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Worker uprisings continue at UPS, Starbucks, Amazon, REI & LA hotels
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:52:11
Publish Date: 2023-08-01 16:42:31
Description: On the next Your Call, we’ll discuss union busting, as workers across various industries continue to demand basic rights. A tentative agreement between UPS and their Teamsters Union averted a historic strike of nearly 340,000 drivers, but some say the contract does not go far enough. All UPS union employees will receive a $2.75 per hour raise this year, and a $7.50 per hour pay increase over the next 5 years. Part time workers will start at $21 an hour, a boost from the previous $16.20, but less than the $25 that many were demanding. Starbucks has engaged in a ruthless Union busting campaign, firing over 230 union leaders across the country, and shuttering union stores. The NLRB has issued over 100 official complaints against the company, encompassing over 1,900 violations of federal labor law. Workers in at least 21 states have also reported their store management banning Pride decorations, according to Starbucks Workers United, the union representing workers at over 300 locations across the US.
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