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Massive data breach at federal credit union exposes 240,000 members

SRP Federal Credit Union, a South Carolina-based financial institution, experienced a massive data breach affecting more than 240,000 people. Credit unions handle hundreds of thousands of Americans' confidential information, which is now in the hands of cybercriminals. In a notice, SRP revealed that the data breach was part of a two-month attack by hackers, and […]

Teamsters union launches historic nationwide strike against Amazon

Liz Bentley, president and founder of Liz Bentley Associates, discusses the benefits of remote work as some companies ask employees to return to the office full time. Thousands of Amazon workers across the country organized under the Teamsters union will take to the picket line at 6 a.m. Thursday after the company “repeatedly refuses to […]

Starbucks union votes to authorize strike ahead of bargaining

Starbucks Workers United announced that it has voted to authorize a strike ahead of the last scheduled bargaining session of the year. In the post of Xand the union said 98% of baristas voted to authorize a strike if necessary. “Our union is strong and we are ready,” the union said. Unions that are attracting […]

Amazon union authorizes strike at 2 New York warehouses

Amazon's union has authorized strikes at two New York facilities ahead of a looming December 15 bargaining deadline. “Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities, JFK8 and DBK4, are striking after Amazon illegally refused to recognize their union and negotiate a contract that addresses the company's low wages and dangerous working conditions. They voted […]

Trump backs dockworkers' union preparing to strike over automation

In mid-January, shortly before the former president returned to the Oval Office, President-elect Trump supported longshore workers' unions preparing to strike over automation. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he had just met with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), president Harold Daggett and executive vice president Dennis Daggett. “There […]

NY Times reaches tentative deal with tech workers union

The union representing about 600 software engineers and other technology employees at The New York Times has tentatively agreed to a new three-year contract, just one month after they temporarily walked off the job on Election Day. announced that it had concluded. The Times Tech Guild, part of New York's News Guild, claimed victory Wednesday, […]

Federal employee union rebukes GOP attempts to end governmental remote work

The American Federation of Public Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, is pushing back against Republican criticism that public employees are abusing remote work. With the incoming Trump administration taking office, Republicans are on the offensive in challenging remote work and work-from-home policies that emerged from the coronavirus pandemic and have remained in […]