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ORGANIZE

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Bandcamp United Takes the ‘W’

Two words: “we won.”

Bandcamp United Ballots in the Mail

Voting is underway at the music streaming platform.

Bandcamp Workers Petition to Form Union

Bandcamp workers unveil their union effort as Bandcamp United.

Columbus Museum Workers Vote Union

Workers at the Columbus Museum of Art voted to form a union in affiliation with AFSCME Council 8.

Trader Joe’s Workers Organize in Brooklyn

The workers at a Williamsburg, Brooklyn location of Trader Joe’s file a petition to unionize.

Minor League Baseball Joins Union

And just like that, after 120-years of infamously awful working conditions, minor league baseball has a union.

Amazon Labor Union: Roundup

Hump Day News rounds up a list of Amazon locations engaged in the struggle to unionize.

Minor League Baseball Organizes

Is a great leap forward on deck for labor rights in minor league baseball?

Chipotle in Lansing, MI Votes Union

With a 11-3 vote Thursday, the Chipotle workforce in Lansing, Michigan became the first in the country to unionize, Reuters reports.

REI Berkeley Wins Union Vote

With a 56-38 vote, REI workers in Berkeley, CA vote to form a union with UFCW Local 5.

Workers at Trader Joe’s Organize in Boulder, CO

The workers at a Trader Joe’s location in Boulder, CO have joined the labor movement.

Lululemon Workers Organize in DC

Lululemon workers are organizing in Washington, DC as the Association of Concerted Educators.

Petco Workers Organize In Seattle

A Petco location in Seattle, WA is looking to join the national union wave of retail workforces determined to stand up for their labor rights.

Trader Joe’s Union Eyes Vote in the Twin Cities

Do unions improve quality of life for workers? If you track that improvement in terms of better working hours, greater equality, and safer working conditions, the answer is a resounding yes.

Amazon Workers United For Labor Rights

It takes a village to stand up to corporate giant Amazon and inhumane labor practices. Enter: Amazonians United.

REI Berkeley Eyes Union Vote End of July

The workers at REI Berkeley are seeking to form a union, with a vote scheduled for Wednesday, 27 July.

SDF1 (KY) Moves To Join Amazon Labor Union

A warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky – SDF1 – is in the midst of a union drive in affiliation with Amazon Labor Union.

REI Union Push: Coast to Coast

A Manhattan REI location fends off union-busting corporate pushback to unionize in March. A location in Berkeley now wants to join them.

A Second Trader Joe’s Seeks Union

A second Trader Joe’s location – this time in Minneapolis – is campaigning for a union with Trader Joe’s Unite.

Amazon Labor Union

There’s a union wave at the ground level of corporate America and, by many metrics, Amazon is the big fish being watched by stakeholders on both sides of the fight for labor rights.

Apple Workers Vote Union in Towson

Apple retail store workers in Towson, Maryland voted to join a union on June 18, making it the first of its national fleet of stores to unionize.

Data Map the Starbucks Union Wave

There’s a wave of union activity at Starbucks across America. Let’s visualize that data.

City Feed Wins Union Vote

The votes are in. City Feed workers have won the right to form a union by a tally of 20-10: “When we fight, we win.”

Trader Joe's United

Employees at the Trader Joe’s in Hadley, MA have filed for a union.

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Hang in The Backyard at Hump Day News. Hot dogs, beer, newsletter.

ACTIONS

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Harper Collins Union Wins Tentative Agreement

The Harper Collins Union membership will review terms with eye toward ratification.

Harper Collins Union Strikes Through Groundhog Day

The workers at HarperCollins have reached Day 62 of their strike.

Harper Collins Union Strike Hits 20 Days

The workers at HarperCollins have reached Day 20 of their strike; open letter from CEO.

The Red Cup Rebellion

The #redcuprebellion shuts down Starbucks across the nation.

HCU Pushes Back Strike Deadline

The HarperCollins strike deadline has been pushed back to 11/10, after the midterms.

Harper Collins Union Authorizes Second Strike

The workers at publisher HarperCollins have authorized their second strike in 2022.

PMA Union Strike Hits Week Milestone

The PMA Union hits the week milestone on its strike for a contract on Sunday.

Win for Boston Starbucks Strikers

A win for the 64-day Starbucks strikers at 874 Commonwealth Ave.

Philly Museum Workers Launch One-Day Strike

Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art launched a one-day strike on Friday to call attention to stalled contract negotiations.

Philly Art Museum Workers OK Strike

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Union says enough is enough, authorizes strike.

MASS MoCa Union Calls for Strike

The MASS MoCa Union has voted with a 96% majority for a one-day strike in August in protest of stalled contract negotiations.

Harper Collins Union Strikes

On Wednesday, 20 July workers at the Harper Collins publishing company in New York City have joined the #hotlaborsummer.

Stripper Strike of NoHo

Erotic dancers at the Star Garden stripclub in North Hollywood are aiming to become the only unionized stripclub in the USA.

CONTRACTS

Negotiations and Contracts

Harper Collins Union Ratifies Contract

The members of the Harper Collins Union voted to ratify a new contract.

PMA Union Wins Contract

The workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art won their contract after a 19-day strike.

Too Rail To Fail?

Working on the railroad all the live-long day? Not if contract talks fail.

Casino Workers Win Big

Casino workers celebrate a union win in Atlantic City.

City Feed Unite at Impasse?

CFU finds that lobbying bosses to respect the tenets of labor law requires the same level of vigilance as was required to form the union in the first place.

MFA Boston Ratifies Union Contract

Museum workers at the MFA Boston have reason to celebrate with the ratification of their first union contract as of June 2022.

UNION BUSTERS

Union Busters Hall of Shame

Amazon Suspends Union Workers

Amazon suspends at least 50 workers at a Staten Island warehouse in retaliation for a union-organized work-stoppage.

TJ’s Union Drive in Boulder, CO on the Rocks?

The Trader Joe’s union in Boulder, CO has filed charges with the NLRB to call out the supermarket chain’s alleged use of a long menu of illegal, union-busting tactics.

Starbucks: Operation Heel Drag

Starbucks seeks endless, bad faith delays at the negotiating table to stall union push.

Trader Joe’s Strikes Back; Shutters NYC Store

In a disturbing move Trader Joe’s has decided to shutter its popular and profitable location in New York City.

Chipotle Blacklists Union Workers

Chipotle adds a new union busting tactic to its bag of tricks: blacklisting!

Chipotle Strikes Back; Shutters Union Store

Chipotle is closing its location in Augusta, Maine. The otherwise profitable location is notable for nothing except the distinction of being the first Chipotle store to file for union recognition.

Starbucks Strikes Back; Shutters Union Stores

Is Starbucks closing store locations in retaliation for union activity?