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Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’

  By Michael Grothaus February 14, 2023 Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day gift this year from Tesla workers in New York is a unionization effort. The effort is led by Autopilot analysts at the company’s Buffalo plant. The analysts make up about 800 employees who work in non-engineering roles and label data from the company’s Autopilot … Continue reading Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’

Workers at Blizzard support studio Proletariat aim to unionize

Blizzard intends to buy ‘Spellbreak’ studio Proletariat to speed up ‘WoW’ development   Kris Holt @krisholt It’s a busy spell for Blizzard, with Diablo Immortal, Overwatch 2 and mobile game Warcraft Arclight Rumble all arriving this year. The studio has another major release lined up in the form of World of Warcraft expansion Dragonflight, which … Continue reading Workers at Blizzard support studio Proletariat aim to unionize

Trader Joe’s workers say it closed its sole NYC wine shop because they wanted to unionize it

By Clint Rainey   August 18, 2022   Trader Joe’s only New York City wine store, a spot known for its hour-long holiday lines, abruptly closed on August 11, leaving a swirl of rumors about why. Had rent gone up? Did the company need a bigger space? Was there an asbestos problem? Workers now say … Continue reading Trader Joe’s workers say it closed its sole NYC wine shop because they wanted to unionize it

Amazon warehouse workers vote to unionize in Staten Island

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will hold a union election in March The in-person election will take place over six days. K. Holt @krisholt February 16th, 2022 An Amazon truck exits the company’s JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. Brendan McDermid / reuters Amazon workers at … Continue reading Amazon warehouse workers vote to unionize in Staten Island

Fair Treatment of Employees: Efforts to Unionize Amazon Warehouses

Angela Hausman, PhD April 8, 2021 Unions certainly have their place in our society. We have unions to thank for such as the five-day workweek, overtime pay, safe working conditions, and many other rights we take for granted as workers today. Unions were needed because employers abused their workers by creating unsafe working conditions and … Continue reading Fair Treatment of Employees: Efforts to Unionize Amazon Warehouses