Labor

Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity.

The Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.

The SAWOC is a local version of a national organization that has helped workers around the country organize unions since 2020.

Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United, the union representing unionized baristas around the country, announced an agreement on Tuesday that the two would begin discussions on a foundational framework to achieve contracts for all unionized workers.

The decision to lay off editor Sandra Santos came just over a week after the San Antonio Report Union, placing the layoff in a critical period that workers said was illegal.

Newsroom staff at the digital nonprofit outlet said they have 100% support among their coworkers. They seek to address pay inequities, layoff protections, barriers between donors and journalism, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.

Amazon workers formed their first union. And at Starbucks, 380 stores are unionized, but not one has a contract. But the big, established unions have won big raises for workers.

This has been a watershed year. So far in 2023, there have been 22 major strikes: 17 at companies, making it the largest number of strikes in the private sector since 2011.

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

A new state law bans local ordinances that mandate breaks for construction workers. It doesn't matter how hot things get.