Unions are having a major moment — but don't expect a 1930s-level boom

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Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.
Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.

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Misclassifying employees as gig workers creates 'a race to the bottom' for businesses, Biden's top labor and antitrust regulators say

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Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of National Labor Relations Board
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of National Labor Relations Board.

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Buffalo Starbucks workers helped spark the chain's labor union movement. Now, one of the stores has filed to decertify its union.

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A person wearing a plaid shirt and hoodie holds a megaphone as another person wearing a hoodie and a Starbucks Workers United t-shirt walks behind her outside of a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York.
In Buffalo, New York, one of the first Starbucks stores to vote to unionize filed a petition to decertify its union.

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working'

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David Zaslav attends NRDC's
David Zaslav attends NRDC's "Night Of Comedy" in 2022, in New York City.

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Striking Writers Guild of America members say they work second jobs in retail, food service, and more to make ends meet: 'I never know when work is going to dry up'

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A group of writers on strike hold signs outside of an office building with a Netflix logo in the background.
Several writers on strike shared experiences struggling financially while working on shows that were nominated for or won awards.

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Unionized Apple store workers want you to start tipping them

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Apple's store in Towson
Apple's store in Towson, Maryland (pictured above) was the first to unionize.

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YouTube Music contractors won a historic union election, which means Google could have to negotiate with a labor group for the first time

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YouTube Music and Cognizant workers strike outside Google's office in Austin, Texas.
YouTube Music and Cognizant workers strike outside Google's office in Austin, Texas.

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Starbucks is holding 2-hour employee 'connection' meetings amid heightened tensions with some baristas

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Paper cup in a Starbucks coffee shop in China in 2016
Starbucks announced plans for store meetings centered around connection.

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Amazon delivery drivers scored a rare union win. The company swiftly sidestepped it.

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An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York
An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages.

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Ben and Jerry's is latest progressive company to be brought into the union debate as scoopers at its flagship store in Vermont move to unionize

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A Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in Palm Springs, California.
A Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in Palm Springs, California. Workers at the company's flagship store in Vermont filed to vote on forming a union.

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