Home Depot workers in Philadelphia vote on whether to form 1st unionized store
More than 260 workers will be able to begin voting on Wednesday. Results are expected late Saturday.
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Starbucks union push spreads to 54 stores in 19 states
Starbucks workers at 15 additional stores are petitioning for a a union election, pushing to organize cafes across the country. In Buffalo, the first store to unionize is negotiating a contract.
How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain
Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales. They're asking shoppers to be patient.
Retail Jobs Are Treated As A Temporary Bridge To Something Better. But Why?
At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.
More Retail Workers Are Quitting Than Ever, But More Stores Are Opening Than Expected
The U.S. retail industry is setting records: workers quitting and workers hired. Wages are finally growing. And despite the pandemic devastation, brand-new stores are still opening.
Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union
Some 6,000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., will begin voting on Feb. 8 on a groundbreaking possibility: the first union in the company's U.S. history.
Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Plan Vote On 1st U.S. Union
A labor board hearing is hashing out how and when a vote might take place to form potentially the first U.S. union at one of America's largest employers.
Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Petition To Unionize
Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., notify federal labor authorities of plans to hold a unionization vote, teeing up a major labor battle at the retail giant known for its opposition to unionizing.