during this month of July by the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Read Gruenberg’s Labor News Report At: more»

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has voluntarily recognized Academy Museum Workers United (AMWU), which is affiliated with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 36. The AMWU will represent 160 Museum Workers employed at the Los Angeles museum that is dedicated to promoting and studying motion pictures. (Above more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Workers at Earth Island in Chatsworth, California - a subsidiarity of Danone, have voted to join Teamsters Local 630. The 160 Workers are responsible for the manufacturing of vegan food products. “The Teamsters represent over one-thousand Workers at Danone, including over (250) Members right here in L.A. County in more»

(THE STATE OF WASHINGTON) - Workers employed at Verizon Wireless stores in Everett and Lynnwood, Washington have won their Union Election, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has announced. The Workers, who have been organizing for months, remained united in their efforts to form a Union even in the face of aggressive Anti-Union tactics from the more»