The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision that required the coffee chain to rehire seven employees at one of its cafes in Memphis, Tenn., who a federal agency determined were fired for supporting unionization. The justices took up a Starbucks appeal of a lower court’s ruling … Read more
The head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the nation’s most powerful labor organizations, sat down for dinner with former President Donald Trump this week, as the million-member strong union considers which candidate to back in 2024 and Trump works to secure the support of the working class. The General President of the … Read more
Wells Fargo employees at an Albuquerque, NM, branch voted to join a union on Wednesday, opening up a new frontier in the labor campaign against corporate America. Wells Fargo employees voted 5 to 3 in favor of joining the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United, the union said. The vote stands “as a testament to workers in the financial services … Read more
Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its US stores. In a letter to Lynne Fox, the president of the Workers United union, Starbucks Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly said the current bargaining … Read more
