From Starbucks to Marijuana Dispensaries, 2022 Marked a Year of Gains for Labor Organizers in Chicago, US – WTTW (Chicago)

 A Starbucks worker in Edgewater participates in a one-day strike on Aug. 30, 2022. (WTTW News)Election day brought a win for union backers, when voters supported the so-called Workers’ Rights Amendment broadening rights in the Illinois constitution for collective bargaining. And organizers and their supporters are also hopeful the National Labor Relations Board is about to get a financial boost in a new federal spending plan.
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outraged
3 years ago

unions, the answer to nothing.

nixit
3 years ago

Look at PBS going passive-aggressive on labor…”so-called” Workers’ Rights Amendment.

For every dozen or so member gains at random Starbucks, the big unions continue to shed members. IEA down 1,000 members, SEIU Healthcare down 1,000, AFSCME31 down 2,000.

Giddyap
3 years ago

Norma Rae Wannabes At Starbucks Will Be The First Workers Fired/Replaced By Robots

Old Joe
3 years ago

Where’d you go
Joe DiMaggio…..

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