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Marco Rubio endorses Amazon unionization effort, bringing bipartisan support
Mar 12, 2021
Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions witnesses during a hearing about Venezuela on Aug. 4, 2020.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesRepublican......
The Amazon Union Election Is Unusual. Amazon’s Robust Anti-Union Campaign Isn’t.
Mar 11, 2021
BESSEMER, Ala. ― The union election taking place at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama......
House Approves Pro-Union Bill Despite Dim Senate Odds
Mar 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers’ unions, following decades of court defeats......
Democrats’ Relief Bill Shores Up A Million People’s Pensions. That’s A Huge Deal.
Mar 7, 2021
Democrats in the Senate narrowly passed a mammoth coronavirus aid package Saturday morning that is likely to......
Democratic lawmakers show solidarity for Amazon union vote in Alabama: ‘We stand with you’
Mar 5, 2021
Rally organized by Workers Assembly Against Racism in support of Amazon workers of warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama rights to unionize at Union Square across......
Delta hands out bonuses to managers whose pay was cut in the pandemic
Mar 1, 2021
Delta Air Lines Bombardier Boeing 757-200 aircraft as seen arriving, on final approach for landing in New York JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport.Nicolas......
Amazon Workers’ Fight To Unionize Draws Help From Around The World
Feb 24, 2021
Roughly a hundred organizers have been calling workers from Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse in recent weeks, making......
Why Virginia Is Organized Labor’s Next Big Battleground
Feb 24, 2021
The backlash to then-President Donald Trump helped turn Virginia from a purple state......
Biden Stays Clear Of Endorsing Union Effort At Alabama Amazon Warehouse
Feb 22, 2021
President Joe Biden considers himself a union man “from belt buckle to shoe sole
Spirit Airlines is hiring pilots and flight attendants again in hopes of pandemic recovery
Feb 12, 2021
A Spirit Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller | Getty......
Biden Labor Appointee Frees Scabby The Rat From Legal Peril
Feb 9, 2021
The new acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board appears to be winding down his predecessor's......
Why Amazon Insisted On An In-Person Union Election During A Raging Pandemic
Feb 5, 2021
The retail giant says it's worried about low participation with mail-in ballots. But experts say it's more about......
Amazon loses effort to halt Alabama union drive, voting begins next week
Feb 5, 2021
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon on Friday lost its push to postpone a closely watched union vote at a sprawling Alabama warehouse,......
‘Who cares!’ Trump brags about roles in ‘Home Alone 2’ and ‘Zoolander’ in bitter actors’ union resignation letter
Feb 4, 2021
Donald Trump in Home Alone 2Source: YouTubeDonald Trump quits — SAG!He still can't tweet, but the former president was quick to dash off a......
Airlines, labor unions push for a third round of federal aid with travel demand still depressed
Feb 4, 2021
Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson joins airline executives, fellow union heads and political leaders to call on Congress to pass an......