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...William Spriggs, a professor of economics at Howard University and the chief economist of the union AFL-CIO, said the “moment firms cease hiring . . . the unemployment rate goes up because the people who...
...The board accused Apple of interrogating and making coercive statements to employees attempting to unionise an Atlanta retail store, ordered a rerun of a high-profile election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama...
...“There are reasons why eight of the unions ratified [the agreement],” said Greg Regan, the president of the AFL-CIO department that represents the workers’ unions....
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...“They’ve been working nonstop trying to keep our country and our economy moving,” said Greg Regan, the president of the AFL-CIO department that represents the workers’ unions....
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...But the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union immediately filed a complaint that accused the company of illegal misconduct in the run-up to the vote....
...The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) suggested an in-person vote at a nearby civic centre instead....
...The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union suggested an in-person vote at a nearby civic centre instead....
...union federation AFL-CIO and a former labour department official in the Obama administration....
...Following the result, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union immediately filed an appeal, accusing Amazon of illegal union-busting efforts....
...Warehouse staff in Bessemer, Alabama turned down the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union by a wide margin....
...Yet with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union set to appeal against what it alleges were Amazon’s “egregious and illegal” anti-union tactics, the publicity may yet embolden other workers....
...Upon a final result, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union plans to appeal, calling Amazon’s union-busting efforts “despicable”....
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...The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union said it will appeal against the result, citing what it said were numerous and egregious efforts to illegally influence the vote....
...On Sunday, Biden’s video message was praised by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the group which the Amazon workers would join if the vote passed....
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