Business
Montrose-area Starbucks becomes first Houston location to unionize
Posted on · In an 11-3 vote, workers at the Starbucks on South Shepherd near West Alabama voted to form a union on Thursday.
Tag: labor
Houston Matters
State and federal environmental agencies in conflict over renewal permits for ITC (July 20, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The company responsible for a major chemical fire in 2019 is seeking an operating permit for a Pasadena facility. We learn why the state and the federal government have different opinions on the matter.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2247: Harmony
Posted on · Episode: 2247 The Voyageurs: sailors, monks, and chain gangs — in harmony. Today, we look for harmony.
Politics
Abbott won’t call a 4th special session to ban vaccine mandates, despite pressure from the Texas GOP over a new federal rule
Posted on · On Twitter, the state GOP urged followers to call their lawmakers in response to the Biden administration's latest rule for large businesses.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Labor Leader Dolores Huerta, And A Boat Tour Of Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector (Dec. 10, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A conversation with labor activist Dolores Huerta. We take a boat tour of Buffalo Bayou's east sector to learn about plans for new green spaces there. And we meet street artist Anat Ronen.
Business
Greater Houston Average Wage Tops $26 An Hour
Posted on · The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the median Houston-area wage is more than $1 an hour above the national average.
News
Workers Protest Lockout At Dow Chemical Plant In Deer Park
Posted on · The company sent workers home after labor negotiations yielded no results.
News
Report: Houston’s Immigrant Labor Force Faces Educational Challenges
Posted on · 35 percent of Houston's immigrant labor force has less than a high school degree, according to new research
News
White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments
Posted on · The pitch goes all-in on workforce development.
News
“Women Can Do This”: Female Inmates In Texas Find Fulfillment In Learning Technical Skills, But They Have Fewer Options Than Men
Posted on · Female inmates are offered fewer educational opportunities than men in Texas prisons, according to a recently released report. Those women who do have access to technical education say they are finding their passions.
News
U.S. May Day Immigration Protests Target Trump, Fall Elections
Posted on · Immigrant rights groups have joined in May Day activities for more than a decade
News
Envoy Air Agents Demonstrate Against ‘Poverty Pay’
Posted on · Passenger service agents for Envoy, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based American Airlines, charge the airline with paying them less than a living wage. A union survey reports many depend on food stamps or Medicaid to make ends meet.
News
Listen: Houston Hospital Offers Laughing Gas For Laboring Moms-To-Be
Posted on · "Basically what it does is it helps you relax through the contraction," says LuAnne Emanuel, a registered nurse
Hurricane Harvey
Texas Refineries Shut Down By Harvey Slowly Coming Back On Line
Posted on · The storm took as big a toll on the workers needed to run the refineries as it did on the machinery or buildings.
Bauer Business Focus
Labor Department Cracks Down On Wage Theft In Greater Houston
Posted on · Workers in the hotel and restaurant business are especially vulnerable.