Tag Archives: National Labor Relations Board

Amazon’s Anti-Union Consultant Broke The Law, Judge Rules – Heemang Parmar
A judge at the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Monday in a case where workers accused Amazon of illegally suppressing a union campaign in Staten Island, New York ― finding that the online retail giant violated the law on three occasions as it tried to persuade workers not to unionize during 2021 and…

Amazon Labor Union’s Victory At JFK8 Warehouse Now Official – Heemang Parmar
The upstart Amazon Labor Union made history when it won a union election at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island last spring, the first labor group in the U.S. to do so. But its groundbreaking victory was only just made official this week, more than nine months after the ballots were counted and the union…

Starbucks Broke Law By Closing Unionized Store In Ithaca, Labor Officials Say – Heemang Parmar
Federal labor officials have filed a new and sweeping complaint against Starbucks alleging that the coffee chain retaliated against union workers by shuttering a popular location in Ithaca, New York, among other charges. A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board found merit in the union’s claim that the June store closure was meant…

Starbucks Demands Mail-In Union Elections Be Halted, Alleging Misconduct – Heemang Parmar
Facing a nationwide unionization campaign, Starbucks has accused officials at the National Labor Relations Board of “tipping the scales” in the union’s favor, and has asked that all mail-in elections for its stores be put on hold for an investigation. In a letter to the labor board’s chair and general counsel on Monday, the Seattle-based…

Thinking About Forming A Union? Surprise! Here's A Big Raise. – Heemang Parmar
A recent case at pharmacy chain CVS reveals how employers scramble to make workers happy when they’re signing union cards.