When standing together, workers have much more power to enact change, and now is a great time to do just that. So, if you are looking to unionize your workforce, here are some tips to consider and how to get started. Build relationships with your colleagues. One of the most important ...
which issued a relatively minor rule change allowing workers to vote on whether to unionize soon after a union has been proposed, rather than allowing employers to delay the vote for years. Many employers have used the delaying tactics to retaliate against workers who try to organize, and int...
Answer these questions 1. Why do many companies choose to have their goods manufactured overseas, where labor costs are low? Is this just good strategic thinking, or are their ethical issues involved What are the major reasons why workers unionize? What a...
54 Starbucks company-owned stores have formally organized. Workers at anAmazonwarehouse in New York City recentlyvotedto form the first union at the second-largest U.S. private employer and join the Amazon Labor Union.GoogleFiber contractors in Kansas City successfullyvotedto unionize their ...
Fighting for change in an entire industry could, paradoxically, also be easier for workers than just trying to change or unionize their own company. “What we have is where the bargaining happens employer by employer by employer, it’s just too much work,” Block says. “And it embeds an...
(which could take years). “When 45,000 graduate student workers across the country are organizing at this moment, Duke is trying to assert that we don’t have the right to do that—and by extension, neither do any of them,”Anita Simha, cochair of the Duke Graduate Students Union,...
How do I feel about public sector unions? Let me put it this way, I oppose public sectorjobs. If I had my way there’d be nothing to unionize except police, judges, soldiers, EPA and IRS workers. Having said that, I have nothing against teachers unions, as long as the teachers don...
If you and your coworkers want to unionize, it is illegal for your boss to stop you from doing it or discipline you for wanting to do it. Not Paying Overtime unsplash.com Not Paying Overtime If you work beyond your normal 40 hours a week, it is illegal for your boss to not pay ...
Would the Employee Free Choice Act Effectively Protect the Right to Unionize? This article examines in detail union busting in a nursing home facility in Florida and asks whether the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would have protect...
— AEGIS-CWA 💙 #UnionizeSEGA (@takesAEGIS)April 24, 2023 This overtime, known in the industry as crunch, is pervasive and, as evidenced by Schreier’s reporting into Rockstar Games, highly exploitative. According to Khan, the comms officer at theGame Workers branchof theIWGB, a wo...