It’s shaping up to be a summer of strikes: Workers are walking off the job across a remarkable range of industries from Starbucks baristas to factory workers making parts for jets to Amazon drivers. Why it matters: The worker activism sparked by the pandemic seems to be increasing, thanks in part to a still-tight labor […]
Month: July 2023
Statesman Journal: Oregon lawmakers approve major health care changes as controversial legislative session ends
Despite a record-breaking, six-week walkout, the 2023 Oregon legislative session ended with many major health care bills making it to the governor’s desk. Behavioral health and health care were among lawmakers’ legislative priorities this session, with bills addressing concerns like staffing shortages, mental health care caseloads, abortion, gender-affirming care access and substance use disorder treatment. […]
We the People: Health Care for All Oregon
On We the People for July 5, Jason Houk talks with Wes Brain about latest efforts to ensure health care for all Oregonians. We also discuss Starbucks union efforts. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202307050900
REUTERS: Los Angeles-area hotel workers strike over wages, housing
LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Reuters) – Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housing costs make it difficult for low-wage earners to live close to where they hold jobs, union officials said. Unite Here Local 11, which represents 15,000 workers […]
USA TODAY: UPS strike update: Teamsters and UPS closer to a deal, strike not off the table
UPS and its workers’ union are closer to reaching a deal that could improve conditions for more than 340,000 employees nationally. Over the weekend, the Teamsters union announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the company on “three major economic issues” — a final piece in what the union has called “the largest collective […]
KPTV: Portland-area unionized Starbucks workers on strike Friday
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Unionized Starbucks partners in Oregon and Washington will strike on Friday in protest of the company’s actions during Pride Month. In a statement from Starbucks Workers United on Thursday, they asked the Seattle-based company to “end its attacks on LGBTQIA+ workers as part of its relentless union-busting campaign that includes threatening […]