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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

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Mar 29

On today's menu,

@BernieSanders

is serving

@HowardSchultz

a steaming hot cup of accountability. The former

@Starbucks

CEO is testifying before the

@HELPCmteDems

to finally answer the claims he was involved in illegal union busting at the coffee giant.

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Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

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Mar 29

LIVE: No company is above the law. The HELP Committee is holding a hearing NOW on the need to end illegal union busting at Starbucks. https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOaoYXjXKR…

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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

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Mar 29

Starbucks is just one of many corporations that regularly engage in union busting. The campaigns highlighted in our new blog are representative of employer response and hostility towards workers attempting to organize.

epi.org

Employers regularly engage in tactics to suppress unions: Examples at Starbucks, Amazon, and Google...

The U.S. labor movement has seen a resurgence in union activity in recent years. In 2022, more than 16 million workers were represented by a union—an increase of 200,000 from 2021. Union election...

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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

Policymakers must act NOW to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act which would help put an end to union busting and restore workers’ right to organize. Watch EPI’s

@NaomiAWalker

share 5 ways the PRO Act is pro-worker:

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The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would strengthen workers’ rights. EPI’s Naomi Walker shares 5 reasons why the PRO Act is pro-worker. #proact #unions #unionstrong #fyp #foryoupage

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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

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Mar 29

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Want to learn more about anti-union efforts and the policy reforms that are necessary to restore workers' right to organize? Read our new fact sheet:

epi.org

Employers spend more than $400 million per year on ‘union-avoidance’ consultants to bolster their...

High-profile union organizing campaigns and attacks on those campaigns at companies such as Amazon, Starbucks, and Google have shined a spotlight on workers seeking better pay and working conditions....

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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

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Mar 29

Policies encouraging unionization do more than just give workers a voice—they can also combat income inequality. The steady decline in union membership since 1979 came with growing income inequality. ⁠ EPI’s chart was featured today during the

@HELPCmteDems

hearing ⬇️

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Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

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Mar 29

“The issue is simple. Workers have a right to join a union, in 100s of the shops that you control workers have voted to join a union,” says

@BernieSanders

.

@Starbucks

workers want to join unions

@HowardSchultz

. It's time to end union busting.

epi.org

Unionization increased by 200,000 in 2022: Tens of millions more wanted to join a union, but...

What this report finds: Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Labor Relations Board show an uptick in union organizing activity in 2022. There is further evidence that many...

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