The Yale News reports Yale Graduate and Professional School Students have voted to Unionize after an official count by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In October, UNITE HERE Local 33 petitioned the NLRB for a Union Election on behalf of the Workers. The Bargaining Unit will include students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences with more»

Riley Pickett at SimplyFlying.com reports Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants, Mechanics and Ramp Agents are attempting to Unionize. Picket reports the Union effort comes as Delta Staff complained of unsatisfactory working conditions, stagnant wages, and poor treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Meanwhile, the idea of Unionization is growing more»

(RIALTO, CALIFORNIA) – City of Rialto Employees in the Mid-Managers Bargaining Unit have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 1932. “I’m super excited about this,” said Kim Dame, an Administrative Analyst with the Community Development Department. “I know the majority of our department has wanted to be Teamsters for a more»

Hunter Southall at OnLabor.org reports on the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee and its plans to organize demonstrations within every prison, jail and ICE Detention Facility in North America. The Union organization is demanding prison reform and the end of what they call “legalized enslavement.” Incorporated in 2014, the Incarcerated more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) - A super-majority of Workers at Activision Blizzard’s Proletariat Studio have announced that they are forming the Proletariat Workers Alliance/Communications Workers of America (CWA), and have filed for a Union Representation Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Prior to filing for an election, the Workers more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) - Workers at Reviewed.com have formed a Union and are joining the Boston Newspaper Guild, a Local of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America (CWA). A super-majority of Editorial Employees at Reviewed, which is part of the USA TODAY network - from Writers and Editors to its Art, Community, Lab and Operations Teams, have more»

(SALINA, KANSAS) - Workers employed at the American Red Cross in Salina, Kansas have voted unanimously in favor of representation with Teamsters Local 795. The victory marks the fourth Organizing victory since the Teamsters ratified their new national master agreement with ARC this Summer. Teamsters Local 795 President Jesse Castillo said: “These more»

(ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND) - Workers at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) have won their Union Election and have voted to certify American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Maryland Council 3 as their exclusive Bargaining Representative. One Bargaining Unit will consist of core (Administrative and Support) Staff and more»

(AMARILLO, TEXAS) - With more than 80% voting in favor of Union Representation, 99 Drivers and Monitors employed at First Student of Amarillo, Texas, have joined Teamsters Local 577. “Congratulations to these Workers on standing up for one another by exercising their rights and fighting for a voice on the job,” Teamsters Local 577 President more»

(PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) – About 70 Workers employed at the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site have filed for a Union Election as they seek to join the United Steelworkers (USW) and gain a greater voice at one of the region’s most important cultural sites. The Workers - Educators and Visitors’ Services and Retail Workers, as more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) — Quality Assurance Workers employed at Blizzard Albany have won their Union Election in a unanimous vote of 14-to-0 vote and will be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Union Officials announced. This CWA organizing victory comes despite Activision’s aggressive Union-Busting Campaign, including their more»

The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) is moving ahead with two new Organizing Campaigns at Ballet Companies based in the South. The wave of Artists organizing across the country continues as the Dancers of Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth and Ballet Memphis have signed Authorization Cards to form their Unions with AGMA. Both Dancer Groups have more»

(SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA) - A Louisiana International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local’s successful strategy to organize more Residential Wiremen into the IBEW could serve as an effective model for helping other Locals gain Members. Just over a year ago, Shreveport IBEW Local 194 Business Manager Brent Moreland signed a Memorandum of more»

(NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) – Workers at the American Red Cross in Nashville who are employed in the Collections, Auxiliary and Manufacturing Departments have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 480. “This is one of the largest Red Cross locations in Tennessee and we are honored that these Workers would choose to join us,” Local 480 more»

(UTICA, NEW YORK) - Seeking better working conditions and a stronger voice on the job, Workers at the Utica Zoo have voted overwhelmingly to form a Union at their workplace with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). The group of Zookeepers, Veterinary Technicians, Education Specialists, Groundskeepers and Gift Shop Employees have been more»

(PARK CITY, UTAH) - Lift Mechanics and electricians employed at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah have voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA), becoming the first group of Ski Resort Mechanics in the United States to form a Union. The Workers organized as the Park City Lift Maintenance Professional more»

Mikhail Harrison at Leafly.com says with the industry taking off at full speed, Workers across the budding field need protection. That’s why the Cannabis Workers Union organizes everyone from Growers to Budtenders to Delivery Personnel on a national scale. The Union - the United Food and Commercial Workers, now represents tens of thousands of more»

Dani Kington at The Athens Independent reports Therapists and Case Managers - who are employed at a Hopewell Health Centers location in Athens, Ohio, have formed a Union - the first group of Hopewell Employees to do so. The Union represents 30 Workers at the non-profit’s Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services location on Columbus Road. The more»

(TUKWILA, WASHINGTON) – Ready-mix Drivers at Corliss Resources have officially joined Teamsters Local 174, following a clear vote to Unionize and recent certification by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The vote was nearly 4-to-1 in favor of the Teamsters, showing Workers’ commitment to having the strongest voice possible on the job. more»

Josh Eidelson at Bloomberg Businessweek reports how Apple Stores went from Geek Paradise to Union Front Line - Employees helped create some of the most valuable square footage in the U.S. - now they feel more like regular Salespeople, so they’re Unionizing. To Directly Access This Labor News Story, Go To: more»

(FLORISSANT, MISSOURI) – Drivers and Monitors employed at Student Transportation of America (STA) have voted by a 2-to-1 margin to join Teamsters Local 610. The 170 Workers provide student transportation for the Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD). “We have more than doubled the average hourly wage for School Bus Workers since we more»

(SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA) – Workers employed at GreenWaste of Palo Alto in Santa Clara, California have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters Union. The 40-Worker group of Drivers and Mechanics will now join the thousands of Waste Workers throughout the Bay Area who are already represented by Local 350. “Ever since I started working more»

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - In another indication that the Unionization Drive is strong in the Nation’s Cultural Sector, Workers at the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) have decided to join hands to build power at work. The Ohio Museum Workers, now known as Columbus Museum of Art Workers United, voted 97% in favor of Unionizing with American Federation of County, more»

(SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) – Operations Specialists, Maintenance Specialists, Shift Leads and Team Leads working for Spin Electric Scooters in San Diego have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 542 - the third City where Spin Workers have Unionized and the first outside of the Bay Area. “These Workers spoke loud and clear with their more»

Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey at WVLT-TV in Tennessee reports Employees at Used Book Store McKay’s Knoxville have voted in favor of Unionizing, according to an announcement from the Communications Workers of America (CWA). CWA Officials told WVLT News the Workers were unhappy with their current work arrangement and wished to organize and negotiate a fair more»

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»