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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Costco Employees Just Voted to Unionize. The Company's Respose is Remarkable (www.inc.com)

submitted 8 months ago by SuperSpaceFan@lemmy.ca to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Some good news for a change, huh?

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[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Just a heads up, the NLRB has taken an aggressive stance against companies that refuse to allow their employees to unionize.

So when a company has a positive response to unionization, just keep in mind that they don't really have any other option but to "grin and bear it" so to speak.

[–] jasep@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't agree. We've seen many times companies close locations outright after they unionize. At times governing bodies like the NLRB will fine them, and they'll gladly eat those fines and keep them closed.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The new framework put forth by the NLRB only went into effect in late 2023 (November/December).
It requires a majority of employees to want to form a union.
The NLRB intends to force Starbucks to reopen the 23 stores they closed. This news is from last month, so it's still pretty recent.

I agree that when the penalty is a fine, it's just the cost of doing business, but it appears that the NLRB are attempting to go another route.

[–] jasep@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

I hope they're successful. Time will tell. These greedy companies (like Walmart and Starbucks, not Costco) have a lot of money and good legal teams.

[–] EmptySlime@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

If I was reading the NLRB rules change correctly that would be "union busting" activity and would mean they immediately have to recognize and begin bargaining with the union.

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

Tell that to Amazon.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Ah yes, as famously evidenced by Elon Musk backtracking on his Tesla unionization opposition

[–] Marcbmann@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, plenty of companies have demonstrated a willingness to do things other than grin and bear it