Starbucks fired the worker who led unionization movement, just days after former CEO grilled by Congress

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Starbucks Workers United tweeted a GoFundMe for Alexis Rizzo Saturday.
Starbucks Workers United tweeted a GoFundMe for Alexis Rizzo Saturday.

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Fast food workers are unionizing, but some of the biggest chains in the country are fighting to stop them

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Starbucks workers participate in November's Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide strike demanding the company fully staff union stores and bargain in good faith.
Starbucks workers participate in November's Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide strike demanding the company bargain in good faith.

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Elon Musk broke the law with a tweet about Tesla stock options, court rules

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Tesla has slashed prices in a bid to sell more cars.
Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla.

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A union said 5 Apple Store workers were fired illegally for trying to organize

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An Apple store.

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YouTube Music contractors say their office is promoting anti-union messages on TVs ahead of the union election

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Photo of a TV screen in Cognizant's office. The screen displays questions workers should ask a union before deciding to vote in favor or against.
YouTube Music workers at Cognizant's Austin, Texas, office are surrounded by screens that cycle through anti-union messaging.

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'I'd really prefer it if he stayed out of our way': Starbucks union organizers lash out at CEO's promise to work behind the counter

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New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan, wearing a green Starbucks apron, shares a laugh with a Starbucks barista behind the counter of a store.
Laxman Narasimhan officially took over as CEO of Starbucks on March 20. He spent the first six months immersing himself with the brand, including training as a barista.

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Bandcamp's workers are forming a union

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Bandcamp has always been known as an artist-friendly alternative to streaming services like Spotify, where you can buy music directly from the musicians themselves. Now, workers at the Epic-owned online audio distributor want to ensure that they're treated as well as its creators by forming a union called Bandcamp United.

CWA union files another unfair labor charge against eBay-owned TCGplayer

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TCGplayer, the eBay-owned trading card marketplace, is facing its fourth unfair labor charge in the space of two months.

Workers at trading card marketplace TCGplayer form eBay's first union

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The workers at eBay-owned TCGplayer, a marketplace for trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering, have voted in favor of joining a union. eBay purchased the company in 2022 for a deal valued up to $295 million, but the website continues to operate independently.

The tech layoffs have created the perfect moment for tech workers to get organized and unionize, but getting there isn't easy

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The widespread tech layoffs shattered long held illusions about the tech industry and its pushing interest in organizing efforts, labor experts said.

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