New trade unions in America are successfully using company brands
sbwu unionised the first Starbucks café last December: more than 90 have followed. These are independent outfits but some enjoy the backing of older ones.
Anastasia Christman of the National Employment Law Project, a think-tank, suggests that this helps target workers who lack experience of unions. Using company names makes it harder for firms to distance themselves from “independent contractors”.
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