On Tuesday, January 10, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174. If Glacier Northwest prevails, the Supreme Court ruling will make it far easier for alleged labor disputes that result in damage to company property, to eliminate the National Labor Relations Board and address their labor complaints to the state court.
Category: labor activism
An Letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on His Company’s Union-Busting Tactics //Bernie Sanders
Howard Schultz Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Corporation Dear Mr. Schultz, I write to express my serious concerns over Starbucks’ concerted and
Source: An Letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on His Company’s Union-Busting Tactics – CounterPunch.org
The Supreme Court Could Gut the Right to Strike
C.M. Lewis interviews labor researcher Kate Bronfenbrenner about a case that could have widespread implications for unions across the country.
Source: The Supreme Court Could Gut the Right to Strike – In These Times
WSJ: Unionization Stalls at Amazon as Turnover, Company Efforts Stymie Activism
The Railway Labor Act Allowed Congress to Break the Rail Strike. We Should Get Rid of It.
Congress was able to break the rail strike last week because of a century-old law designed to weaken the disruptive power of unions. It’s time to cast aside this law and every other government-mandated strike prohibition that ties the hands of workers.
Source: The Railway Labor Act Allowed Congress to Break the Rail Strike. We Should Get Rid of It.
We may be at the beginning of a new era of labor power
The Ruling Class Broke the Railway Strike—Because That’s What It Means to Be the Ruling Class
The expedited legislation passed by Congress to avert a strike by railroad unions dealt one more blow in the decades long war waged by the two ruling parties against the working class.
1848+: The End(s) of History 