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☆ It’s holiday season. That means layoffs for some
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But they bring an extra bite when they are carried out during the holiday season. How does your employer’s severance policy compare? US employers are under no legal requirement to provide severance unless you are under a contract that provides for it. Check your employer’s severance policy: See if your employer has posted its severance policy on the company’s internal site. That’s a big jump from the average that employees pay today for workplace health coverage: 28% of the total cost for family coverage and 17% for single coverage.

Persons: Charles Schwab, “ We’ve, ”, Andrew Challenger, Challenger, Randstad, let’s, Tiffany Aliche, Aliche, “, Ann Minnium, You’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, Citigroup, Vice Media, Continental, Challenger, National Labor Relations Board Locations: New York

A Tesla sign is pictured outside the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, U.S., February 13, 2022. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional official on Friday tossed out a complaint filed in February by Workers United, a union seeking to organize workers at Tesla's Buffalo, New York "gigafactory." Workers United claimed that within days of announcing a union campaign earlier this year, Tesla fired dozens of workers from its Autopilot department. Tesla and Workers United did not immediately respond to requests for comment. President Joe Biden said this month that he supported the union's efforts to organize workers at Tesla and Toyota.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Tesla, Kayla Blado, Blado, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, tweeting, Daniel Wiessner, Aurora Ellis, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla Inc, National Labor Relations Board, Workers United, Workers, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, Tesla, Toyota, NLRB, Thomson Locations: Buffalo , New York, U.S, New York, Tesla's Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, Florida, Fremont , California, Albany , New York

☆ Tesla beats claim that it fired factory workers amid union campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brand new Tesla cars sit parked at a Tesla dealership on October 18, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New York factory to put an end to union organizing. A National Labor Relations Board regional official on Friday tossed out a complaint filed in February by Workers United, a union seeking to organize workers at Tesla's Buffalo, New York "gigafactory." Workers United claimed that within days of announcing a union campaign earlier this year, Tesla fired dozens of workers from its Autopilot department. Tesla and Workers United did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Tesla, Kayla Blado, Blado Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Workers United, Workers Locations: Corte Madera , California, U.S, New York, Tesla's Buffalo , New York

☆ Tesla strikes in Sweden are getting under Elon Musk’s skin
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —It has taken nearly a month, but workers striking against Tesla in Sweden have finally drawn a response from the company’s famously anti-union boss. “This is insane,” CEO Elon Musk said Thursday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter that he owns. Musk was responding to news that Swedish postal workers are refusing to deliver Tesla license plates, joining a wave of action in sympathy with mechanics who stopped servicing Tesla cars late last month. About 130 mechanics began their ongoing strike in October after their employer, a Tesla subsidiary in Sweden, announced that it would not recognize their labor union, according to Expressen, a CNN affiliate. Still, the strikes by Swedish workers may embolden Tesla’s employees in Germany, where it has a large plant manufacturing electric vehicles and battery cells.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, dockworkers, Tesla Organizations: London CNN, Tesla, CNN, IF Metall, National Labor Relations Board, Reuters, IG Metall Locations: Sweden, Swedish, United States, Buffalo , New York, Germany, Berlin, German Union, —, German, Wolfsburg

☆ Apple illegally denied benefits to the first unionized store in the country, says National Labor Relations Board
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple improved its benefits to Apple Store employees nationwide last year. In June 2022, the Towson Apple Store became the first Apple Store in the country to unionizeThe NLRB and the Towson union allege that Apple illegally denied these benefits to unionized workers. AdvertisementThe National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Apple on Wednesday, alleging that the company violated US labor law by withholding benefits from unionized workers at its Towson, Maryland, store, which became the first Apple Store in the country to unionize in June 2022. The initial IAM complaint , filed November 2, 2022, alleges that Apple improved its health and education benefits for Apple Store workers nationwide the month prior but excluded the unionized Towson workers from the improvements. Representatives for Apple, the Towson Apple union, and the NLRB did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: —, Kayla Blado Organizations: Apple, Apple Store, Towson Apple Store, NLRB, Service, Labor Relations, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Towson, IAM, Office, Towson Apple Locations: Towson, Towson , Maryland, unionize

☆ Wells Fargo employees at two branches mount unionization campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 20 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N) employees at two of the bank's branches filed for union elections on Monday, laying the groundwork for potential unionization in an industry that has largely been immune to such labor campaigns. In a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), bankers and tellers at Wells Fargo branches in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Bethel, Alaska declared their intent to join the Communications Workers of America's Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU). "While we are the first Wells Fargo workers to file for union elections, we will not be the last," said Sabrina Perez, a senior premier banker at Wells Fargo's Albuquerque branch. "We have a deep commitment to invest in and support everyone who works at Wells Fargo ... have significantly improved compensation and benefits for our lower paid employees in recent years," he said.

Persons: Stephanie Keith, Wells, Sabrina Perez, Wells Fargo's Saul Van Beurden, Niket, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Organizations: REUTERS, National Labor Relations Board, Communications Workers, America's Wells Fargo Workers United, Labor, Detroit Three, Wells, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wells Fargo, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Bethel , Alaska, America's Wells, United States, Wells, Albuquerque, Bengaluru

☆ Workers at Two Wells Fargo Branches Say They Will Vote on Whether to Form a Union
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Ben Eisen | Photographs Adria Malcolm For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Workers at two Wells Fargo bank branches are planning to launch unionization efforts Monday, shifting the attention of the resurgent labor movement to an industry that has historically been cool to it. Employees in Albuquerque, N.M., and Bethel, Alaska, said they would notify the National Labor Relations Board that they plan to hold elections to decide whether to unionize. If they get enough votes, they could start the first union at a major bank in decades.

Organizations: Employees, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Wells Fargo, Albuquerque, N.M, Bethel , Alaska

The federal government is delaying a new rule that could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize after business groups challenged it in court. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that the rule — which was scheduled to go into effect in December — will now be effective Feb. 26. The rule sets new standards for determining when two companies should be considered “joint employers" in labor negotiations. But the new rule would expand that definition, saying companies may be considered joint employers if they have the ability to control — directly or indirectly — at least one condition of employment. But the NLRB says the current rule makes it too easy for companies to avoid their legal responsibility to bargain with workers.

Persons: McDonald's isn't, National Retail Federation —, Sen, Bill Cassidy, Cassidy, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Joe Biden Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Republican, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, American, Lodging Association, International Franchise Association, National Retail Federation, NLRB, U.S, Louisiana Republican, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, Federal, Democratic, House Locations: —, Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia

Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a 3-2 decision issued last year by the National Labor Relations Board, which had said Tesla couldn’t prohibit union attire. The court opinion noted that Tesla allowed workers to affix “any number or size” of pro-union stickers to company-issued clothing. “We may have concluded differently had Tesla prohibited union insignia," read the opinion issued Tuesday by a unanimous panel of three 5th Circuit judges. The opinion comes as the 5th Circuit prepares for arguments in another union-related matter involving Tesla, NLRB and the assembly plant in Fremont, California. But that order was vacated after the full 5th Circuit, currently with 16 full-time judges, voted to hear the matter.

Persons: Tesla, didn't, ”, Jerry Smith, Elon Musk, Musk, Smith, Ronald Reagan, Leslie Southwick, George W ., Stephen Higginson, Barack Obama Organizations: ORLEANS, United Auto Workers, U.S, Circuit, National Labor Relations Board, Associated Press, UAW, NLRB, Twitter Locations: California, Fremont , California

☆ Largest Starbucks strike in history is planned for Thursday. It shows US labor unrest isn’t over yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Chris Isidore | Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the union said the limited duration strike on a key promotion day for Starbucks is important in its efforts to win their first contract at the chain. The union, Starbucks Workers United, won its first representation vote at the company in December 2021, at a store in Buffalo, New York. But many of the stores on strike remained open in past strikes, because management replaced the unionized striking workers with workers from nearby non-union stores and managers. That’s possible because of the close proximity of many Starbucks stores to one another. The union earlier this fall filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB over Starbucks’ refusal to bargain around promotion days.

Persons: haven’t, Moe Mills, Mills, “, ” Mills, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, United Auto Workers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, Starbucks Workers United, CNN, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Red, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, Teamsters, UPS, Michigan, Boeing Locations: New York, Buffalo , New York, St, Louis , Missouri, Kaiser, Detroit, East Coast

☆ Starbucks workers file more labor complaints with NYC as union goes on largest-ever strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Members of a recently formed union of Starbucks workers hold a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of their founding, December 9, 2022 in New York City. Starbucks workers in New York City have filed 14 more complaints alleging that the coffee giant violated the city's labor laws. Starbucks baristas have repeatedly accused the company of running afoul of the law: They have filed nearly 70 complaints with the city related to the law since February. The allegations come as Starbucks baristas at more than 200 locations nationwide strike Thursday, on the company's busy Red Cup promotion day. Starbucks Workers United said the strike is protesting understaffing at the company's locations, particularly on promotion days.

Persons: understaffing, baristas, Deborah Hall Lefevre, Sara Kelly, Chipotle, Alberto Oliart Organizations: Starbucks, Red, Starbucks Workers United, Workers, National Labor Relations Board, city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, CNBC Locations: New York City, York City, Brooklyn

Companies Tesla Inc FollowNov 15 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) did not violate U.S. labor law by prohibiting workers at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant from wearing pro-union t-shirts, a federal appeals court has ruled. The electric vehicle maker adopted its uniform policy in 2017 amid an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers union (UAW). President Joe Biden said last week that he supported the union's efforts to organize workers at Tesla and Toyota. Tesla's "team wear" policy required employees to wear black shirts imprinted with the Tesla logo. A three-judge 5th Circuit panel in March had affirmed the labor board's decision.

Persons: Tesla, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, tweeting, Daniel Wiessner, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Tesla, Tesla Inc, Circuit, Appeals, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, United Auto Workers union, UAW, U.S, Detroit Three, Toyota, Thomson Locations: Fremont , California, New Orleans, Albany , New York

☆ College students plotting to get Starbucks kicked off campuses plan to join baristas as they walk off the job on Red Cup Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Starbucks workers plan to walk off the job on November 16, which is expected to be Red Cup Day. Students from campuses around the US plan to join Starbucks employees when they walk off the job later this week on what is expected to be Red Cup Day. Starbucks has not officially announced when Red Cup Day will be held this year, but last year, it was held on Thursday, November 17. College students actively campaigning to boot Starbucks from campuses plan to join workers November 16, a day the union is labeling "Red Cup Rebellion." Starbucks Workers United represents more than 300 unionized Starbucks stores and 9,000 workers.

Persons: —, Ella Clark, Caitlin Power, Alex Yeager, Yeager Organizations: Red, College, Service, Starbucks, Georgetown, Cornell University, Cornell, University of Washington , University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Louisville, University of Chicago, UCLA, Stanford University, Boston University, American University, University of Arizona, Workers, Starbucks Workers United, Portland Press Herald, National Labor Relations, Starbucks Workers Locations: San Francisco, Ithaca, Baltimore, Gardner , Massachusetts

☆ SpaceX chief told employees to 'focus on your job' for humanity's sake after they raised workplace complaints, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX's COO told employees to "focus on your job" when they raised workplace concerns in 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementSpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell told employees in a 2022 email to "focus on your job and the mission of SpaceX — to get humanity to Mars as quickly as possible," after they raised workplace complaints in an open letter, Reuters reported. Shotwell's email was in response to an open letter written by SpaceX employees that criticized the company's dismissive attitude toward employee concerns and inconsistent enforcement of discipline policies, per the report. Nine employees were fired for raising complaints in the letter — and eight of those have since filed unfair labor practice complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. SpaceX's mission "to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity permeates every part of the company," Tom Moline, a former SpaceX engineer who was fired after he made workplace complaints, told Reuters.

Persons: Elon, —, Gwynne Shotwell, Tom Moline Organizations: Reuters, Service, SpaceX, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Brownsville , Texas, Hawthorne , California, McGregor , Texas, Brownsville

☆ At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +35 min

Through interviews and government records, the news organization documented at least 600 injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014. The more than 600 SpaceX injuries Reuters documented represent only a portion of the total case count, a figure that is not publicly available. SpaceX injury data reporting failures SpaceX facilities failed to submit injury data annually, as required by regulators, for most years since 2016. Workers welded rocket parts up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, often in temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the SpaceX workers said. The accident occurred when he and other SpaceX employees were being transferred between two vessels.

Persons: Lonnie LeBlanc, LeBlanc, LeBlanc’s, hasn’t, Musk, ”, Tom Moline, Francisco Cabada, Cabada’s, Elon Musk, Ydy Cabada, Kennedy didn’t, Kennedy, “, Jordan Barab, Travis Carson, Carson, entrepreneurism, Jeff Bezos, Chris Cunnington, Phillip Fruge, ” Fruge, ” Carson, Elon, Carson “, Florentino Rios, Rios, Rios inched, Richard Hinojosa, ” Rios, Cabada, Ydy, SpaceX hasn’t, Michael Sanchez, ” Sanchez, Francisco’s, Evelyn Cabada, ” Barab, Boring, Paige Holland, Musk’s, Moline, Gwynne Shotwell, ” Shotwell, Shotwell, CalOSHA, Ann Rosenthal, Steven Trollinger’s, Trollinger, –, Chris Weimer, Ron Weimer Organizations: Elon, SpaceX, U.S . Marine Corps, U.S . Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, Musk’s, V2, Reuters, Regulators, Kennedy Space Center, U.S . National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, ” Reuters, California OSHA, CalOSHA, ”, Workers, Boeing, Cabada, Boring Company, National Labor Relations Board, billionaire’s, Federal Locations: McGregor , Texas, LeBlanc, amputations, Hawthorne , California, Brownsville , Texas, Redmond , Washington, Florida, Cape Canaveral, California, Brownsville, Texas, Mexico, Moline, Carson, American, SpaceX’s Brownsville, Rios, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, “, ” Holland, Thielen, Holland, Federal, After Texas

Mr. Biden made history with his visit when he became the first president to appear on a picket line to support the striking workers. When word came down that the union had struck a deal with the automakers, Mr. Biden stepped away during a state dinner welcoming the Australian prime minister and called the U.A.W. “The union situation is a win for Biden,” said Barry Rabe, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. Mr. Fain has yet to give Mr. Biden the U.A.W.’s endorsement, but he has also outlined ambitious goals that would be much harder to achieve if Mr. Trump returned to the White House. And while Mr. Biden visited picketing workers and voiced support for their strike, Mr. Trump visited a nonunion plant in Michigan and said union members “were being sold down the river by their leadership.”

Persons: Biden, Trump, Shawn Fain, “, ”, Barry Rabe, Fain, ’, Trump’s Organizations: Democratic, Biden, University of Michigan, National Labor Relations Board Locations: autoworkers, Michigan

☆ Biden backs Tesla, Toyota unionization, slams Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

BELVIDERE, Illinois, Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday backed the United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize carmakers Tesla (TSLA.O) and Toyota (7203.T) and asked auto workers to reject his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. En route to the event, Biden told reporters that he “absolutely” supports the UAW's efforts to unionize Tesla and Toyota workers. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the remark by Biden, who has backed UAW efforts in other speeches. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, visited a nonunion factory in Michigan in September while Biden joined a picket line with striking UAW workers, Biden reminded workers. MUSK'S ANTI-UNION STANCEBiden's comments may renew friction between the U.S. president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, especially as the UAW seeks to organize Tesla workers.

Persons: Joe Biden, carmakers Tesla, Donald Trump, Biden, Shawn Fain, unionize Tesla, Tesla, Trump, Fain, Elon Musk, Musk, Biden sparred, UAW's Fain, Mark Burton, Gretchen Whitmer, Burton, Nandita Bose, Susan Heavey, David Shepardson, Sayantani Ghosh, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Auto Workers, Toyota, Republican, UAW, Democratic, Union, U.S, nonunion, GM, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Trump, Labor, Biden, General Motors, Ford, Dodge, Michigan, San, Thomson Locations: BELVIDERE , Illinois, Belvidere , Illinois, Belvidere ., Michigan, U.S, Georgetown , Kentucky, Tesla’s Fremont , California, Honigman, Washington, San Francisco

☆ Dotdash Meredith union members marched on a top exec at the publisher of People, Entertainment Weekly, and more, as their 2-year contract battle heats up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On Wednesday, organizers of the Dotdash Meredith Union took a step to show they're ready to escalate their efforts. Dotdash Meredith sources requested anonymity to speak freely about the status of negotiations and the union's thinking, citing sensitivity over the ongoing talks. Dotdash Meredith spokespersons did not respond to requests for comment. "We've spoken to management across the table and we've appealed to their common sense," a second union source said, adding, "People should see this as us saying, 'We've tried to bargain. The union sources said workers are seeking a provision to prevent the use of AI in generating journalistic content, but the publisher had so far refused to agree to such a clause.

Persons: Dotdash Meredith —, Meredith Union, We're, that's, Dotdash Meredith, —, Meredith, Leah Wyar Romito, Martha Stewart, we've, We've, That's, Wyar, Leah Wyar, we're, Leah, Romito, Neil Vogel, Dotdash, Vogel Organizations: Entertainment, company's Entertainment, Zoom, People, TV, National Labor Relations Board, Dotdash Meredith Union, NLRB, New York Times Locations: Manhattan, Wyar, New York

☆ Where are the 12 US gov't funding bills to avert shutdown?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

But first, the House and Senate would have to agree upon the overall dollar amount of spending for the 12 bills combined. The Senate passed its version as part of a three-bill package on Nov. 1 with strong bipartisan support. DEFENSEOne of the largest of the 12 bills funds the Department of Defense - the Army, Navy, Air Force and the CIA. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27.

Persons: Jon Cherry, shutdowns, Joe Biden, Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Moira Warburton, Aurora Ellis Organizations: U.S . Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Senate, of Veterans Affairs, Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Housing, Urban, House Republicans, Amtrak, Department of Defense, CIA, Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory, of, of Indian Affairs, Land Management, Environmental Protection Agency, The, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of State, Agency for International Development, Peace Corps, Congress, Capitol Police, of Congress, Office, Treasury, of Columbia, Federal Trade Commission, COMMERCE, of Commerce, U.S . Census, U.S . Patent, Department of Justice, Republicans, HUMAN, of Education, Department of Health, Human Services, Department of Labor, Social Security Administration, National Labor Relations Board, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, New York, U.S, Washington

☆ Group of Google contractors who work on Search and Bard win union vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A group of Google contractors, some of whom have worked on Search and Google's artificial intelligence chatbot Bard, have successfully voted to unionize. The group, from Google contractor Accenture, filed for unionization efforts in June after claiming Google asked them to help train the generative AI answers offered in Search and Bard, and that they felt underprepared for their work. The Alphabet Workers Union teamed up with the Communications Workers of America in 2021 as a minority union. "We have no objection to these Accenture workers electing to form a union," said Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini in a statement to CNBC. The decision marks the second ruling to classify Google as a joint employer with its contractor for a subset of employees.

Persons: Bard, Courtenay Mencini, Jen Hill, Hill Organizations: Accenture, Google, Bloomberg, Alphabet Workers Union, Communications Workers of America, U.S . National Labor Relations Board, Workers, NLRB, CNBC, CWA, YouTube, Cognizant Technology Solutions, CNBC PRO Locations: London, England, Francisco

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Romeo Myrthil and his Dartmouth teammates are pursuing multiple goals to start the college basketball season. “I feel like NIL's been moving on a lot and changing the landscape of college basketball," Myrthil told The Associated Press after the Duke game. Dartmouth College lawyers have argued to the National Labor Relations Board that players shouldn't be considered employees. When it's time to play basketball, it's time to play basketball. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: Romeo Myrthil, There's, They're, Duke, Myrthil, Green, Robert McRae III, it'll, McRae, shouldn't, Ivy League doesn't, ” McRae, ” ___ Organizations: Dartmouth, Service Employees International Union, Associated Press, Ivy League, Ivy, ”, Dartmouth College, National Labor Relations Board, basketball Locations: DURHAM, N.C

☆ Google contractors who helped train the Bard AI chatbot vote to unionize
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementGoogle contractors with Accenture, who write Google Help articles and review AI-generated content from the Bard chatbot, voted on Monday to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union, which represents Google employees and contractors. The vote comes after a coalition of 118 Accenture workers announced their union in June. Google is currently appealing the NLRB's September ruling that it is joint employer of Accenture contractors. Accenture contractors worked on BardGoogle rushed its release of Bard in an effort to make a product to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Other Google contractors have unionizedMonday's vote marks the second time this year that contractors for Google successfully voted to unionize with the NLRB.

Persons: Cognizant, —, Bard chatbot, Monday's, Bard, Organizers, Jen Hill, Courtenay Mencini, Bard Google, OpenAI's, Hill, Laura Greene, Greene, OpenAI Organizations: Accenture, Service, Alphabet Workers Union, Google, National Labor Relations, Alphabet Workers, Bloomberg, Workers, . Workers, Meta Locations: Manila

☆ Starbucks announces higher pay, but union workers will have to bargain for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Starbucks employees are getting more pay and new benefits, but some are only going to baristas that haven’t unionized. The question of which workers get what perks and benefits has been one part of a bitter fight between Starbucks and union organizers across the country. Workers who have been at Starbucks for 2-5 years will get a pay bump of at least 4%. “Starbucks has adhered to long-standing legal obligations, which required it to differentiate between unionized or organizing partners and partners in all other stores,” Starbucks spokesperson Rachel Wall said in a statement to CNN Monday. “Withholding benefits from unionized stores is against the law,” said Starbucks Workers United member Alex Yeager in a statement shared by union representatives Monday.

Persons: ” Sara Kelly, ”, Victor J, baristas, Rachel Wall, Alex Yeager, Yeager, “ We’ve, ” Yeager, Joshua Bessex, unionize Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, National Labor Relations, NLRB, Investments, Workers, Union, Bloomberg, CNN, Starbucks Workers Locations: New York, United States, Buffalo , N.Y, Buffalo , New York

Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. At least 366 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since 2021, according to the National Labor Relations Board. But Starbucks and the Workers United union have yet to reach a labor agreement at any of those stores. The company said program also won't be available to employees at unionized stores since it involves prize money and travel. Starbucks has appealed that ruling, saying NLRB’s standards don’t allow employers to make unilateral changes in the wages or benefits of unionized employees.

Organizations: Starbucks, Seattle, National Labor Relations Board, Workers United, Employees Locations: U.S, American, Canada

☆ Starbucks unveils plan to add 17,000 locations by 2030, cut $3 billion in costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Starbucks on Thursday presented the latest stage in its plan to drive growth for the company, which involves accelerating its global footprint and saving $3 billion in costs over the next three years. The company said it plans to expand to 35,000 locations outside of North America by 2030. In total, the coffee giant aims to reach 55,000 locations globally by 2030, up from its current count of more than 38,000. Starbucks also announced a $3 billion cost-savings plan. The announcement comes after more than 350 Starbucks locations have unionized under Workers United, according to National Labor Relations Board data.

Persons: Michael Conway Organizations: Starbucks, Workers United, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB Locations: North America

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