Workers United – SEIU joins the global labor movement in strongly condemning the murder of Shahidul Islam, an organizer who was killed for standing up for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh. Shahidul was a senior organizer with the Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF) and President of BGIWF’s Gazipur district committee. Shahidul was beaten to death in retaliation for supporting workers at the Prince Jacquard Sweater Ltd. factory, where BGIWF had been organizing for the last few months. Workers United – SEIU expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of Shahidul Islam and to our sisters and brothers at BGIWF. We stand in solidarity with these courageous leaders fighting for respect and dignity at work.
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) confirmed today that Workers United will be certified as the bargaining representative for partners at the Starbucks Elmwood location.
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Starbucks partners from two Boston area locations filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union
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Elmwood Starbucks partners in Buffalo NY have won their union, the first in the U.S.
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Starbucks Workers United is looking forward to making labor history next week when we win the first unionized Starbucks out of over 8,000 corporate locations.
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Canada Goose workers voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with Workers United Canada Council today.
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Barry Fowlie dedicated his life to elevating the working class.
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