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.
U.S. judges in Portland and Seattle blocked the Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger, drawing cheers from workers and consumers.
In a first under Amazon's ownership, Philadelphia Whole Foods employees are unionizing to address understaffing, low wages, high demands, and reduced benefits.
"I have a defiant faith that the world we deserve can only be built with working hands. Against the sea of despair we have been blessed with the duty to protect this ember and with our labor, we must wage a struggle to turn back that rising tide so the fire of revival can catch and spread across our nation."
