LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, November 27, 2023
Featured Stories: NJ nurses' strike hits 115 days; Unions get more progressive; Trader Joe's employees want to decertify union; NYPD officer claims sexual abuse by union rep. & more...
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N.J. nurses feel the pain of 115-day strike. But hospital care must improve, they say.
For 115 days, the nurses have gone without pay. For 87 days, they have gone without benefits. But they say they will continue making sacrifices until they can secure a contract that will improve care and working conditions at one of the largest hospitals in the state. Read more…
Truthout: A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next?
Although UFCW has many progressive locals, it’s a complex organization dominated nationally by a culture of collaboration with its members’ employers dating back to a series of mergers that made it one of the largest labor organizations in the United States, with 1.2 million members. Read more…
Group of Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley pushes to decertify new union
Less than a year and a half since employees at Trader Joe’s in Hadley unionized in a historic moment for the grocery store chain, a group of workers is pushing to get rid of the union. Read more…
NYPD officer sues city, claiming years of sexual abuse by union rep
A female NYPD officer is suing the city and her police union representative in federal court, claiming he sexually abused and stalked her — and that the department refused to protect her and even retaliated against her after she spoke out. Read more…