Amazon, Starbucks, and beyond? Why young workers boost labor unions.
Coming of age during a pandemic that put a priority on collective well-being, a young generation of workers is rekindling labor movement passions.
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Coming of age during a pandemic that put a priority on collective well-being, a young generation of workers is rekindling labor movement passions.
Laura Garza, a 22-year Starbucks vet, was one of six union organizers who met with Biden as part of his pledge to be the "most pro-union" president.
Following Amazon employees union victory at a Staten Island warehouse, the company has fired more than half a dozen senior managers at the facility. The firings are viewed by some employees as a direct response to the successful vote by staff to join the Amazon Labor Union.
Union lawyers said they suspect the move was retaliatory
The National Labor Relations Board has found merit to a complaint that Amazon violated labor law in New York City’s Staten Island by holding mandatory worker meetings to persuade its employees not to unionize