Professor John Logan Quoted in Business Insider and Other News Outlets on Labor Unions at Amazon and Trader Joe’s
April 30, 2023
Department Chair and Professor of Labor and Employment Studies John Logan spoke to several news outlets about the bad blood within the labor union at Amazon and the union victory at Trader Joe’s in Oakland.
As for the Amazon labor union case, Logan remarked on the financial reporting documents of the union, saying, “It's not uncommon for young labor organizations to struggle to adhere to strict federal financial reporting requirements.”
After a Trader Joe’s store voted to unionize, Logan called the store’s pro-union vote a huge deal that “energizes a mostly grassroots, worker-led movement for higher pay at large corporations staunchly opposed to unions, like Starbucks and Amazon.”
Read the full news stories by visiting the links below:
- April 10, 2023, KCBS Radio, Former Starbucks CEO Accused of Union Busting in Hearing.
- April 13, 2023, Business Insider, A rift, a fistfight, a walkout: Chris Smalls and the bad blood within the Amazon Labor Union.
- April 23, 2023, KQED, Oakland Rockridge Trader Joe's Workers Vote to Unionize Amid Unfair Labor Practices Complaints.