Tyson plant closure, Tim Cook still CEO, ISS should fight, Dollar General preach

LABOR DAY/STAKEHOLDER RULE STUFF (CARES/DON’T CARE)

Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power DC

The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.

Starbucks faces another union boycott, activist investor pressure C

The SOC Investment Group, an investment advisory group affiliated with the Strategic Organizing Center — a major coalition of North American trade unions — filed a shareholder proposal last week seeking to separate Starbucks’ CEO and board chair roles.

The investor pressure came days after Starbucks Workers United called on consumers to boycott the coffee chain until it settles a contract with the union, which represents approximately 12,000 workers.

‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight DC

Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois: 2,500 workers–represented by Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1546–from Africa, Latin America, and Burma

Campbell’s Cuts 13% of Workforce in Effort to Turn Around Struggling Operations C

Read Uber CEO's Memo as 3,300 Workers Lose Their Jobs Despite Business 'Performing So Well' C

Uber is cutting roughly 10% of its global workforce in its biggest round of layoffs since the Covid-19 pandemic.

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: acknowledged that Uber's business is performing strongly. He said the company's revenue has nearly tripled over more than five years as it expanded its products, businesses, and global reach.