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Outfest Workers Vote to Unionize in Demand of Better Workplace Culture and Seasonal Staff

12 employees for the LGBTQIA+ arts organization have announced their intention to be unionized by the Communication Workers of America (CWA) Union.

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Outfest Workers Vote to Unionize in Demand of Better Workplace Culture and Seasonal Staff

Outfest Workers Vote to Unionize in Demand of Better Workplace Culture and Seasonal Staff

12 employees for the LGBTQIA+ arts organization have announced their intention to be unionized by the Communication Workers of America (CWA) Union.

Documentary Workers Union Ratifies Groundbreaking Contract With International Documentary Association

Documentary Workers Union Ratifies Groundbreaking Contract With International Documentary Association

UPDATED from original 12:21 p.m. story with statement from DWU co-founder Hansen Bursic: Progress on one labor front in the media industry. Documentary Workers United announced its ...

Film Forum Workers Vote to Unionize in NLRB Election

Film Forum Workers Vote to Unionize in NLRB Election

Full and part-time staffers who work in the theater, in programming, publicity, facilities and administration participated in the vote.

Tesla workers fired after union push at Buffalo plant, organizers say

Tesla workers fired after union push at Buffalo plant, organizers say

Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United.

MASS MoCA Workers Celebrate First Union Contract

MASS MoCA Workers Celebrate First Union Contract

Earlier this year, the union held a one-day strike over “lowball” wages and prolonged negotiations.

Portsmouth pot dispensary sues over 'labor peace agreement' in state cannabis law

Portsmouth pot dispensary sues over 'labor peace agreement' in state cannabis law

Seth Bock, founder of Greenleaf, says the contract causes financial harm to the company. The union says Bock is trying to union-bust.

Tesla workers at South Buffalo plant launch union campaign

Tesla workers at South Buffalo plant launch union campaign

"We believe unionizing will give us a voice in our workplace that we feel has been ignored to this point," the organization Tesla Workers United said in a statement.

Major strike activity increased nearly 50% in 2022Upcoming Supreme Court case threatens workers’ ability to strike

Major strike activity increased nearly 50% in 2022Upcoming Supreme Court case threatens workers’ ability to strike

[pdfonly] What this report finds: Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the number of workers involved in a major strike activity in the United States was 120,600 in 2022, ...

CAT in Crisis: Financial Trouble Threatens Future of Portland’s Community Alliance of Tenants

CAT in Crisis: Financial Trouble Threatens Future of Portland’s Community Alliance of Tenants

In a time when many Oregonians are experiencing financial precarity and can barely afford to pay rent, a Portland-based tenant aid organization is on the brink of financial collapse. ...

Ryan Verniere Tapped as Senior Vice President of Story at AGBO – Film News in Brief

Ryan Verniere Tapped as Senior Vice President of Story at AGBO – Film News in Brief

Ryan Verniere has been tapped as AGBO’s SVP of story, which was announced by co-presidents Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. In the position, Verniere will take part in developing ...

Employee activism is alive in tech. It stops short of organizing unions

Employee activism is alive in tech. It stops short of organizing unions

In February, about a dozen employees at a small Oakland technology company called NPM embarked on an effort that is often frowned upon at startups: trying to unionize. For more than three ...

Ledgewood Starbucks workers vote to form union

Ledgewood Starbucks workers vote to form union

The Ledgewood Starbucks is the fifth in NJ to form a union.

IDA Recognizes Employee Union as It Attempts to Rebuild from Crisis

IDA Recognizes Employee Union as It Attempts to Rebuild from Crisis

Now, the International Documentary Association and the workers will iron out a contract and work together to continue rebuilding its reduced staffing ranks.

Tesla fires workers trying to unionize in New York, organizing group says

Tesla fires workers trying to unionize in New York, organizing group says

Employees at a Tesla factory in Buffalo, New York, have been fired after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United.

An Apple Store in Oklahoma City votes to unionize

An Apple Store in Oklahoma City votes to unionize

The second Apple Store to win union representation in the U.S., the workers voted 56-32 in favor of forming a union.

Labor Pains: Frontier-CWA and DISH-NLRB Make Some Headway

Labor Pains: Frontier-CWA and DISH-NLRB Make Some Headway

Labor Day is nearly here, but any employer will tell you that labor relations is a year-long affair.

General Dynamics Accused of Threatening Workers

General Dynamics Accused of Threatening Workers

General Dynamics Information Technology Inc.'s fight against unionization has landed the government contracting firm in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board.

Grindr Issues Mandatory Return to Office Policy 2 Weeks After Union Drive

Grindr Issues Mandatory Return to Office Policy 2 Weeks After Union Drive

“Our vision for Grindr is one of safety, security, and respect for our workplace,” a Grindr employee said.

Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Is Sabotaging Its Own Mission

Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Is Sabotaging Its Own Mission

The federal agency that’s supposed to protect union rights is instead championing the interests of bosses.