Bargaining Update

America’s Test Kitchen

Members of CWA Local 1400 at America’s Test Kitchen ended the year with a victory, reaching a tentative agreement on their first contract. Negotiations took 14 months to complete, but after strong and sustained mobilizing by the members the result was a 3-year contract providing, among other wins, guaranteed wage increases, better health benefits, flexible time off, and a streamlined grievance process. The contract was ratified on December 21, 2023, with 95 percent of workers voting “yes.”

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eBay/TCGPlayer

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found merit in charges filed by CWA against eBay/TCGPlayer after the company refused to recognize their workers’ successful vote to form TCGUnion-CWA and stalled bargaining.

The NLRB also confirmed that eBay/TCGPlayer refused to provide information to which the union is legally entitled, made changes to sick leave benefits and other working conditions without engaging in bargaining, denied union representation to employees during disciplinary investigations, and strictly enforced work rules and policies in retaliation for the workers’ decision to form their union.

The NLRB has not yet issued a decision in this matter while it awaits the company’s response, but workers are demanding that eBay/TCGPlayer act quickly to repair the damage its union-busting has caused and end its pattern of delay tactics as workers continue to show up to bargain their first collective contract.

“When employers break the law and violate the rights of their workers, there are consequences. And when workers organize, they can stand united to protect one another. Now that the board has come to a decision on eBay’s illegal practices, we hope the company will see the light, obey labor law, and engage in good faith bargaining practices so that workers can secure a strong union contract,” said Dennis Trainor, CWA District 1 Vice President.