Young, college-educated workers at individual retail establishments like Starbucks stores are driving many organizing efforts.

There are more than a dozen proposals posed to executives.

The consumer economy, in particular.

Local union organizers “robbed Amazon of one of its best anti-union arguments,” says Adam Seth Litwin of Cornell.

Amazon’s union campaigns come at a time of widespread labor unrest at many corporations, including Starbucks.

The practice of requiring workers to sit through anti-union presentations is common and currently legal.

The online retailer has been experimenting with physical locations for several years now.

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The law is aimed at large warehouse companies that use algorithms to manage worker productivity.

Bookstore sales plunged during the pandemic, so independent sellers pivoted to the internet. They say the hybrid model is here to stay.