Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph
It was a triumphant year for workers. Part-time UPS drivers got 55% raises. Airline pilots 40%. And auto workers landed a 25% increase in pay plus additional cost of living adjustments. The wins were widespread, from Hollywood actors to nurses.
Most of those gains were secured by established unions with sizable coffers. A different story played out at many newly-minted unions, including those at the center of much hoopla just a year earlier.
Fledgling unions have struggled to negotiate contracts or even get to the bargaining table. Here’s a brief snapshot of where things stand at two such unions, the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United.
Amazon Labor Union: ‘They just pretend that we don’t exist’
