Recent strikes by Hollywood writers, actors, and Southern California hotel workers are reflecting a surge in union activity, with workers protesting against reportedly low wages, a lack of AI regulation, and more. The protests come after years of allegedly stagnant … Read More
As of May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike for the first time in 15 years, with writers for streaming services expressing frustration with inferior pay when compared to broadcast TV writers. On top of … Read More
The beginning of 2023 was full of new rules, proposals, and continuations of workplace trends that affect both employers and employees California and the broader U.S. From the FTC’s non-compete proposal, the NLRB’s severance agreement ruling, to unionization efforts and … Read More
Following weeks of tension between Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Senate hearing was finally held on March 29, 2023, to explore Starbucks’ alleged offenses against its … Read More
In December 2021, employees at a Starbucks location in Buffalo, New York established the corporation’s first unionized workplace – but it hasn’t stopped there. Since the unionization efforts began, Starbucks has allegedly terminated activist employees who say they were removed … Read More
On April 1st, 2022, employees at e-commerce and IT giant Amazon formed their first historic union thanks to the efforts of two fulfillment center employees in Staten Island. While Chris Smalls, the president of the new Amazon Labor Union, was … Read More
In December 2021, a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York became the company’s first store to become a unionized workplace in the U.S. after staff workers voted to join the union. The attempted unionization of three stores in Buffalo has … Read More