LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, August 7, 2023
Top Stories: 11,000 city workers to strike, hoping to shut down L.A.; Yellow officially announces bankruptcy, blames Teamsters; UAW demands $100/hr in labor costs; Employee handbooks are toast & more
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Over 11,000 Los Angeles workers plan to strike, hoping to ‘shut down’ city
City of Los Angeles workers are joining the hotel employees, Hollywood actors and TV and movie writers who have walked off their jobs this summer. Read more…
Yellow Corp. files for bankruptcy citing conflict with Teamsters
Yellow Corp., one of the country's largest trucking and logistics companies, announced on Sunday it has filed for bankruptcy, blaming the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union for driving it out of business. Read more…
UAW's demands could increase labor costs to $100 per hour per worker
The United Auto Workers' contract demands of the Detroit Three automakers could surge per-person labor costs to more than $100 per hour in wages and benefits, according to three sources familiar with the situation, potentially outstripping North American profits over the life of a new contract. Read more…
NLRB Revives 'Biggest Idiot' Standard, & Your Handbooks Are Toast (Again)
In its voluminous and stilted Stericycle decision, the Board revived and embellished on the standard it will apply when reviewing handbook provisions and other work rules under Section 7 of the NLRA. Read more…