Washington state: union offered highest wage in history by management, but would have stripped them of right to strike. 90% of voters reject offer ( washingtonstatestandard.com )
Corporate takeover of Supreme Court: all but one justice vote in favor of Starbucks ( www.dailykos.com )
Washington state: farm workers excluded from union and collective bargaining rights, face retaliation for standing up against mushroom company. In solidarity, ILWU refuses to load company shipments ( www.thestand.org )
Canada: Charges dropped against union's executive vice-president for blocking traffic ( mstdn.bdms.ca )
Amazon management uses loophole to retaliate against union by terminating workers. "But Amazon drivers in Skokie refuse to be intimidated by the white-collar criminals running this company" ( patch.com )
Samsung union to strike, company founder once said he would not allow unions "until I have dirt over my eyes" ( www.taipeitimes.com )
Mushroom farm employees join handful of migrant farmworker unions in Canada, despite 1% rate of migrant unionization in North America due to fear of losing immigration status ( www.thestar.com )
Sierra Club fires union leaders, including elected officials, bargaining team members, and stewards ( pwunion.org )
First physician-led union in Delaware formed, largest private sector physician union in US ( www.msn.com )
Argentina: oil seed union launches "illegal" strike after government had previously pressured workers to call off strike ( www.xm.com )
Sri Lanka: government bars teachers and principals from blocking roads and entering government buildings, protesters march anyway ( island.lk )
New Zealand: Nearly three-quarters of supermarket employees said wages not enough to cover living expenses, "I am one of the team that doesn't even shop at my own store because I can't afford to." ( www.rnz.co.nz )
Amazon UK management rejects union leaflets on warehouse tables, arguing “it could pose a hazard,” despite the fact that Amazon has been posting leaflets on each table in the warehouse ( novaramedia.com )
UK: Vote Tories out but ‘We know that big business and the corporations are all over Labour... be prepared for a decade of struggle’ ( www.morningstaronline.co.uk )