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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A new state law bans local ordinances that mandate breaks for construction workers. It doesn't matter how hot things get.
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SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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This year's theme is 'Finding True Life Through Service to Others.' The march kicks off at 10 a.m. at Guadalupe and Brazos streets and ends two miles away at Hemisfair.
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The first mass labor protest by Mexican Americans took place in San Antonio in 1938 and met with harsh resistance from the city’s political establishment. A workforce of mostly Mexican American women picketed for five weeks to seek a living wage and basic workplace protections.