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Apple retail workers in Atlanta file for a union election, a first
Workers at Apple's Cumberland Mall location have filed for a union election. If successful, they'd …
Juliana Kaplan
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As Amazon and Starbucks workers notch major union wins, UBS says we're in a labor environment 'not seen for decades'
While UBS says it's "too early to declare pro unionization a trend," businesses are taking notice o…
Juliana Kaplan
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Black union organizers say, "It's scarier to petition for a union in the South."
Across the country, workers who have led unionization efforts have faced great consequences. Howeve…
DeArbea Walker
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Biden, Harris, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh meet with unionizing Amazon and Starbucks workers at the White House: 'These folks are inspiring a movement'
Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union said Biden joked that Smalls got the president in troubl…
Juliana Kaplan
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Amazon's first warehouse union marked the true turning point towards 'real change' for workers, says a labor-history professor
Christian Smalls went from getting fired by Amazon to kickstarting the labor movement. It's a tippi…
Juliana Kaplan
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The Amazon union vote failed. 2 workers explain why they voted against unionizing.
Before the result of the Amazon union vote was announced on Friday, we spoke to two employees about…
Annabelle Williams
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I helped lead Starbucks' recent union drive. The perfect storm gave us the confidence we needed to succeed.
"We don't want to quit because we're not happy," Starbucks shift supervisor and union organizer Ale…
Jamie Killin
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Bernie Sanders lays out 2 possible economic futures for the US — powerful billionaire oligarchs or a powerful unionized middle class
Unions at Amazon and Starbucks have seen historic wins recently for the working class. Sanders says…
Juliana Kaplan
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Meet the Biden labor lawyer who wants to crack down on companies making workers sit through anti-union meetings
Bosses can make you sit through an anti-union meeting. Jennifer Abruzzo, a key labor lawyer appoint…
Juliana Kaplan
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Why it's crucial for lawmakers to protect and empower unions as union popularity rises across the US
To truly strengthen unions, Congress must enact pro-union protections at a federal level, says Pitc…
Paul Constant
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A Starbucks union worker who met with President Biden called it 'a really proud moment.' Her employer was 'deeply concerned' no company rep was invited.
Laura Garza, a 22-year Starbucks vet, was one of six union organizers who met with Biden as part of…
Juliana Kaplan
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A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up
From the financial crisis to COVID, corporations have profited while workers sacrificed. Now, they'…
Avery Hartmans
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This one map shows what union membership looks like in the US
Even with union approval at a high, and strikes all over the country, the average union membership …
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Union membership remained low in 2021, following decades of declines — but the labor movement wants to change that
In 2021, even as strikes broke out across the country and workers turned their backs on low-paying …
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Amazon is facing another union vote right across the street from the Staten Island warehouse where workers recently made history by voting to unionize
This follows an election at Amazon's Bessemer warehouse, where the union lost in preliminary vote t…
Sarah Jackson,Katherine Long
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Amazon union loses at Staten Island warehouse a month after pulling off a historic win just across the street
The outcome is a blow to the Amazon Labor Union, which won a historic unionization vote in April at…
Sarah Jackson
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Biden supports the historic Amazon worker union vote in Alabama, and demands 'no anti-union propaganda'
Biden didn't specifically name Amazon, but reports have suggested Amazon is deploying anti-union ta…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Black Lives Matter helped inspire Amazon workers' push to unionize in Alabama, union president says
An estimated 85% of workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama warehouse are Black. The unionization vot…
Annabelle Williams
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Amazon reportedly posted anti-union messages in bathroom stalls in the run-up to Alabama's unionization vote
Anti-union messages appeared in an Alabama warehouse where Amazon employees are due to vote on unio…
Kevin Shalvey
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The Amazon unionizing battle follows a familiar pattern as union accuses the company of 'illegal and egregious' actions
Experts say the Amazon unionizing battle reveals a broken system that makes it harder for workers t…