Union busters have often earned 20 times more than the workers they seek to “persuade” not to unionize. Operating largely in the shadows with minimal regulatory oversight, these so-called “persuaders” face little accountability for their tactics. The union-busting industry thrives on secrecy, with consultants exploiting loopholes in disclosure requirements and filing mandatory reports months…
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More than 1,000 Starbucks workers across over 40 U.S. cities launched a strike on Thursday, putting the company on blast for stonewalling unionized workers at the bargaining table for six months now despite having the widest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. The strike spans from coast to coast, encompassing 65 stores, according to Starbucks Workers United. There is no set end date to the…
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Condé Nast is being accused of engaging in “extreme” union busting and illegal conduct after the media giant fired four union leaders and suspended five others last week, shortly after they confronted management about recent mass layoffs at Teen Vogue. Last Wednesday, a group of over a dozen editorial staff confronted the company’s head of HR seeking answers about two rounds of mass layoffs…
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On any given day in Howard County, Maryland, teenagers play Dungeons & Dragons, adults practice English conversation skills, and toddlers and their caregivers play together, all in clean and well-lit public libraries that are kept warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Anyone can walk in and use the space and its collections, and they do in great numbers. In its latest annual report…
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