LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Top Stories: Starbucks union takes 300th store; Ben & Jerry's support union drive; DuPont agrees to pay $3.6 mil backpay; House subcommittee hearing on “Biden’s War On Independent Contractors”...
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People’s World: Starbucks workers organize 300th store
Starbucks Workers United, the grass-roots worker organizing campaign which the Service Employees aid, has organized its 300th store in the U.S., in Sacramento, Calif. The vote was 11-2 on April 14 at the store at 7th and K Streets in the California capital. Read more…
Ben & Jerry’s supports Vermont workers’ unionization drive
Global ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s said Tuesday it supports a plan to unionize by the workers at a retail shop in the same city where the brand, known as much for its social activism as its products, was founded. Read more…
DuPont settles with Chesterfield workers for $3.6M in back pay
DuPont, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, has reached a settlement with a union representing employees at its Chesterfield County facility that would return certain job functions to union employees and pay out more than $3.6 million in back pay and interest. Read more…
