On The Labor Front (Page 2)

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Starbucks Workers' Union Escalates Strike on Black Friday

Starbucks workers' union expanding its strike action to over 120 stores across 85 cities on Black Friday.

Proposed Legislation Cracks Down on Hiring Illegal Immigrant Workers

Republican senators introduced legislation making hiring illegal immigrants an unfair labor practice under NLRB jurisdiction and prohibits unions from organizing undocumented workers

⚖️ November 28, 2025 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

9 Charges Against Employers, 5 Charges Against Labor Organizations

📃 November 28, 2025 Representation Filings

2 Representation Management Case Filings

Santa Fe Becomes First US City to Tie Minimum Wage to Housing Costs

Santa Fe, New Mexico, became the first city in the United States to directly link minimum wage increases to housing affordability

⚖️ November 26, 2025 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

14 Charges Against Employers, 3 Charges Against Labor Organizations

📃 November 26, 2025 Representation Filings

4 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Management Case Filings

OPM Directs Federal Agencies to Reduce Senior Executive Staffing

The Office of Personnel Management issued a November 24, 2025 memo directing federal agencies to assess and reduce their staffing allocations for senior-level positions by December 19, following the Trump administration's reduction of more than 317,000 federal employees during 2025.

⚖️ November 25, 2025 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

1 7 Charges Against Employers, 7 Charges Against Labor Organizations

📃 November 25, 2025 Representation Filings

13 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Decertification Filings,1 Representation Management Case Filings

⚖️ November 24, 2025 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

43 Charges Against Employers, 13 Charges Against Labor Organizations

📃 November 24, 2025 Representation Filings

11 Representation Case Filings

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Taylor Farms Fined $1.1 Million After Worker Dies in Machine Cleaning Accident

OSHA fined Taylor Farms New Jersey $1,125,484 for willful and repeated safety violations after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning a machine at the company's Swedesboro facility in May 2025, with failures in lockout/tagout procedures cited as the primary cause.

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🟢 November 24, 2025 Open TSG Ski and Golf, LLC Election

Communication Workers of America, Local 7781, AFL-CIO

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⚖️ November 21, 2025 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

12 Charges Against Employers, 1 Charges Against Labor Organizations

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📃 November 21, 2025 Representation Filings

4 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Decertification Filings

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"Union Trigger Laws" to Protect Workers if Federal Labor Law

New York, California, and Massachusetts are enacting or debating "union trigger laws" that would automatically activate state-level collective bargaining protections if the National Labor Relations Act is struck down or ceases to be enforced.