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Will Unions Get Out The Vote For Mayor In 2021?, Caroline Leddy
Will Unions Get Out The Vote For Mayor In 2021?, Caroline Leddy
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Labor unions have played an important role in New York City politics for decades--with the 2021 mayoral election approaching, will they be able to motivate their membership to vote for the candidate they endorse, or will their members vote for whomever they want without taking into account who their union recommends? Link here: https://caroline-leddy.medium.com/will-unions-get-out-the-vote-for-mayor-in-2021-a85388813d2d
Fed Up, Desperate And Daring Enough To Unionize, Suzannah C. Cavanaugh
Fed Up, Desperate And Daring Enough To Unionize, Suzannah C. Cavanaugh
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This is a long-form story that outlines the hazards of restaurant work that predated the pandemic, among them wage theft, racism and sexual harassment. The story focuses on three restaurant workers pushed to unionize after Covid-19 worsened working conditions by cutting take-home pay and creating new safety hazards for employees. Legislation and employer resistance are stacked against them, but for many workers organization is the only solution.
Link to Capstone: http://fedup.tilda.ws/
Google Has A Labor Problem, And It’S Not Just Coming From Its Employees, Daniel Whateley
Google Has A Labor Problem, And It’S Not Just Coming From Its Employees, Daniel Whateley
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For decades, technology companies have used temporary and contract workers to lower costs, creating a shadow workforce of thousands of indirect employees. That business model is now under threat.
In September 2019, 80 contract workers at Google’s Pittsburgh office voted to unionize with the United Steelworkers, the first time that white-collar tech workers in the U.S. have successfully organized with a union. These contractors are employees of HCL Technologies, an Indian multinational IT and consulting company that partners with Google around the world.
Tech and office workers face a different set of workplace issues from blue-collar and factory employees, which …