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Amazon union showcases the power of grassroots labor organizing, professor says

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Apr 4, 2022
Local union organizers "robbed Amazon of one of its best anti-union arguments," says Adam Seth Litwin of Cornell.
Union organizer Christian Smalls speaks following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
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Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to form company's first U.S. union

by Associated Press
Apr 1, 2022
Amazon's union campaigns come at a time of widespread labor unrest at many corporations, including Starbucks.
Organizer Chris Smalls speaks following Friday's vote to unionize the Amazon Staten Island warehouse, the first U.S. union at the e-commerce giant.
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Union labor complaint against Amazon takes aim at "captive audience" meetings

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 25, 2022
The practice of requiring workers to sit through anti-union presentations is common and currently legal.
A union supporter stands before sunrise outside the Amazon fulfillment center on March 29 in Bessemer, Alabama.
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Biden administration proposals would boost union rights

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 8, 2022
The drop in union power has been occurring for decades.
The labor movement and unions have seen declining power for decades.
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Union membership fell in 2021, despite high-profile campaigns. Where do workers go from here?

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jan 31, 2022
Just 10.3% of Americans belonged to unions in 2021, and the rate for private-sector employees was 6.1%.
Just 10.3% of Americans belonged to unions in 2021, and the rate for private-sector employees was 6.1%.
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More and more graduate students seek to unionize

by Savannah Maher
Dec 21, 2021
The pandemic has highlighted existing challenges for grad student workers and created new ones.
This year has seen a surge in unionization efforts, increasingly on college campuses — including at MIT, Columbia University and the University of New Mexico.
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The Deere strike will be felt throughout the agriculture industry

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 22, 2021
Higher wages for Deere workers will show up slightly in equipment prices —but that's only one of many costs farmers face.
Striking workers picket outside a John Deere facility in Iowa in October. Some have seen the strike as an example of workers' increased negotiating power.
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Deere union remains on strike, holding out for a better deal

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 5, 2021
Observers say inflation makes it harder to agree on a long-term contract.
In this aerial view, construction and farming vehicles manufactured by John Deere sit in a yard at the John Deere Dubuque Works facility on Oct. 15, 2021 in Dubuque, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees nationwide, represented by the UAW, walked off the job in October after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract.
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2-tiered wage systems test today's labor relations

by Caroline Champlin
Oct 18, 2021
In the 1980s, some companies paid new workers less than current workers. Now, employers are trying that system during a labor shortage.
A striking worker pickets a John Deere facility in Davenport, Iowa. The current labor shortage is making it harder to pay new workers less than those already employed.
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What's been the spark behind all the recent strikes and attempts to unionize?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Daniel Shin
Oct 7, 2021
In addition to cereal maker Kellogg's, there have also been strikes and union efforts at Amazon and within Hollywood.
Boxes of Kellogg's cereals including Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies and Raisin Bran are seen at a store in Arlington, Virginia. Kellogg's factory workers are on strike this week. They're demanding better working conditions, benefits and protesting the outsourcing of jobs. 
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