
Labor

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.