LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Top Stories: Disney workers give out solidarity buttons; Gate Gourmet workers may strike; Minneapolis parks employees to strike; What its like to be a union leader; SCOTUS' impact on labor law & more
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If the workers surrender control over working relations to legislative and administrative agents, they put their industrial liberty at the disposal of state agents. — Samuel Gompers, 1915
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[There are 70 total articles, including job postings, in today’s News Digest and 39,083 items posted since LaborUnionNews.com was launched in 2022.]
Disneyland union hands out Mickey Mouse raised fist buttons to theme park visitors
Disney cast members asked arriving theme park visitors to sign a petition in support of union contract negotiations seeking fair wages.
Ranking Member Cassidy Calls on Biden to Take Action in Gate Gourmet Failed Mediation, Avert Strike During Summer Travel Season
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called on President Biden to take action following the failure of Gate Gourmet and the Employee Representative Council comprised of UNITE HERE and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
Minneapolis parks workers say they'll strike starting this week
Minneapolis park workers announced Tuesday they'll begin a weeklong strike on the Fourth of July holiday.
Federal Judge Approves Settlement Over Employee Status of Truck Drivers at San Diego, LA Ports
A Los Angeles federal judge has signed off on a $4.2 million settlement between long-haul truck drivers out of ports in Los Angeles and San Diego who drove for STG Logistics, one of the world’s largest trucking companies.
What Does It Mean to Be a Labor Leader for This Moment?
Lessons from Mary Kay Henry, the first woman president of SEIU.
Supreme Court’s 2024 Term Could Transform Labor and Employment Law
At the end of its 2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down four decisions limiting the power of federal agencies. While none of those decisions involved a labor and employment agency, all of them could transform labor and employment law.
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