A Trader Joe’s store in Louisville, Kentucky, has become the grocery chain's third to vote to unionize. Workers at the store voted 48-36 in favor of the union Thursday evening, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted the election. Workers from the Louisville store will now join workers from two other unionized Trader Joe's stores at the bargaining table, where they are trying to hammer out a new labor agreement. In July, a Trader Joe’s in Hadley, Massachusetts, was the first in the country to unionize; a store in Minneapolis unionized in August. The unionization effort at Trader Joe's comes amid a larger wave of organizing largely led by younger workers. Employees have unionized hundreds of Starbucks stores over the last year, as well as Apple stores and an Amazon warehouse. But the union hasn’t convinced workers at every Trader Joe's store where it has campaigned. A Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn, New York, voted against unionizing in October. And the … [Read more...] about Third Trader Joe’s store votes to unionize
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Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Groups advocating for professional social workers and abortion rights said they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its ban on conducting or recommending abortions and so have ended their legal challenge. The lawsuit by the National Association of Social Workers and the Abortion Fund of Ohio argued that the law, passed in May 2021, represented an “extraordinarily broad” infringement on the constitutional rights of due process and free speech. The groups' lawyers at the ACLU of Ohio and Democracy Forward further alleged the ban violated Ohio’s home-rule provisions. The city of Lebanon, in southwest Ohio, opted to revise the law rather than defend it in court. Enforcement had been placed on hold while that work took place. Opponents said they dropped their lawsuit Jan. 12 after provisions were removed that made aiding and abetting an abortion a crime, and the law was further clarified to assure that providing transportation, … [Read more...] about Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit
Samantha Markle exposes another Meghan ‘lie’ that Duchess often told Royal Family
Samantha Markle says Prince Harry needs 'counselling' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Samantha Markle has claimed that her half-sister Meghan "lied" to the Royal Family about her past. Ms Markle made the astonishing claim during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. She said that her half-sister Meghan had told the royals in the UK that she had worked at the US Embassy in Argentina before her marriage to Prince Harry. Related articles Warning of 'divisions' in Sussexes' camp as book backfires Sussexes were ‘doomed' from the start and never going to fit mould However, Meghan's half-sister claims this was one of many "porky pies probably told to the royals and even to Harry … [Read more...] about Samantha Markle exposes another Meghan ‘lie’ that Duchess often told Royal Family
BRBR Collective Rotterdam Title ‘La Mala Familia’ Set For Spain Release Via Elamedia (EXCLUSIVE)
Click here to read the full article. After a global bow in Seville last year, directors Nacho A. Villar and Luis Rojo of the BRBR collective are set to screen their striking first feature-length documentary “La Mala Familia” to Rotterdam audiences this week before launching the project’s Spanish theater release on May 5. The film, developed at ECAM’s incubator program, is distributed in Spain by Elamedia (“Electric Dreams”) and globally by 34t. It screens at Rotterdam’s Bright Futures strand, highlighting innovative cinema. More from Variety Viaplay's 'Munch,' Rotterdam's Opening Night Film, Acquired by Juno Films (EXCLUSIVE) Spain's Elamedia Swoops on Locarno Prize Winner 'Electric Dreams' (EXCLUSIVE) Rotterdam Festival Unveils Dates for 2023 Edition, Plans 15% Staff Reduction Musing on incarceration, community and injustice, the documentary is an unflinching portrait of young men coming to terms with the state of a world that seems to have discarded … [Read more...] about BRBR Collective Rotterdam Title ‘La Mala Familia’ Set For Spain Release Via Elamedia (EXCLUSIVE)