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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 1h

"The data, compiled by LaborLab, reveals multiple instances of employers retaining costly persuader services to prevent workers from building power and securing a higher standard of living through organizing and bargaining."

Union-Buster Watch for the Week of October 20, 2025 - LaborLab

Recent filings with the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) continue to expose companies that engage “persuader” consultants (i.e. “union-busters”). These LM-20 forms are...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 1h

New law gives California Uber drivers right to bargain collectively

SACRAMENTO —Workers and unions in California notched a big win when Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB1340, giving an estimated 800,000 rideshare drivers in the Golden State the right to bargain c...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 11h

Well… if you did your job 🤷‍♂️

NLRB sues California over new law empowering state agency to enforce federal labor rights

The NLRB lawsuit argues California's Assembly Bill 288 usurps the authority of the federal labor board in regulating private sector labor disputes and union elections.

www.latimes.com

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 12h

Union-Buster Watch for the Week of October 20, 2025 - LaborLab

Recent filings with the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) continue to expose companies that engage “persuader” consultants (i.e. “union-busters”). These LM-20 forms are...

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 2d

Coming up this week on our virtual public picket lines we have a lot of excellent guest speakers. For simplicity's sake we've also made it so you just have to remember kickstarterunited.org/pickets/ to get to our public picket lines

Schedule for our public picket line the week of October 20th, 2025
Monday: Angelita Morillo (3:45 PM ET)
Tuesday: Vishal Reddy (3:30 PM ET)
Wednesday: Kim Kelly (2:00 PM ET), Teke Wiggin (2:30 PM ET)
Thursday: Eric Blanc (2:30 PM ET)

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 19d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 1d

These employers have been added:

❌ Pape Material Handling (CA)
❌ Connecticut Distributors (CT)
❌ Vinvision (CA)
❌ White Pass & Yukon Railway (AK)
❌ Specs Family Partners (TX)
❌ United Site Services (MA)
❌ Northwell Health (NY)

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Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab

LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 4d

Volkswagen has dug in its heels in first-contract negotiations at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers won a landslide victory in last year’s union drive.

Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Collect Strike Pledges as Company Stalls at Table

Volkswagen has dug in its heels in first-contract negotiations at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers won a landslide victory in last year’s union drive. “We’re still waiting f...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 5d

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 6d

Recent filings expose new union-buster hirings at📍Groff Tractor & Equipment engaged American Labor Relations Group, Inc. for a staggering $3,250 per day in connection with a campaign involving IUOE Local 542. And📍Amazon WOR retained Viking Labor Solutions for $275 per hour.

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