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Union Plus's "Unions Power America Sweepstakes" is back and it's BIGGER than ever! Enter for your chance to win $40K Grand Prize or dozens of other cash prizes! In total, Union Plus is giving away $236,000 in our summer-long celebration of Labor Day and hard-working union members.

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On Monday, federal labor board judge Benjamin Green ruled that Starbucks violated the law when it terminated NYC employee and union leader Rhythm Heaton (they/them) in August 2022 over purported time and attendance violations.

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Workers at Grindr, the company behind the largest LGBTQIA+ dating app, have announced the formation of Grindr United-CWA after a supermajority of the eligible members signed union representation ca

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Workers at Brooklyn Defender Services and Neighborhood Defender Services, Inc. Hold Pickets in Support of Contract Fights

The BDS Union (a chapter of ALAA-UAW) held a lunchtime picket on Wednesday in downtown Brooklyn to show management that it’s time Brooklyn Defender Services get serious in its efforts to reach a strong fair contract as soon as possible.

Workers at Brooklyn Defender Services and Neighborhood Defender Services, Inc. Hold Pickets in Support of Contract Fights

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Workers at Williamsburg’s Vital Climbing Gym Vote for Union with Climbers United

With a vote of 43-8, employees at Brooklyn’s popular Vital Climbing Gym this week won their union election to become members of Climbers United.

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