A federal judge has rebuked Trader Joe’s for filing a “meritless” trademark claim against its workers’ union and ordered the grocer to cover the union’s legal fees as a deterrent against similar litigation. The company had claimed that Trader Joe’s United, a new union representing employees at four stores, violated Trader Joe’s trademarks through its … Read more
When William Littig showed up for work at his REI store on Feb. 21, it didn’t take long for him to realize it would be his last day. Two managers who were visiting from other stores called him into a closed-door meeting, Littig recalled. One of them read from a paper that turned out to … Read more
Firefighters across Australia’s biggest airports, including Perth, will down tools later this month claiming years of severe understaffing poses a risk to traveller safety. The United Firefighters Union of Australia plans to engage in a protected four-hour stoppage on April 15 in a move Federal Government employer Airservices Australia has pushed back on, claiming it … Read more
Amazon spent more than $3 million on anti-union consultants last year in its continuing effort to keep organized labor out of its delivery network, according to disclosures filed Saturday with the Labor Department. The Seattle-based retail giant has been ringing up a large tab hiring “persuaders” who try to convince workers not to form unions. … Read more
Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers from its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain and the union may be on the cusp of a new, productive relationship. Both sides said the bargaining sessions were meant to create a framework … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is gathering feedback from stakeholders on the plan to revert to the pre-pandemic academic calendar for schools, says Deputy Minister Wong Kah Woh. These stakeholder groups include the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Sarawak Teachers Union and Sabah Government Teachers Union, he added. “The aim is to get … Read more
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have filed a petition seeking to hold a union election at their assembly plant, bringing the United Auto Workers to the cusp of a historic breakthrough in the U.S. South. The UAW announced Monday morning that an overwhelming majority of employees there had signed union cards and asked the National … Read more
California labor leaders scored a significant win for fast-food restaurant employees when Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed legislation providing a $20-an-hour minimum wage and creating a new government agency to set working conditions. But as the new Fast Food Council was holding its first meeting Friday, labor unions were already mounting local efforts to … Read more
REI workers from stores around the country showed up uninvited at their corporate office in Issaquah, Washington, last Friday. The signs they were carrying made it clear to the white-collar employees looking down from the windows above that they weren’t there to tour the campus. “Where the hell’s our merit pay?” one sign asked. “Ask … Read more
The union for Medieval Times workers informed the dinner-theater company Wednesday that it no longer intends to represent employees at two castles that organized, bringing an end to a colorful labor campaign that excited union supporters and inspired endless jokes about serfs and lords. Workers at the chain’s castles in Northern New Jersey and Southern … Read more
