Americans’ drive towards unionization
When you start separating the people from their rivers what have you got? ‘Bureaucracy!’ Says Old Bull… ‘Tain’t nothin but...
United States of Labor
United States of Labour: breastaurants, wrestling, etc.
Welcome back to this roundup of labor news from the United States. The following years will be dominated by industrial...
United States of Labour: A Week in Labour World
On the November 21st, the two major freight railway unions (62.000 members) are voting on whether or not to ratify...
The American midterm elections and labour
On Tuesday, November 8th, Americans rushed to the polls to elect new members to Congress, to change the governors and...
Railway strike would cost US government a fortune. And it still can happen
The freight rail workers strike has gotten more traction in the American mainstream media in the past week. A topic...
Minor League Baseball Players Unionize
It might come as a surprise to many that professional sports players in the United States often belong to a...
United States of Labor: why record interest in unions does not bring a bold membership growth
In recent times, in the United States, we have witnessed a strong wave of unionization and, at least, discussion about...
Changing the screws of a defunded and understaffed agency: Jennifer Abruzzo
Over the past months, the President of Amazon Labor United, Chris Smalls, has been dominating the press. Major media outlets...
Stripping workers of formal protections
The arrival of Uber, Lyft, Doordash and many companies that promoted independence and a flexible work schedule to the laborers...
Non-compete clauses: the reality in the United States
1 in 6 people in the food industry sign a non-compete agreement upon entering the job, preventing them from working...
