North Carolina Chick-Fil-A Draws Heat for Soliciting Volunteers to Work the Drive-Thru
“We are looking for volunteers for our new Drive Thru Express!,” read a Facebook post from a Hendersonville Chick-Fil-A. “Earn 5 free entrees per shift (1 hr) worked. Message us for details.”
Gen Z Employees Led a Lengthy Strike at a Small Carrboro Restaurant. Their Unorthodox Demands May Not Have Been Met—but the Action Still Caused Waves.
Unlike labor movements in recent headlines, the strike at Acme involved a single, independent restaurant with a social-media-centric strategy of organizing that reflected its generation of striking workers, nearly all of whom were under the age of 25
At a Food and Drink Job Fair, Local Businesses Try to Court New Employees
A so-called “labor shortage” has followed a brutal year for restaurant workers. Local employers are trying to create jobs workers will want to return to.
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Root Out Anti-Worker Corruption In the N.C. General Assembly
If anything, the pandemic has laid bare the absurdity of recognizing workers as essential, but refusing to protect them
Workers at Duke University Press File For Union Election
On Monday, a majority of employees submitted signed cards authorizing union representation to the National Labor Relations Board. If Duke does not voluntarily recognize the union, the board could carry out a union election.
Op-Ed: It’s Time for the Triangle’s Restaurant Scene To Change
While the pandemic has presented huge obstacles, it has also given us the opportunity to ask: Can we do better?
Lynn Nottage’s Unsparing “Sweat” Is a Funeral Song for America’s Working Class
The Justice Theater Project production anatomizes the bleak outcome of workers being abandoned by manufacturers—and federal labor safeguards—in the Rust Belt at the turn of the century.
More Labor Coverage
For an Extra 17 Cents, the People Who Make Your Big Mac Deserve a Break
A 2015 study contends that if workers were paid $15 an hour, the cost of a Big Mac that now costs $3.99 would soar to—wait for it—$4.16.
Quickbait: The State of Our Anti-Union State
According to federal data, the percentage of workers who belong to a union continues its precipitous decline.
Workers Win Back Unpaid Wages Through Protests, Litigation
Following protests, over $13,000 in checks were sent to Durham construction workers days before Christmas
Jessica Holmes Wants to Be Your Next Elevator Queen
Holmes, who chairs the Wake County Board of Commissioners, announced a bid to unseat Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry.
Passionate About Workers’ Rights? Apply to Serve on This Durham Commission
The newly formed Workers’ Rights Commission, which will advise the City Council on pro-worker policies, needs thirteen members.
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