Month: May 2025
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Co-Sign Amazon Labor Union’s Safety Bill of Rights
Every day, workers are injured while trying to fulfill Amazon orders. And instead of working to make warehouses safer, Amazon treats these injuries as the cost of doing business. The United States Senate investigated, and found that Amazon warehouses recorded over 30 percent more injuries than the warehousing industry average in 2023. Amazon is a…
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The Labor Force Impact Report #1: Some Good News
Feeling fatigued by the constant onslaught of bad news? We got you–because the antidote to that particular overwhelm is celebrating our wins. Each week, The Labor Force partners with labor groups to share their urgent needs with our growing community of labor activists and supporters. Together, we’re building a stronger labor movement by donating to…
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Blue Bottle Baristas Are On Strike Now!
Blue Bottle baristas are on strike! Blue Bottle baristas at five unionized cafes Boston just walked off the job in protest of the company’s decision to unilaterally install cameras. Can you make a donation to Blue Bottle Independent’s Strike Fund to help cover the wages of the workers who walked out today? Why Are Blue…
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Trader Joe’s Just Fired Jamie Edwards, Founding Union President
Trader Joe’s really has no shame. On May Day, of all days, the company fired Jamie Edwards, a national leader of the effort to unionize Trader Joe’s who worked at the Hadley, MA location for over ten years. The Labor Force has worked closely with Jamie and Trader Joe’s United since 2022, when the Hadley…
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Amazon Labor Union Announces Safety Bill of Rights
Happy May Day! Across the country, working class folks are taking to the streets in protest and in celebration of our collective power. This May Day also marks the launch of Amazon Labor Union’s Safety Bill of Rights: the core safety issues facing Amazon workers and the concrete changes workers are demanding in order to…
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A (Very) Brief History of May Day
May Day, also celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, is not officially recognized in the U.S. despite the fact that the holiday traces its origins to the fight for an eight-hour workday in America. This year, a coalition of labor groups are organizing over one thousand May Day events across the…