LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Top Stories: NYT staffers for independence caucus; Big contract battles in 2024; Nolan: Organize or Die; PLAs mandated on federal projects; Tesla gives raises & more...
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New York Times Staffers Form Journalistic ‘Independence Caucus’ Amid Concerns Over Union’s Actions
Dozens of New York Times employees have formed a group to take a stand on journalistic independence as concerns grow that the labor union that represents the Times and other outlets has veered toward advocacy. Read more…
Labor Notes: Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
Many of the contracts expiring next year date from before the pandemic, and before inflation started taking a bite out of paychecks. Some unions took concessions, like creating lower wage and benefit tiers, that members are ready to fight to undo this time around. Read more…
Hamilton Nolan: Organize or Die
COVID-19 and its aftermath were mass radicalizing events, the sort that can only arise from shared material crises. The arbitrariness of who did or did not suffer highlighted long-standing inequalities. Read more…
New rule says major federal construction projects will need to use collectively bargained contract labor
Large-scale federal construction projects will need to use workers hired through project labor agreements, or PLAs, the Biden administration announced Monday. Read more…
Tesla to give 10% pay raises to hourly workers at its Nevada gigafactory
Citing internal materials it obtained, CNBC said most hourly workers' pay at the Sparks, Nev., battery factory will rise from $20 to $22 an hour at the low end and from $30.65 to $34.50 an hour at the high end. Read more…