LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Top Stories: Tesla targeted? Unions and the Israel-Hamas war; Fake cannabis unions; FedEx pilots pick a new leader & 65 more articles below the fold.
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[69 total articles today; Over 26,500 articles posted since January 2022]
Tesla and Anti-Union Elon Musk Make Enticing Targets for UAW’s Next Push
Several major car companies, including Toyota and Volkswagen, have auto plants in the US that employ non-union workers, but there’s one particularly enticing target for the UAW: Tesla. Read more…
How unions are responding to the Israel-Hamas war
The biggest names in labor are standing firmly with Israel in its war with Hamas. But as with institutions in business, education and the Democratic Party itself, organizers have faced some dissent in their ranks including calls for a cease-fire… Read more…
Alleged fake marijuana unions are expanding foothold across United States
So-called company unions are a tried-and-true technique that’s been used in the past to undermine legitimate labor organizing in other sectors, including trash collection and health care. Read more…
FedEx pilots union picks interim leader after rejecting tentative deal
The FedEx Master Executive Council, the governing body of the delivery firm's unit in the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), said on Monday it had elected a new interim chair after union members rejected a tentative contract with the company in July. Read more…