LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, December 22, 2023
Top Stories: Wells Fargo workers unionize; Washington Post staffers storm management; Ten 2024 predictions; Julie Su nomination pulled & more...
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Macy’s workers again authorize strike, citing safety, wages, unfair labor practices
After the latest round of negotiations, Macy’s workers in Washington rejected the company’s contract offer and voted to authorize another strike Wednesday night. Read more…
Democratic lawmakers praise 8 workers for landmark Wells Fargo union branch vote
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday praised workers at a New Mexico branch of Wells Fargo for becoming the first branch of the nation’s fourth-largest bank to unionize. Read more…
Tensions boil inside The Washington Post amid union standoff
On Wednesday, members of the union that represents roughly 1,000 newsroom employees stormed the Post’s daily editorial meeting, clashing with executive editor Sally Buzbee and interim chief executive Patty Stonesifer over the contract talks stalemate, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Read more…
Hamilton Nolan: Ten Predictions for Labor in 2024
Standard disclaimer: Predictions are folly and only fools make or believe them. Here we go! Read more…
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Will Be Renominated in 2024: White House
The Senate returned her nomination to President Joe Biden without a vote this session. Read more…
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BARGAINING NEWS
Union says workers are ready to strike at 5 Brainerd lakes area grocery stores
Flight attendants in North America push for landmark changes in new contracts
Connecticut Cleaners and janitors secure tentative contract, avert strike
ECONOMIC NEWS
Fed’s inflation gauge shows prices rose at 3.2% annual rate in November
Amidst Mass Layoffs, Media Workers Tell a Different Story about Economic Decline
New car sales are expected to rise slightly next year in the U.S.
EDUCATION UNION NEWS
Trump plan to gut civil service triggers pushback by unions, Democrats
California State University faculty set to strike in January
Anne Arundel County Teacher’s Union pushes back against $1.71 billion budget
GENERAL UNION NEWS
L.A. commercial waste system at a crossroads amid contract renegotiation
Truthout: Biden Is Paying Growers to Replace Farmworkers With Bracero Contract Labor
The Nation: Debs, Reuther, Fain, and Labor’s Anti-War Legacy
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
NNU: RNs at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital to hold three-day strike
Nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital and Suburban Community Hospital strike
Tentative agreement announced in labor dispute between UR and SEIU
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of December 11 - 15, 2023
Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Changed Employment Law in 2023
Franchise employees will find it easier to join unions with new federal labor ruling
ORGANIZING NEWS
American Prospect: How Amazon’s Outsourcing Facilitates Union Busting
AB InBev janitorial staff joins 1,800 union janitors at Clean-Tech
POLITICAL NEWS
Vermont’s New AFL-CIO President Is a Democratic Socialist and Labor Reformer
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Vice President Harris to visit Las Vegas, meet with union members next month