Amazon Drivers Protest Brutal Conditions—Including Extreme Heat
andresr/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Heat waves can delay flights and melt airplane tarmac, but Amazon won’t let them hinder Prime deliveries. Extreme heat and unsafe working conditions under the merchant giant have now spurred drivers to unionize. In Southern California, 84 delivery drivers joined the International Brotherhood…
Starbucks Closed a Store “In Large Part to Discourage Unionization,” Rules Judge
Joshua Bessex/AP/File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May, Starbucks abruptly shuttered a unionized store in Ithaca, New York. This week, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Starbucks had violated federal labor law, and ordered the company to reopen the store. The…
Despite Progress, Teamsters Say UPS Strike Is Still Possible
Members of the Teamsters union with picket signs at United Parcel Service’s Livonia terminal.Jim West/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday afternoon, Teamsters president Sean O’Brien delivered an update on the UPS contract negotiations that could lead to the company’s workers striking next…
UPS Workers Are on the Verge of a Strike
Nam Y. Huh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An overwhelming majority of UPS union workers voted Friday to authorize the right to strike, raising the possibility that the world’s largest package company could cease deliveries in the US as early as August 1. TEAMSTERS…
Why Business Lobbyists Want to Stop Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su
Joe Biden announces Julie Su as his nominee to be the next secretary of labor during a White House event on March 1.Win McNamee / Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was published originally by Capital & Main. Business groups are vigorously…
Why Rutgers Faculty Are Striking for the First Time in 257 Years
Noah Lanard/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday morning in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Martin Gliserman, a silver-haired English professor wearing his cap and gown, looked to be an elder statesman of the picket line. But despite having taught at Rutgers for…