LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Top Stories: PRO Act is back in the Senate; OSHA to let organizers into non-union companies? Sanders to investigate Amazon; 1300 nurses strike; Machinists voting on Spirit Aerosystems CBA & more...
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PRO Act & More: Senate HELP Committee to Mark Up Landmark Labor Legislation
On Wednesday, June 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will be marking up the most significant set of labor law reforms in modern American history. Read more…
U.S. Chamber: OSHA Prepares to Join Administration-Wide Effort to Aid Unions
OSHA has indicated it will push a labor agenda with an anticipated rulemaking that would allow union officials to join OSHA officials during walk-around inspections at non-union locations. Read more…
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the influential Senate committee on health, education, labor and pension, launched an investigation this week into the nation’s second-largest employer, Amazon, and the working conditions inside its warehouses. Read more…
Providence Portland nurses walk out in city’s first nursing strike in 22 years
The first nurses’ strike in Portland in 22 years began early Monday at Providence Portland Medical Center, where 1,300 nurses walked off the job. Read more…
Machinists Union members at Spirit to vote on four-year contract this week
Roughly 6,000 Machinists Union members at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita will vote Wednesday on a proposed four-year contract that would significantly increase pay for hourly workers. Read more…