LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, January 18, 2024
Top Stories: NLRB's Joint Employer Rule not far enough for SEIU; Vegas' Culinary Union gets TA with Trump Hotel; New Study on AB5's impact; SCOTUS hears regulatory challenge; & more...
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NLRB in the Crosshairs of an Unexpected Foe: Big Labor
Major labor union challenges new NLRB joint employer rule as being too weak.
SEIU has argued in the Court of Appeals that by including a “closed list” of essential terms and conditions of employment, the new Rule impermissibly fails to cover all “mandatory subjects of collective bargaining.” Read more…
Culinary Union announces tentative agreement with Trump Hotel Las Vegas
The Culinary Union announced early Thursday morning that it reached a tentative agreement with Trump Hotel Las Vegas for 350 hospitality workers at the property. Read more…
Strikes Drop LA Film/TV Production to Near Record Lows
Local film and TV production fell by 32% in 2023; TV drama production dropped 91.3% in Q4 YoY Read more…
The power of federal agencies is under threat in key Supreme Court case
Some conservative Supreme Court justices signaled Wednesday they are ready to overrule a legal doctrine that gives federal agencies leeway to interpret laws, a decision that could rein in the power regulators have to intervene in many industries. Read more…
New Study on California AB5 and Implications for the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Rule
Self-employment fell by 10.5 percent on average, while overall employment fell by 4.4 percent on average….For example, self-employment fell by almost one-third (28 percent) and overall employment fell by as much as 14 percent for occupations that had a high prevalence of self-employment. Read more…
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