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Gallego to picket with Starbucks baristas in longest strike in company history
US Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) plans to join the picket line in Gilbert, Arizona, as Starbucks workers protest unfair labor practices and company’s refusal to address union workers demands.
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The human cost of Yuma’s vegetable empire
Farms in Yuma have shifted from mass-produced field crops to high-value specialty crops. That means more money, more labor, more pesticides and, according to a growing body of research, more adverse health effects among farmworkers.
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‘This Labor Day is different’: Union leaders call for solidarity
Ahead of Labor Day, leaders of Arizona’s largest unions called for working Arizonans to stand together against the Trump administration.
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As Arizona swelters, workplace heat protections remain sparse with no state law and OSHA proposal likely stalled
Temperatures have already surpassed 110 degrees in Arizona this summer and for yet another season, most workers have few legal safeguards to protect them from the sweltering heat.
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Arizona Teamsters endorse Harris for president after national leaders decide to sit out election
Polling of the union’s 9,600 members found that a majority prefer Trump and Biden over Harris.
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Trump-appointed judge strikes down FTC ban on noncompete agreements
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
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Judge upholds Biden-Harris administration’s ban on noncompete clauses
Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.
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A Trump judge just blocked the ban of noncompete clauses
The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.
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Tempe hotel workers are picketing their employer, and guests are checking out in solidarity
Tempe Mission Palms employees and supporters have been picketing in front of the hotel for weeks because of alleged unfair labor practices.
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Flight attendants picket at more than 30 airports in ‘unprecedented’ show of solidarity
Flight attendants from three different unions picketed at Phoenix Sky Harbor last week, pushing for an updated contract with a pay raise.
























