{"id":3651,"date":"2023-05-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniontrack.com\/blog\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2023-06-29T18:54:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:54:55","slug":"worker-wins-winter-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniontrack.com\/blog\/worker-wins-winter-2023","title":{"rendered":"Worker Wins: Early Winter 2023 Union Election Victories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ken Green
CEO & Founder
UnionTrack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People might wonder whether the uptick in union organizing and labor activities of the last couple of years is just a fluke. Maybe it\u2019s a reaction to a global pandemic and uncertain economic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe may be in the relatively early days of a sustained increase in organizing,\u201d writes Eric Dirnbach<\/a>, research lead for green jobs and infrastructure at Laborers’ International Union of North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evidence seems to indicate the momentum of the new labor movement is actually increasing. Worker organizing in the winter of 2023 is outpacing the same time frame last year with 392 NLRB<\/a> elections compared to 318.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a look at a few of those elections that were wins for workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff at the Science Museum of Minnesota<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Workers in the culture sector<\/a> were heavily impacted by layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts during the pandemic due to closures and travel restrictions. While these workers have always struggled with long hours and low pay, the pandemic pushed them to the brink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCultural workers were left feeling like they\u2019re being steamrolled by managers who ignore their safety concerns or calls for inclusion while also raking in disproportionally bigger salaries and spending millions on new spaces,\u201d writes Kristin Toussaint<\/a>, staff editor at Fast Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why so many workers at cultural institutions have been forming unions, and the staff at the Science Museum of Minnesota is one of the latest. In January 2023, they voted 79-50<\/a> to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want a seat at the table,\u201d said paleontologist Nicole Dzenowski<\/a> at a rally supporting unionization. \u201cRight now we have no ability to be a part of the decisions that affect us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their victory changes that for them and future generations of workers. \u201cIn spite of a significant anti-union pressure campaign by Science Museum of Minnesota management, these workers spoke decisively that they seek a voice in the workplace, fair pay for a day’s work, dignified paid leave policies, and more,\u201d says Julie Bleyhl<\/a>, AFSCME Council 5 executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baristas and Staff at Blank Street Coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The food services industry is another that has seen a significant increase in union elections, especially at coffee houses and cafes across the country. This surge in unionization is undoubtedly fueled by the successes at hundreds of U.S. Starbucks locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, coffee shops have become the face of a new labor movement as spirited union campaigns march through Starbucks stores from coast to coast,\u201d writes Andrea Hsu<\/a>, NPR’s labor and workplace correspondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But unlike at Starbucks, which has been around for decades, workers at Blank Street Coffee, which opened its first location in 2020, are unionizing locations to ingrain workplace protections in the company\u2019s culture as it expands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels like Blank Street is more focused on opening more and more stores than on fixing the state of their current ones,\u201d one worker told Huffington Post Labor Reporter Dave Jamieson<\/a> before the union vote. Workers, in turn, feel it’s up to them to protect themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Blank Street, I think this is about bringing greater stability to our jobs \u2013 the desire for consistent hours, accountability for management with regard to our facilities and maintenance \u2013 things that are out of the hands of our baristas,\u201d another worker, barista Garrett deGraffenreid, told Jamieson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They gained that voice on February 14, 2023, when workers at six West Brooklyn locations voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QA Workers at ZeniMax Studios (Microsoft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tech industry workers have surprised many by organizing in what has long been perceived as an industry where companies \u201ctake care of their workers\u201d by offering top-shelf perks and pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While that may be true to a certain extent, workers in this industry face the same concerns as workers in other industries \u2014 job security, fair pay, and safe working conditions. And they are realizing more than ever that even they are not immune to turbulent economic times and need to protect themselves on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore workers in tech seem to be waking up to the reality that if you have a good job and want it to stay that way, you cannot rely solely on management\u2019s assurances,\u201d writes Theodore Kim<\/a>, an associate professor of computer science at Yale University. \u201cUnionization is a basic bulwark against a turbulent future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And one tech sector that has seen an increase in unionization efforts is the video game industry. Most notable is the recent victory by workers at Microsoft video game subsidiary ZeniMax Studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 3, 2023, a group of about 300 video game testers (also known as quality assurance workers) at ZeniMax studios were recognized by Microsoft after a supermajority supported unionizing through a card check and official online portal vote. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) will represent ZeniMax Workers United in bargaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the first workers union at Microsoft and the largest group of union-represented quality assurance workers at any U.S. game studio, notes the CWA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to kick off 2023 in a workplace that\u2019s stronger and more equitable than it was last year,\u201d says senior QA Tester II Skylar Hinnat<\/a> in the CWA press release. \u201cThis is an empowering victory that allows us to protect ourselves and each other in a way we never could without a union.\u201d And this group hopes their victory inspires peers at other studios to follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout the industry, the quality assurance departments are treated poorly, paid very little, and treated as replaceable cogs,\u201d says ZeniMax senior quality assurance tester Wayne Dayberry<\/a>. \u201cThere’s not a lot of dignity involved in it. That’s something we’re hoping to show people in the industry who are in like situations, that if we can do it, they can do it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cannabis Workers at Potomac Holistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Workers in the ever-growing cannabis industry are also trying to secure workplace protections through unions. \u201cWe need to ensure that these jobs are family-sustaining jobs, that workers feel safe on the job,\u201d says LaQuita Honeysucker<\/a>, civil rights and community engagement director for UFCW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the latest election wins in this industry was on January 11, 2023, when cannabis workers at Potomac Holistics in Rockville, Maryland, voted 6-3 to unionize with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400<\/a>. \u201cWe are excited to join the growing movement of cannabis workers across the country who have unionized their workplaces,\u201d wrote the new union in a statement after the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These unionization efforts are in response to the lackluster wages and benefits cannabis workers receive even though they have powered what has become a multi-billion dollar industry in a few short years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen more states legalize recreational cannabis, we can\u2019t let them simply make more minimum-wage jobs available,\u201d says Sean O\u2019Brien<\/a>, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. \u201cWe\u2019re demanding careers, backed and safeguarded by Teamster contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As momentum for labor organization expands, unions must continue to encourage and support workers in their efforts. Labor leaders can use a tool like UnionTrack\u00ae ENGAGE\u00ae<\/a> to communicate with organizers and help guide workers through the unionization process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images by: Shutterstock.com, lightfieldstudios\/\u00a9123RF.com, dragoscondrea\/\u00a9123RF.com<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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