The group will work to ensure that jobs created from addressing climate change are union and offer good wages.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Young workers give American 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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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College union vote count on hold
National Labor Relations Board must decide who is eligible to unionize.
Posted inBusiness
Amazon workers in Alabama will vote again on unionization in February
The National Labor Relations Board called for a revote after discovering the e-commerce giant interfered in the election last year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Deaths point up lack of awareness of the right to refuse dangerous work
OSHA must make workers’ rights clear on mandatory workplace posters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Kellogg’s workers approve contract, ending 11-week strike and averting job losses
The walkout by 1,400 union members in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee has been ongoing since Oct. 5.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Bates College workers to vote on first-of-its-kind union in January
As many as 630 educators and staff members will get the chance to decide if they want to join a union
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Starbucks should see union vote not as a defeat, but an opportunity
Having this option will make the workforce stronger and more invested in the company’s success.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World
Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York
Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Honored at Bates College in 2019, a labor leader now backs unionization bid on campus
Dolores Huerta, a Medal of Freedom winner, issued an open letter throwing her support to organizers angling for a union for many of the employees at Bates College.