When there are more union worksites, even non-union employers pay more in competing for workers. Often public sector jobs set the bar for the private sector to match.

a. Starbucks Baristas stage a Red Cup Rebellion

b. Campaign to save the U.S. Postal Service

During the Bush administration, Republicans passed the Postal Accountability Enhancement Act (PAEA) which essentially mandated that the USPS would have to fund retirement health care benefits for the next 75 years, within 10 years of that bill passing in 2006. (Read more)

c. Retail and Fast Food Organizing

In recent years, the issue of unionization among Amazon workers has garnered significant attention, sparking debates about labor rights, working conditions, and corporate power.  (Read more)

d. Retaliation for Union Organizing

There has been a dramatic rise in retail industry workers’ interest in unionizing after successful votes at Starbucks, REI, and Amazon, and employees at Trader Joe’s have filed for a union election. (Read more)

e. Gig Workers Organizing

Popular app-based ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, have paved the way for many workers to make income on a flexible schedule, however, their opposition to Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), has pushed drivers to be classified as independent contractors rather than employees. (Read More)

f. Auto Workers Organizing

In 2017, Jose Moran, a Tesla employee, was fired for starting a “Fair Future at Tesla” union campaign at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California.  (Read More)

g. Tech Workers Organizing

In 2017, when President Donald Trump enforced a temporary travel ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, tech giants such as Google and Meta reacted with vocal disapproval through employee-led protests, urging executives to take a stand. (Read More)