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  • How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon

    Jodi Kantor Karen Weise

    April 02, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island voted to unionize after two years of organizing by the independent Amazon Labor Union. The union was started by a worker who was fired from the warehouse after protesting unsafe conditions during the COVID-19, and a current employee. The union raised funds through GoFundMe to carry out innovative organizing tactics, like making TikTok videos and bringing free food from diverse cultural backgrounds to feed workers coming and going from their around the clock shifts.

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  • Inside America's Greatest Modern Labor Success Story

    Timothy Noah

    February 17, 2022 |

    The New Republic |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    The success achieved by the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas, despite daunting challenges, is an impressive feat. The unions' effectiveness in mobilizing their membership, taping into political influence, and aggressively organizing is a blueprint for other unions looking to make their mark.

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  • South Africa Is Pioneering a Better World for Domestic Workers

    Tolu Olasoji

    February 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Domestic workers in South Africa fought for many worker protections by banding together and demanding change. The racial inequity of apartheid left many domestic workers unprotected and exploited. Now, short-term unemployment aid, minimum wages, and other legal protections have been implemented.

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  • Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft

    Rucha Chitnis

    December 28, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Legislation known as the Garment Worker Protection Act is being hailed as a game changer for workers in the fashion industry. Low wages, forced overtime, and sweatshop conditions are common for garment workers in California but the new law will hold employers. Labor rights activists across the world are taking notice.

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  • Unionization could help home health care workers with wages, experts say

    Eric D. Lawrence

    October 19, 2021 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    SEIU represents about 500,000 home care workers nationwide, offering union benefits and protections like individual health care, a retirement program, raises and better wages, additional training and access to personal protective equipment. For many — especially those working in Washington, California, New York and Illinois — unionization is a large part of the solution for home caregivers to receive representation and a living wage.

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  • Be your own boss: Inside six co-op businesses returning power to their workers

    Alissa Quart

    September 01, 2021 |

    Mother Jones |

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    The cooperative business model has boomed in the aftermath of the pandemic. Worker cooperatives allow employees to run and own a business, giving them more control as well as a share of profits. Co-ops not only have a higher success rate, they also pay their workers higher, on average. Worker-owned co-ops have increased by 36 percent since 2013.

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  • Delivery Apps like Grubhub and DoorDash charge restaurants huge commission fees. Are delivery co-ops the solution?

    Vivienne Machi

    June 15, 2021 |

    The Counter |

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    Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

    Delivery cooperatives are being formed as alternatives by drivers who are pooling their money and charging customers a one-time fee in a subscription-based model. Customers and restaurants alike pay a set monthly fee for delivery services without any extra or hidden costs. Drivers are full-time employees that are eligible for benefits such as medical insurance and profit-sharing options. Restaurants are able to avoid exorbitant commission fees while drivers avoid predatory business practices.

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  • A California union wants to help workers find better jobs after the pandemic. Here's how

    Kim Bojórquez Jeong Park

    April 07, 2021 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    English language lessons and job-training programs are helping immigrants in the hospitality sector to pursue better employment opportunities. The Hospitality Training Academy is filling the need of non-English speaking immigrants who typically do not have access to job-training programs. The program is provided through a labor union but membership is not required.

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  • This Ride-Hailing Platform Wants to be Better for Everyone, Starting with Drivers

    Oscar Perry Abello

    March 09, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    An equitable alternative to Uber and Lyft is giving drivers ownership of a ride-hailing platform with many perks that aren’t available to workers in the gig economy. The Drivers Cooperative is providing drivers with lower interest vehicle loans, better insurance rates, and a pilot program to test their own ride-hailing app.

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  • When Drivers are in the Drivers' Seat for Taxi and Ride-Hail Companies

    Oscar Perry Abello

    January 21, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    Driver cooperatives are providing an alternative for gig workers who use ride-hailing apps to make a living. Though the pay isn’t high, drivers are paid fairly for the time they spend working, have stable schedules and employment, and know their complaints and suggestions will be heard and implemented.

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