Unite Here has released a video criticizing Marriott’s “Green Choice” program as a job-cutting program branded as environmental measures. According to the union, “When there are less rooms to clean, housekeepers lose wages and benefits – and they also report pain, injury, and even using more harsh chemicals when cleaning ‘Green Choice’ rooms.” Click here…
In the midst of employee unrest, Google has turned to a union-busting company. The New York Times reports: “Google has hired an anti-union consulting firm to advise management as it deals with widespread worker unrest, including accusations that it has retaliated against organizers of a global walkout and cracked down on dissent inside the company. The firm, called IRI Consultants, appears to…
Cherri Senders, the founder and publisher of Labor 411, writes in the Sacramento Bee on why the recent phenomenon known as Black Thursday is terrible for American workers. “The calendar had barely flipped from October to November before retailers including Kohl’s, Macy’s and JC Penney announced that they would welcome deal-hungry shoppers on Thanksgiving Day,…
Senator Bernie Sanders has is calling out corporate America again for its abuse of the American tax system. Instead of paying a fair share of taxes, Netflix is paying nothing. And Bernie wants everyone to know about this corporate welfare. He blasted Netflix on Twitter saying: Your $8.99 Netflix subscription is more than the company…
Amidst all the craziness, some people keep their heads, stand on principle and make a habit of doing the right thing. Around this time of year, we honor these good guys (and women) by recognizing them as Labor 411 Eagles. Unlike the far more pernicious Labor 411 Turkeys, the 411 Eagles deserve our thanks and…
It’s never a good thing to be a turkey as Thanksgiving nears. But the louts of labor who make up the 2nd annual list of Labor 411 Turkeys are foul (fowl?) all year long. These are the selfish, the greedy, the labor unfriendly, the clueless and the just plain rotten. Where the 2019 Labor 411…
Sears made headlines over the past year over its bankruptcy debacle. First came news off store closings and layoffs. And then the $25 million in bonuses to the executives who presided over the company as it tanked. And while the higher-ups were enjoying those bonuses, the company was accused of stiffing former employees on $43…
UAW workers have officially said yes to a contract with Ford. CNBC reports: “Members of the United Auto Workers have approved a new four-year deal with Ford Motor, the union announced Friday night. The contract was supported by 56.3% of Ford members who voted, according to the UAW. The deal requires Ford to invest more than…
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, AFM 47 in Los Angeles rallied outside of the Walt Disney Picture company lot to demand a fair contract for streaming that includes residuals, set wages, and screen credits for musicians. The rally coincide with the launch of the Disney+ streaming service. The launch of this streaming service marks a shift…
One day after the union representing 26,000 University of California Service and Patient Care workers mounted a statewide Unfair Labor Practice Strike over allegations of illegal outsourcing of UC jobs to low wage contractors, the UC Board of Regents today adopted a new system wide policy promising to insource more contract workers, provide them equal…