LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Top Stories: Disney shuts down attraction following unionization; ALU affiliates with IBT; The Bird Union's 2-year negotiations; NYT union's anti-Israel rhetoric causes stir & 53 more articles...
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If the workers surrender control over working relations to legislative and administrative agents, they put their industrial liberty at the disposal of state agents. — Samuel Gompers, 1915
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Disneyland Unionization Shuts Down Attractions: 2,000 Cast Members Gear Up for Major Protests
Nearly 2,000 cast members have voted to unionize at Disneyland Resort in California, sparking concerns from the House of Mouse, so much so that the company is rumored to be looking into closing down experiences and attractions amidst the possibility of protests breaking out.
Independent Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with Teamsters
The independent labor union representing Amazon workers — which won a historic victory at an Amazon warehouse in New York in 2022 — is moving to formally affiliate with the Teamsters, an alliance that could help revive the struggling organization.
A 'Backroom Deal?'
CWA’s Bird Union Has Been Negotiating With Audubon Society For Two Years
CWA 1180-Bird Union members have been negotiating with the National Audubon Society for more than two years for their first contract, while Audubon has dragged their feet and tried to weaken the union.
New York Times union organizer’s anti-Israel rhetoric creating newsroom ‘dumpster fire’: ‘People we pay to represent us hate us’
A top New York Times union organizer posted on X that Zionists are “butchers” and “depraved monsters” — igniting a firestorm in the newsroom…
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