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Gov. Whitmer repeals ‘right-to-work,’ restores prevailing wage law
A major victory for the labor movement
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Legislation, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, right to work, prevailing wage, labor unions, Democrats, Regina Weiss, AFL-CIO
Judge orders Starbucks to stop firing union supporters after case in Ann Arbor
The coffee giant illegally fired an Ann Arbor worker after she became the leading union organizer
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Starbucks, Ann Arbor, labor unions, U.S. District Court, Mark Goldsmith, National Labor Relations Board
Michigan Starbucks workers join national ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ strike
Seven Michigan stores are protesting the coffee chain’s annual Red Cup Day
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Michigan News, Labor, Starbucks, Starbucks Workers United, Starbucks Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks Red Cup Day, labor unions, Washtenaw County, Macomb County
12th Starbucks store in Michigan votes to unionize as coffee workers to continue to organize
Of the 14 Starbucks stores that voted to unionize in Michigan so far, only two voted against it
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Starbucks, labor unions, Bloomfield Township, Coffee, Coffee shop
Striking workers at Great Lakes Coffee withdraw from union effort as company closes stores
After a bitter battle to unionize, baristas are forced to move on
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Coffee, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co., labor unions, Detroit, business
Kellogg’s executive compared union leaders to ‘terrorists’ in leaked audio
Kellogg's CEO apologized and tried to distance the company from the statements
Tags: Michigan News, Labor, Labor unions, Strike, Kellogg's Co., Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union, Ken Hurley
Rep. Tlaib tells striking Great Lakes Coffee workers they deserve better
Tags: Michigan News, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co., Detroit, Meijer, strike, rally, Rashida Tlaib, AFL-CIO, labor unions, coffee shops, Coffee, Starbucks
New photography exhibit at the DIA explores six decades of blue-collar life in metro Detroit
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, DIA, Russ Marshall, Photography, Ford, GM, Chrysler, autoworkers, labor unions, Detroit documentation, free events, COVID, Detroit Institute of Arts
State Rep. Isaac Robinson fought tirelessly for coronavirus victims until a suspected infection killed him
Tags: News Hits, Obit, Isaac Robinson, Tyrone Carter, state House, lawmakers, Democrats, labor unions, politics, coronavirus, health
Michigan Central Station is hiring ‘ambassadors’ to welcome guests this summer
By Lee DeVito
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley