Starbucks says workers’ pay demands ‘not sustainable’ as union strikes
Starbucks is responding to Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) baristas voting earlier this week to authorize a strike, with some union workers setting up a picket line on Friday. . The coffee chain says the union is demanding “unsustainable” wage increases. “Workers United's proposal calls for an immediate minimum wage increase of 64% for our hourly […]
Starbucks Workers Strike Amid Christmas Rush
(Photo by Spencer Pratt/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers8:47am – Friday, December 20, 2024 Starbucks employees plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. advertisement The strike is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, and could spread to hundreds […]
Biden OKs another $4.28B in student debt relief for public service workers
President Biden signed yet another student loan forgiveness package on Friday, giving $4.28 billion to about 55,000 public servants. The Department of Education has canceled loans for students who have made more than 120 monthly repayments as part of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which encourages employment in public sector jobs such as […]
Starbucks workers strike ahead of Christmas rush
Starbucks store employees plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strike is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, and could spread to hundreds of stores nationwide by Christmas Eve. Starting in 2021, Starbucks Workers United, a union […]
Amazon Workers Stage Strikes During Height of Christmas Rush
Teamsters union members went on strike Thursday morning at seven Amazon facilities in four states, demanding better wages and benefits as the company's profits soar. The strike was held at the height of the Christmas rush. Consumers across the country are relying on the e-commerce giant to secure last-minute gifts, but now they may not […]
Amazon workers go on strike — union blames company’s ‘insatiable greed’ for potential delivery delays
Early Thursday morning, workers at seven Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike. The walk-off took place during peak holiday shopping season and a few days before Christmas, and was aimed at drawing Amazon into contract negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. However, the company does not allow employees to join a […]
Amazon workers to strike at multiple sites: Teamsters
International Federation of Teamsters Brotherhood announced Amazon workers are scheduled to go on strike starting Thursday in five states finalized ahead of the Christmas holidays, citing the company's refusal to participate in bargaining negotiations. “If your package gets delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed. We've given Amazon clear deadlines for our […]
Foreign tech workers on visas warned about Trump ‘storm’
Immigration lawyers are reportedly telling their clients who work in the tech industry and are in the US on visas to return home a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “There's a storm coming,” says Jason Finkelman, an immigration attorney in Austin, Texas. told Business Insideradded, “And this time we know exactly what it […]
DOGE Caucus leader Joni Ernst eyes relocation out of DC for third of federal workers
Fox's first appearance: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), leader of the Senate Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caucus, wants to combat the concentration of federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area with a new bill that would mostly relocate them. There is. One third of the workers. Mr. Ernst introduced a bill entitled the “Decentralizing and […]
GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump
Republican Sen. Eric Schmidt of Missouri on Tuesday urged Democrats to pass legislation to protect federal employees from civil service reforms that President-elect Trump has championed to combat what he calls the “deep state” in Washington, D.C. The senators' request was blocked. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) stood on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon and called […]