Workers' Rights

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced the creation of a unit aimed at investigating and prosecuting wage theft, worker exploitation and other forms of worker harassment across New York City. The aptly named “Workers Protection Unit” aims to pursue criminal charges against individuals and entities that put workers’ safety at risk and/or steal their wages. “At the Manhattan D.A.’s...

Starbucks workers around the U.S. have begun a three-day strike. The walkouts are part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. Starbucks Workers United says more than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out. The strike will be the longest in the year-old unionization campaign. More than 264 of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have...