Unions help workers in all positions, but their effect is more noticeable when the worker has comparatively little bargaining power. When workers already have a large amount of bargaining power, such as in most white-collar jobs, unions don't provide as many benefits than if workers have very little bargaining power and are easily replaced, such as in most jobs involving physical labour rather than mental labour.
First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police ( apnews.com )
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget ( abcnews.go.com )
Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal ( www.theverge.com )
From the article: Amazon Labor Union workers have joined forces with one of biggest unions in the US, hoping to get Amazon to the bargaining table.
Panera Bread exempt from following California’s new $20 minimum wage law due to relationship with Gov. Newsom: reports ( www.yahoo.com )
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Cooperative ownership as the next step of free open source software ( lemmy.world )
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Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity, US court rules ( www.bbc.com )
The former president loses a landmark legal bid to shield him from charges of election fraud.