Just two weeks after announcing their campaign to unionize with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, Breeze Airways flight attendants have filed for an election with the National Mediation Board. Flight attendants with the low-cost airline have long complained of constantly-changing work rules, low wages for time on the job, substandard hotel accommodations, insufficient work … Read more
Workers at a Starbucks in Los Angeles have voted to unionize, marking the 33rd California location to join Starbucks Workers United. The 11-3 vote was delivered Friday, Jan. 4. The move to organize has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than 370 Starbucks stores in 41 states and Washington, D.C. unionizing since December 2021, … Read more
More than two years into a campaign that has unionized more than 350 Starbucks stores, the company is facing mounting pressure from union officials and activists who say it has illegally retaliated against workers and resisted contract negotiations. Starbucks, which denies violating labor laws, has responded with mixed signals about its willingness to engage with … Read more
Nurses, medical assistants, ER techs and others at four Prime Healthcare hospitals launched their second strike of the year Wednesday, Dec. 20, claiming severe understaffing and high turnover have undermined patient care. The 1,800 workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West also say Prime management has tried to prevent them from participating in union activities. … Read more
Southern California’s massive hotel strike reignited Sunday, Dec. 17 as hundreds of workers from Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Pasadena walked off the job for higher wages and better working conditions. The walkout continued Monday at the Pasadena Hilton, Courtyard Santa Monica, Doubletree Los Angeles, Doubletree San Pedro, Hampton Inn Santa Monica and Holiday Inn … Read more
United Airlines flight attendants picketed Los Angeles International Airport for the second time Thursday, Dec. 14, claiming they’re underpaid and not being compensated for the time they spend boarding, deplaning and waiting between flights. The one-hour protest was part of a nationwide day of action demanding United management negotiate a “fair” labor contract. An estimated … Read more
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, May 7, 2023. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and its pilots union are closing in on a new contract that would raise pay for the carrier’s more than 11,000 aviators and end months of contentious … Read more
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023. Screenshot DETROIT — The United Auto Workers has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda Motor, Hyundai Motor and Volkswagen, accusing the automakers of unlawfully interfering … Read more
The Beverly Hilton, Costa Mesa Hilton, Anahiem Hilton and Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills are the latest hotels to reach tentative labor agreements with Unite Here Local 11 as a five-month strike involving 15,000 Southland hotel workers drags on. The agreements reached over the weekend place the Hilton alongside the Biltmore Los Angeles, Westin Bonaventure … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Months after dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar voted unanimously to become the nation’s only unionized strippers, the North Hollywood club’s entertainers are on strike over alleged unfair labor practices, attorneys said. The walkout is scheduled to last through Saturday, Dec. 9, with picketing expected outside the bar. Lawyers for … Read more
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