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140,000 Americans walked out of work last year to strike for higher pay and safer workplaces — and thousands got what they wanted
About a third of workers who took action to demand more from their job weren't part of a union, acc…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Meet a Kroger's King Soopers worker who's striking for the first time: 'I think people are realizing they're worth more'
"Unfortunately, to work is to be abused, and people are tired of not being abused at a livable wage…
Juliana Kaplan
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Kellogg's workers end their nearly 3 month strike and agree to a new contract: 'We stood up for what we believed was right'
"We stood the line and we made the sacrifice to fight the giant that is Kelloggs. We're better for …
Juliana Kaplan
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These are the 25 companies where workers went on strike during a season of labor unrest and worker activism
During a season marked by labor unrest and workers flexing their power, here's why tens of thousand…
Heather Schlitz
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The labor shortage is reshaping the economy, and how people talk about work. Here's a glossary of all the new phrases that sum up workers' frustration with their deal, from 'lying flat' to 'antiwork.'
The historic number of job openings and quitting employees is coinciding with Gen Z's emergence int…
Juliana Kaplan
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Welcome to #Striketober. Thousands of workers are walking off the job at Kellogg's and John Deere amid the labor shortage, with Hollywood employees up next.
Over 100,000 workers are preparing to go on strike - with thousands already on the picket line.
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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I'm striking at John Deere. We're tired of layoffs and benefit losses while the company hits record profits.
"You might think, 'Oh, they're just greedy, they want more money,'" a striking John Deere worker to…
Jamie Killin
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McDonald's workers are staging another one-day strike to protest the alleged sexual harassment of employees at the chain's restaurants
A fast-food workers' advocacy group is calling for McDonald's to address cases of alleged sexual ha…
Francis Agustin
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Workers are getting bolder. The number of strikes tripled from last year as Americans see their wages shrink and bosses profit.
The failure of wages to keep up with inflation and gaining the upper hand in a labor shortage have …
Jason Lalljee,Juliana Kaplan
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Americans haven't been this pro-union since 1965
US support for labor unions has reached a half-century high, with 71% of Americans now approving of…
Sarah Jackson,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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Kellogg's files a lawsuit against workers striking at its Omaha cereal plant, reports say
Kellogg's alleges in the lawsuit that some union members on strike have threatened other employees'…
Kate Duffy
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Meet the 18-year Kellogg's veteran who's leading workers in a month-long strike that's still going: 'What's at stake here is the American middle class'
More than 1,000 Kellogg's workers are on strike, led by Dan Osborn. "I think we're kind of kicking …
Juliana Kaplan
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Kellogg's is getting around organized labor efforts by 'pre-hiring for strike replacement workers' that will 'cross the picket line,' job ad says
"We are looking for employees to cross the picket the line" and "keep the lines running during the …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Chipotle employees in New York are going on strike after expressing concerns over Halloween 'Boorito' promotion and poor working conditions
Staffers in the Bronx are slated to walk off the job on Sunday afternoon and participate in a rally…
Bethany Biron
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Retail workers weigh in on why they plan to quit before the busy holiday shopping season, as the Great Resignation continues to shake the industry
After record resignation rates in September, retail employees are continuing to quit en masse ahead…