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Less Immigrant Labor in US Contributing to Price Hikes
The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage that’s partly fueled by a drop-off in immigration, which ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Alaska Airlines Cancels Dozens of Flights as Pilots Picket
Pilots have been in contract negotiations with the airline for nearly three years and the two sides are at an impasse.
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Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote for Company's First Unionized Warehouse in U.S.
The outcome represents a landmark win for organized labor, which has for years tried to organize Amazon warehouse and delivery workers.
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Amazon Staff Again Reject Union in Alabama for Now, Lean Toward It in NYC
In a union election in Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union was leading late Thursday by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 tallied.
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Covid Upended the Labor Market, and Now These Workers Are Using Their Leverage to Push for Unions
Warehouse and store employees seeking union membership feel they have no seat at the table, and they’ve put companies on notice.
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JetBlue Urges Flight Attendants to Accept Assignments as It Races to Hire 700 People by Summer
JetBlue and other airlines are hiring thousands of employees to cater to a snapback in travel demand.
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Second Starbucks Location in Mesa, Arizona, Votes to Unionize
The growing union push will be one of the challenges that incoming interim CEO Howard Schultz will have to tackle when he assumes the role on April 4.
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Alaska Airlines Is Trying to Ease Staffing Shortage by Offering Flight Attendants Double Pay to Pick Up Shifts
Major airlines last rolled out incentive pay ahead of the year-end holidays to stem a staffing shortage.
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Seattle Starbucks Location Unanimously Votes in Favor of Unionizing, a First in the Company's Hometown
The Seattle location is the seventh company-owned Starbucks cafe to vote in favor of unionizing under Workers United.
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American Airlines Will Resume Alcohol Sales on Flights Starting April 18
American and Southwest last year delayed plans to bring back alcohol because of assaults on crew members.
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Delta Gives Employees 4% Raises, First Pay Increase Since Before the Pandemic
Carriers are scrambling to hire and train staff to match surging travel demand.
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Women in Low-Paying Jobs Are Losing Billions as U.S. Gender Pay Gap Persists, Labor Department Says
A new Labor Department report finds “occupational segregation” is costing women billions of dollars.
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Investor Group Led by Trillium Urges Starbucks to Adopt Neutral Policy Toward Union Efforts
Several investors are urging Starbucks to adopt a global policy of neutrality for all current and future attempts of its workers to organize.
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MLB Owners and Players Reach Labor Deal, Clearing the Way for Start to Spring Training
Baseball is back. MLB owners and players have reached a deal on a new labor pact.
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United Airlines Will Let Unvaccinated Employees Return to Their Jobs This Month
United in August established the industry’s strictest Covid vaccine mandate.
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Three More Starbucks Locations in Buffalo, New York, Vote in Favor of Union
Three more Starbucks locations in the Buffalo, New York, area have voted in support of unionizing, dealing yet another blow to the coffee giant.
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MLB Cancels Opening Day and Some Regular-Season Games After Owners Fail to Reach Deal With Players
Meetings between the league and MLB Players Association resumed in January following a lockout by the owners in December.
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Young Workers Give Unions New Hope
U.S. union membership levels are ticking upward for workers between 25 and 34, even as they decline among other age groups.
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What to Know About Signing an NDA at Work
Researchers estimate over one-third of the U.S. workforce is bound by an NDA.
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Transportation Chief Pete Buttigieg Credits Musk's Tesla for Helping Make EVs ‘Possible in America'
“We admire the range of American companies that have innovated, including Tesla, which did so much to make EVs possible in America,” Buttigieg said.