Following a 98%-2% strike authorization vote, 10,000 Starbucks workers nationwide began a strike on December 20, set to continue through Christmas Eve.
Judges in Oregon and Washington have blocked the Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger, marking a win for labor and reform-focused UFCW local unions. The rulings prompted Albertsons to terminate the agreement.
In a first under Amazon's ownership, Philadelphia Whole Foods employees are unionizing to address understaffing, low wages, high demands, and reduced benefits.
The Teamsters ratified a new five-year master agreement with Kroger on Nov. 21 which covers 1,500 workers with an 88% vote – which the Teamsters said is the first time the national negotiating committee included rank-and-file members who work in the industry.
Kroger hangs an ultimatum over the heads of consumers and regulators: allow the merger and create a giant, or stop it and risk further wrecking the supply chain.