The unionization of a Staten Island facility at one of the country’s biggest employers shows how workers are emerging from pandemic with new tactics and energy
have begun to organize their own union drives. And last year, Google workers formed an organization called the Alphabet Workers Union to fight for better working conditions and more equality between full-time employees and contractors.
There’s also renewed energy for unionization in the health-care industry, as grueling conditions and long hours during the pandemic have pushed more workers to seek out better protections and working conditions. Tens of thousands of health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente threatened to strike in 2021 over the company’s plans to introduce a system where newer employees would get less pay and benefits.Strikes have picked up over the past year.
“The question is: How long are we in this period where workers feel like they can quit their job and go get a better one without much hassle? How long are we in this period where workers feel like they’re in the driver’s seat?” Strain said. “My answer is: not much longer.” , said it’s “eye-opening” to see an independent union take on a global corporation like Amazon and win.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Amazon Labor Union Wins First Unionized Amazon Warehouse in AmericaThe workers won the unionization drive by more than 500 votes, after raising money on GoFundMe.
Read more »
Pro-Union Vote Leads in New York as Amazon Workers Look to Make HistoryOne historian argued that a union victory at Amazon would be \u0022game-changing for the entire labor movement in this country.\u0022
Read more »
Amazon workers in New York City vote to form first U.S. union at retail giantAmazon workers at a New York processing facility won a historic vote on Friday to form the first-ever collective bargaining unit at the e-commerce giant.
Read more »
Amazon workers in New York City vote to unionize, 1st successful effort in retail giant's historyAmazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history.
Read more »