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‘Management said to continue working’: Starbucks workers walk out after busted mobile ordering system causes chaos

Workers at a Long Island Starbucks walked out after their mobile ordering system broke.

On Mar 29, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

New York, NY - October 27, 2021: Workers of Chipotle store on strike for poor working conditions and violations of city Fair Workweek Law at the store in Upper Manhattan

Chipotle will have to tell employees it screwed up by shutting down a store that was unionizing

The company settled a lawsuit alleging it closed a store to retaliate against a union vote.

On Mar 27, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

Amazon with National Labor Relations Board logo

Amazon to be hit with formal complaint for suspending union organizer at Staten Island warehouse

The NLRB said the suspension of a union organizer from the JFK8 facility was unlawful, according to a tweet.

On Feb 21, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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‘Not normal’: Starbucks barista says hours are being slashed at stores like never before

'I don't know what's going on.'

On Feb 2, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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Amazon fails to overturn New York City warehouse union vote

The company is expected to challenge the decision.

On Jan 12, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

Blank Street Coffee building with sign and people walking by

6 Blank Street Coffee locations to vote on union in February

A notorious union-busting law firm is repping the company.

On Dec 14, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

book author holding her book up caption 'yet another reason to be mad at harpercollins' 'this is my book How to Excavate a Heart' (l) author greenscreen TikTok over Barnes and Noble website listing her book as 'How to Excavate a Heart: A Christmas, Hanukkah and Holiday Book' caption 'on every single retailer is now 'How to Excavate a Heart' (c) Author speaking caption 'it is not a Christmas book' (r)

‘I’m gonna give you another reason to be extremely mad at HarperCollins’: Author says HarperCollins rebranded her lesbian Jewish romance novel as a Christmas story

'The way I GASPED at the new title.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘Easiest 20.50/hr I ever made’: Amazon warehouse worker shares day in the life

'Bro just trained me.'

On Dec 4, 2022 by Vladimir Supica

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Striking journalists have out-of-office replies changed by management to eliminate pro-union language

Reporters have been locked out of their emails and work laptops.

On Nov 29, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Blank Street Coffee shop with sign in city

Workers at the venture capital-backed coffee chain Blank Street are trying to unionize

The omnipresent coffee chain might have its first unionized location.

On Nov 22, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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#RedCupRebellion: Influencers step in to help Starbucks workers unionize—and strike

The union worked with youth-led activist group Gen-Z for Change to coordinate messaging.

On Nov 17, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘F*ck yourself’: Long Island Karen goes off on Starbucks employees

'And people wonder why no one wants to work in that industry!'

On Nov 5, 2022 by Melody Heald

Andy Jassy with National Labor Relations Board logo on white background

Amazon CEO’s anti-union comments violated law, labor board says

Andy Jassy allegedly violated labor law in interviews given to CNBC and Bloomberg, according to the NLRB.

On Oct 27, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

starbucks employee explains how he got fired over suicide prevention pin tiktok

‘They weren’t becoming of the brand’: Starbucks worker says he was fired for wearing a suicide awareness pin

'Well I don't think that's very becoming of Starbucks.'

On Oct 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Too much work for little pay’: FedEx driver makes 192 stops in one day, sparking debate

'Y’all need to unionize to make that UPS money.'

On Oct 5, 2022 by Heather Stewart