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Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law
Amazon alleged in a legal filing published Friday morning that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unconstitutional. SpaceX and Trader Joe’s — companies that, like Amazon, have repeatedly faced labor law…
SpaceX wrongly fired eight activist employees, US labor board alleges
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint alleging that SpaceX illegally fired eight employees who wrote and distributed an open letter with workplace concerns. Circulated in June 2022,…
YouTube Music contractors win historic union vote
YouTube Music contractors have officially unionized with the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA after winning a historic vote through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Forty-one workers voted yes out of a…
Labor officials found that Apple execs infringed on workers’ rights
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found merit to complaints that high-level executives at Apple violated national labor law. This finding comes after the NLRB also found that Apple illegally…
Albany Amazon warehouse will hold a vote to unionize next month
There’s been a flurry of activity around the Amazon labor movement of late. Several marches have been held in recent weeks, including one this morning for STL8, just outside of…
Dueling objections voiced following polarized Amazon union votes
Update: Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel offered TechCrunch the following statement about the current state of the Bessemer election, “We’ve said from the beginning that we want our employees’ voices to…
Staten Island Amazon workers’ union election planned for next month
Late next month, workers at Amazon’s Staten Island fulfillment center will hold a long-awaited union vote, if all goes according to plan. The in-person election is tentatively set for March…
Labor board authorizes new Amazon union vote
The director of the National Labor Relation Board’s 10th region has authorized a new union election for workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center. An NLRB representative has confirmed the…
Postmates now allows drivers to opt out of mandatory arbitration
In fall 2015, the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Postmates that challenged the legality of the company’s mandatory arbitration agreement between it and its contractors. Yesterday, Postmates…
