unionization

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The labor leader cofounded what became the United Farm Workers union alongside Huerta, and was most known for a series of strikes and protests that grew unionization efforts across California.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But profit margins aren’t going back to 1950s or 1960s levels “any more than the three-martini lunch or unionization will come back to life,” Peta wrote in a report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But the act left it up to the board to decide for itself what constitutes an “unfair labor practice” obstructing unionization rights, which the law prohibits.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Despite recent increases in unionization among nurses and doctors that indicate an increasing recognition of the importance of organizing and solidarity, this is far easier said than done.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025

Wal-Mart employees who have bucked the company—by getting involved in a unionization drive or by suing the company for failing to pay overtime—have been fired for breaking the company rule against using profanity.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich