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Hollywood intimacy coordinators unanimously vote to unionize under SAG-AFTRA
1 month, 1 week ago

Hollywood intimacy coordinators unanimously vote to unionize under SAG-AFTRA

LA Times  

Intimacy coordinators have unanimously elected to unionize under the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Intimacy coordinators are the professionals who help actors navigate scenes involving nudity, simulated sex and other sensitive scenarios on set. “In these sobering times with looming threats to environmental protections and women’s equality, it is refreshing to see the entertainment industry’s recognition …

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Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Amazon workers in Alabama will decide for the third time in three years whether to unionize after a federal judge ruled that the retail giant improperly influenced the most recent vote in which employees rejected a union. Administrative law judge Michael Silverstein on Tuesday ordered the third vote for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, about 20 …

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Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence

The Independent  

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Push to unionize U.S. pharmacies gets boost in Redlands
3 months ago

Push to unionize U.S. pharmacies gets boost in Redlands

LA Times  

Workers at the CVS specialty pharmacy in Redlands have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to hold a union election. Dozens of employees at a CVS specialty pharmacy in Redlands filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to hold a union election. “We see this as an opportunity to stand up for our …

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Chipotle may have violated workers’ unionization rights, US labor board says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chipotle may have violated workers’ unionization rights, US labor board says

Associated Press  

Chipotle Mexican Grill may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB said if Chipotle and the Teamsters don’t reach a settlement, its general counsel could file charges against the company that would be heard by the board’s administrative law judge. Workers at the …

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Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. Following the decision, Starbucks said, “Consistent federal standards are important in ensuring that employees know their rights and consistent labor practices …

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Illinois House speaker’s staff sues to unionize
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Illinois House speaker’s staff sues to unionize

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Staff members for the Illinois House speaker on Friday filed a lawsuit demanding the right to negotiate working conditions as a union, something the speaker has said he supports. It Welch “Speaker Welch says he was ‘proud’ to stand with us back in October — while the cameras were rolling and the people were watching,” the association, …

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Union leader: Multibillion-dollar NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players
7 months ago

Union leader: Multibillion-dollar NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Efforts to unionize college athletes will continue, advocates said Friday, even with the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool. “With this settlement, the NCAA continues to do everything it can to avoid free market competition, which is most appropriate in this case,” said Chris Peck, the president of the local …

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Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize

Associated Press  

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model. In an election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board in the school’s human resources offices, the players voted 13-2 to join Service Employees International …

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Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse and Cinderella performers may unionize
10 months, 1 week ago

Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse and Cinderella performers may unionize

Associated Press  

Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life — including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella — are looking to unionize. “It is uniquely important Disney remains a place that people view as magical, and I think that will improve that across the board.” Union membership has been on a decades-long decline in the United States, but organizations have …

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Disneyland character performers move to unionize: ‘We are the Magic’
10 months, 1 week ago

Disneyland character performers move to unionize: ‘We are the Magic’

LA Times  

Disneyland’s costumed characters and parade performers have announced their intent to unionize. Calling themselves “Magic United,” cast members in the Anaheim resort’s Characters and Parades departments said Tuesday that they plan to unionize with Actors’ Equity Assn., which represents 51,000 professional actors and stage members on Broadway and in live theater around the country. “We believe that our cast members …

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Restaurant workers wanted to unionize at this L.A. hotel. Now the restaurants are closing
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Restaurant workers wanted to unionize at this L.A. hotel. Now the restaurants are closing

LA Times  

The entrance to the Hotel Figueroa on South Figueroa Street in downtown. Some food and beverage workers, many who worked alongside the unionized hospitality workers employed by Hotel Figueroa, started to agitate to also form a union and gain similar rights. In response, restaurant and bar workers employed by Noble 33 at Hotel Figueroa filed a complaint in January with …

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Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees, can unionize, NLRB regional director rules
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees, can unionize, NLRB regional director rules

New York Times  

A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board ruled Monday that Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees and can move forward with an election to unionize. Fifteen Dartmouth men’s players in September filed a petition to the NLRB to unionize through the Service Employees International Union Local 560. In Boston on Monday, NLRB regional director Laura Sacks ruled that …

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Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

The Independent  

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Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee. “We are pleased the Supreme Court has decided to consider our request to level the playing field for all U.S. employers by ensuring that a …

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Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank
1 year ago

Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank

Associated Press  

Employees at a Wells Fargo bank in New Mexico have voted to unionize, the first time that workers at a major U.S. bank have attempted to organize in the modern era. Bankers and tellers at the Wells Fargo branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico will join the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United, the Committee for Better Banks said …

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New rule would make it easier for millions of Americans to unionize, but businesses are pushing back
1 year, 1 month ago

New rule would make it easier for millions of Americans to unionize, but businesses are pushing back

Associated Press  

A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald’s. The rule — announced late last month by the National Labor Relations Board –- sets new standards for determining when two companies should be considered “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act. “It’s …

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Disney VFX workers vote to unionize with IATSE
1 year, 2 months ago

Disney VFX workers vote to unionize with IATSE

LA Times  

Walt Disney Pictures visual effects workers voted to unionize under the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb, in a statement, said the workers’ collective action “represents a seismic shift in this critical moment in our industry.” “This unanimous vote sends a clear message that the demands of VFX workers for dignity, respect, and fairness …

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The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize
1 year, 4 months ago

The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize

NPR  

The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize Enlarge this image toggle caption Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images Ever since production of the first Star Wars movies in the 1970s, the visual effects industry has largely been non-unionized. But now for the first time, a group of 50 visual effects workers at …

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Marvel Studios VFX workers move to unionize amid Hollywood labor unrest
1 year, 4 months ago

Marvel Studios VFX workers move to unionize amid Hollywood labor unrest

LA Times  

Marvel Studios visual effects workers have taken a significant step toward unionization, in what would mark a first for a sector that has historically lacked guild representation. “For almost half a century, workers in the visual effects industry have been denied the same protections and benefits their coworkers and crewmates have relied upon since the beginning of the Hollywood film …

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Sega of America employees vote to unionize
1 year, 5 months ago

Sega of America employees vote to unionize

LA Times  

Paramount Pictures and Sega of America released the movie “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” in 2022. Sega of America workers voted to unionize Monday, creating what they say is the largest multi-departmental video game union in the U.S. Workers at the company’s Burbank and Irvine locations voted 91 to 26 in favor of unionizing under the banner Allied Employees Guild Improving …

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REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize
1 year, 5 months ago

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

NPR  

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images A position at REI was the first and only retail job Claire Chang says she ever considered taking. "I mean, we all started working at REI because of its values," says Chang, a visual presentation specialist who has …

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Newsom seals unusual deal allowing farmworkers new way to unionize
1 year, 7 months ago

Newsom seals unusual deal allowing farmworkers new way to unionize

LA Times  

Joe Aguilar of Sacramento waves a United Farm Workers flag in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento in August after a 24-day march. Under intense political pressure, Newsom agreed to sign a high-profile bill last year expanding unionization rights for agricultural workers, but only on the condition that the United Farm Workers and the California Labor Federation supported follow-up …

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Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions
1 year, 8 months ago

Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions

Associated Press  

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasn’t broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “But conversely, we have consistently laid out our preference, without breaking any law, of communicating to our people what we believe is our vision …

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