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Grocery hiring cools in September

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 07, 2022

Food and beverage retailers added a modest 2,700 jobs during the month while hiring at warehouse and membership clubs dipped.

Amazon

Amazon preps for a potentially big holiday season

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 06, 2022

On Thursday, the retailer said it plans to hire 150,000 full-time, seasonal and part-time workers. New research indicates that might be a good idea as the retailer heads toward some busy months.

Amazon

Amazon puts its retail hiring on ice, report says

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 05, 2022

The retailer is freezing corporate hiring for both its brick-and-mortar and online shops, according to The New York Times.

Labor

Kroger and union members in central Ohio reach tentative deal to avert a strike

By Diane Adam on Sep. 30, 2022

"Our efforts were focused on the needs of our members and delivering the wages and benefits they deserve as the tireless, essential workers who serve this community well,” UFCW Local 1059 said in a statement.

Labor

Brooklyn Trader Joe’s joins the push to unionize

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 26, 2022

Workers at the Williamsburg grocery store on Friday filed paperwork to begin the process of joining the Trader Joe’s United union. Two of the grocer’s locations unionized this summer.

Labor

Target makes plans to hire 100K seasonal workers

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 22, 2022

That’s the same number the retailer enlisted for the holidays in 2021. Rival Walmart this week said it plans to hire 40,000 seasonal employees, a sharp drop from a year ago.

Walmart

Walmart plans to hire 40K workers for holiday season and beyond

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 21, 2022

It’s a much smaller number than last year when the retail giant said it intended to hire 150,000 largely permanent employees.

Kroger

Kroger Ohio union returns to bargaining table with Kroger next week

By Diane Adam on Sep. 21, 2022

“We are working to secure a deal that works for them and have scheduled a time to return to the bargaining table with Kroger representatives on Tuesday," said UFCW Local 1059 President Randy Quickel.

Kroger

Kroger workers in Columbus, Ohio, vote to authorize a strike

By Diane Adam on Sep. 16, 2022

Union members rejected the three-year contract offer in voting this week, becoming the latest grocer to join the growing labor movement around the country. A total of 12,500 Kroger workers at 82 stores could potentially walk off the job. 

Labor

New Seasons Market store votes to unionize

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 08, 2022

Workers at one of the grocer’s locations in Portland, Oregon, overwhelmingly approved plans Wednesday to join the independent New Seasons Labor Union.

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