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November 4, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Chipotle Illegally Shut Down Store to Thwart Union Effort

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Chipotle illegally shut down store to thwart union effort, officials say. Immigrant organizers say the fresh Mex chain fired them for organizing. (HuffPo, Documented NY)
Apple’s first unionized retail outlet has filed an unfair labor practice complaint, accusing management of withholding benefits. (Apple Insider)
Why sick leave is a huge issue for America’s rail workers. (NYT)
World’s richest man poised to light $44 billion on fire at Twitter. (WaPo)

October 28, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks negotiating team walks out; the first HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Starbucks corporate negotiators walk out of talks over Zoom issue. (Vice)
After 185 years, the nation’s oldest HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sysco Teamsters in MA win a new contract with the help of a mass picket line. (Labor Notes)
Speaker Pelosi’s husband was hospitalized after an intruder attacked him in their San Francisco home. (NYT)
Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy flouted labor law with remarks on unions, NLRB alleges. (CNBC)

October 21, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Amazon's Crushing Productivity

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Amazon’s relentless productivity demands are turning minor injuries into chronic conditions. (Insider)
Big Lie conspiracy theorists are running to be Secretaries of State, and some of them could win. (NYT)
Railroads reject union’s ask for seven paid sick days out of hand in a move union official calls “asinine.” (CNN)
Cartels recruiting teens to drive migrants with promises of quick cash on social media. (WSJ)
Rich antisemite spends lavishly to take over critical swing county in Nevada. (KNUR)

October 14, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Biden Helps Gig Workers; Cannabis Industry Exploits Workers

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Sidney’s Picks:

Gig workers would get federal minimum wage and other protections under a proposed rule by Biden’s Labor Department. (TAP)
Meat industry giants start tracking workers like cattle using new body-worn app. (Investigate Midwest)
Unlicensed cannabis farms in Oregon are exploiting undocumented workers. (Politico)
Investigators confirm that a Nevada gold mining company broke safety rules, contributing to miner’s fatal fall. (High Country News)
Buffalo Starbucks organizers allege that the company sabotaged service to turn customers against striking workers. (Newsweek)

September 30, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Newsom Signs Farmworker Card-Check Bill

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The Best of the Week’s News:

California governor Gavin Newsom relents, signs card-check bill for farmworkers after big push from the UFW, the California Federation of Labor, and Joe Biden. (Cal Matters)
As union drive picks up steam, GEICO urges workers to call the police on union canvassers. (Labor Notes)
Veteran Nintendo game tester says she was fired for asking about a union. (Axios)
Digital sleuths make a breakthrough in the search for origins of the QAnon cult. (QOrigins)

September 23, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Philly's Black Labor History; Project Veritas Defeat

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Philadelphia, Matthew Colo, Wikimedia Commons.

The best of the Week’s News:

The Philadelphia Inquirer examines the roots of systemic racism through institutions founded in Philadelphia, including itself.
Dirty tricksters of Project Veritas lose in court, jury awards $120,000 to victims. (NYT)
Independent labor unions flourished because big unions weren’t meeting workers’ needs for organizing. (ITT)
Union officials say they will request a union vote for 3000 JetBlue flight service workers. (NBC)

September 19, 2022

Sidney's Picks: U.S. Open Workers Get Paid; Clean Water Restored to Jackson

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Clean water restored to Jackson, MS, but the fate of the water system remains uncertain. (MS Today)
U.S. Open workers finally get paid after Documented blows the whistle on wage theft. (DocumentedNY)
Biden averts rail strike by brokering a tentative last-minute deal, now it’s up to the rank-and-file to vote on it. (NYT, NP Bulletin, Trains)
Clearwater Confidential: How Scientology basically killed an affordable house project in Florida. (TB Times)
Over 5000 minor league baseball players voted to unionize after a lightening organizing campaign that took just 17 days. (Marketwatch)

September 9, 2022

Sidney’s Picks: U.S. Open Workers Allege Wage Theft; Big Lie Boosters Train MI Poll Workers

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Sidney’s Picks:

U.S. Open workers say their wages were stolen. (DocumentedNY)
How did Trump manage to take so many top secret documents from the White House? (LATimes)
MI GOP official/election conspiracist tells poll workers to be “undercover agents” and break the rules. (CNN)
Pregnant women in Alabama can be jailed for months to “protect” their fetuses from drugs. (AL.com)

September 2, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Sectoral Bargaining for California Fast Food Workers?

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Brian Wallace, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

CA lege passes law guaranteeing sectoral bargaining for fast food workers, but will Gov. Gavin Newsom sign it? (LAT, Vice, MoJo)
Labor official rejects Amazon’s bid to overturn Staten Island union victory. (NYT)
Will “fetal personhood” laws pave the way to a national abortion ban?
Trump’s hoard of top secret documents may have already damaged national security, expert says. (WaPo)

August 26, 2022

Sidney's Picks: MI Chipotle Workers Join Teamsters; Starbucks Broke the Law

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Chipotle workers in Michigan vote to join the Teamsters. (AP)
NLRB says Starbucks illegally denied raises to union members. (NYT)
Facebook brings the hammer down on the Proud Boys for trying to sneak back onto the social network. (Tech Crunch)
Mega-drought threatens the Colorado River, the lifeline of the West. (ProPublica)
Another challenge for abortion travel funds: Making sure clients take each pill in a state where it’s legal. (WaPo)

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Sidney's Picks: Chipotle Illegally Shut Down Store to Thwart Union Effort

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks negotiating team walks out; the first HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal

Sidney's Picks: Amazon's Crushing Productivity

Sidney's Picks: Biden Helps Gig Workers; Cannabis Industry Exploits Workers

Sidney's Picks: Newsom Signs Farmworker Card-Check Bill

Sidney's Picks: Philly's Black Labor History; Project Veritas Defeat

Sidney's Picks: U.S. Open Workers Get Paid; Clean Water Restored to Jackson

Sidney’s Picks: U.S. Open Workers Allege Wage Theft; Big Lie Boosters Train MI Poll Workers

Sidney's Picks: Sectoral Bargaining for California Fast Food Workers?

Sidney's Picks: MI Chipotle Workers Join Teamsters; Starbucks Broke the Law

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Sidney's Picks: Chipotle Illegally Shut Down Store to Thwart Union Effort

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks negotiating team walks out; the first HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal

Sidney's Picks: Amazon's Crushing Productivity

Sidney's Picks: Biden Helps Gig Workers; Cannabis Industry Exploits Workers

Sidney's Picks: Newsom Signs Farmworker Card-Check Bill

Sidney's Picks: Philly's Black Labor History; Project Veritas Defeat

Sidney's Picks: U.S. Open Workers Get Paid; Clean Water Restored to Jackson

Sidney’s Picks: U.S. Open Workers Allege Wage Theft; Big Lie Boosters Train MI Poll Workers

Sidney's Picks: Sectoral Bargaining for California Fast Food Workers?

Sidney's Picks: MI Chipotle Workers Join Teamsters; Starbucks Broke the Law

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