LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 17, 2025
Top Stories: NLRB GC's memo reversal; Senate reservations about LDC; King Sooper's clash continues; Nurses strike; CAUSE rejected at Amazon & dozens more articles...
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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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NLRB EDGE: Acting General Counsel Rescinds Long List of Biden-Era Guidance
On Friday, Acting GC William Cowen issued the first General Counsel memorandum (“GC memo”) of the Trump administration, GC 25-05. These GC memos serve a variety of purposes, including describing technical changes, providing guidance and clarification about recent NLRB decisions, and laying out the policy initiatives and litigation strategies of the current GC.
Let the Games Begin
U.S. Labor Secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation hearing is Wednesday. Senators on both sides of the aisle have concerns.
King Soopers, union clash over contract as talks stall
King Soopers and UFCW Local 7 are still struggling to reach a deal, with both sides pushing for negotiations to continue.
Geisinger nurses walk out, begin strike
Hundreds of registered nurses at the Geisinger Health System’s Luzerne County facilities walked out and took to the picket lines on Monday morning, launching a five-day strike to protest what they say are unfair labor practices.
Amazon workers reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse
Amazon workers at a facility near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly voted against unionizing on Saturday. Of the 3,276 ballots cast, there were 2,447 votes opposing the union and 829 in favor, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
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