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      Starbucks workers protest the coffee giant's unfair labor practices and union-busting on December 17, 2022 in St. Anthony, Minnesota.

      'We Are Starbucks': Workers Strike Nationwide Ahead of Shareholder Meeting

      "Instead of celebrating the law-breaking former CEO hell-bent on silencing us, Starbucks should respect our right to organize and meet us at the bargaining table," said one Seattle barista and member of Starbucks Workers United.

      Kenny Stancil
      Mar 22, 2023

      Amid an ongoing unionization wave, Starbucks workers across the United States are holding a national day of action on Wednesday to demand a living wage, consistent scheduling, safe working conditions, and the right to organize free from fear and intimidation.

      Baristas plan to strike at more than 100 of the coffee giant's shops from coast to coast, including at cafes in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Memphis, and other cities. In Seattle, where Starbucks was founded and is headquartered, a major protest is planned—one day before shareholders vote on an assessment of workers' rights at the corporation's annual meeting.

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      United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the General Motors Flint Assembly Plant after the UAW declared a national strike against GM at midnight on September 16, 2019 in Flint, Michigan.

      Change is Coming to the United Auto Workers

      Reformer Shawn Fain is poised to upset incumbent Ray Curry in the runoff election for the UAW presidency.

      Luis Feliz Leon
      Jane Slaughter
      Mar 19, 2023

      The machine will churn no more. Nearly 80 years of top-down one-party rule in the United Auto Workers are coming to an end. Reformer Shawn Fain is set to be the winner in the runoff for the UAW presidency.

      As of Thursday night, Fain had a 505-vote edge, 69,386 to 68,881, over incumbent Ray Curry of the Administration Caucus. Curry was appointed by the union's executive board in 2021. There are around 600 unresolved challenged ballots. (This story will be updated with the final vote tally when we have it.)

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      Opponents of raising the French retirement age by two years chant at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France on on March 17, 2023.

      'Macron Resign!' French Protests Intensify Over Attempt to Force Retirement Age Hike

      "This forced passage with the use of Article 49.3 must be met with a response in line with this show of contempt toward the people," declared one union leader as MPs introduced no-confidence motions.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 17, 2023

      Protests in Paris and across France have ramped up since President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday used a controversial constitutional measure to force through a pension reform plan without a National Assembly vote.

      Fears that the Senate-approved measure—which would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64—did not have enough support to pass the lower house of Parliament led to a Council of Ministers meeting, during which Macron reportedly said that "my political interest would have been to submit to a vote… But I consider that the financial, economic risks are too great at this stage."

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