LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Top Stories: UAW charges auto companies with 'union busting'; AFL-CIO and Microsoft form AI partnership; SoCal hotel strike ends; Teamsters oppose Albertson's-Kroger asset sale & more...
Update for Readers: Due to the volume of stories involving the United Auto Workers, we are continuing the category of ‘UAW News’ so as not to overwhelm other news categories, both on LaborUnionNews.com, as well as in the Daily News Digest. For paid subscribers, due to the alphabetization of categories, you will find UAW-related articles near the bottom of the News Digest.
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UAW files ‘union-busting’ charges against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers has filed unfair labor practice charges against Honda Motor Co. Ltd. in Indiana, Hyundai Motor Co. in Alabama and Volkswagen AG in Tennessee for alleged illegal union-busting activities amid organizing drives. Read more…
AFL-CIO and Microsoft announce new tech-labor partnership on AI and the future of the workforce
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced the formation of a new partnership to create an open dialogue to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) must anticipate the needs of workers and include their voices in its development and implementation. Read more…
Southern California Hotel Workers To End Five-Month Intermittent Strike
The union representing Southern California hotel workers has reached a tentative contract agreement with four Hilton hotels. Read more…
Teamsters Call on FTC to Reject Kroger-Albertsons Proposed Asset Sales to C&S
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly opposes the sale of any assets of Kroger [NYSE: KR] or Albertsons [NYSE: ACI] to C&S Wholesale Grocers as proposed in the companies’ September 2023 divestiture plan submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Read more…
BELOW THE FOLD: 55 MORE NEWS ARTICLES
AI NEWS
Investing.com Accused of Using AI to Plagiarize Other Websites
AI companion robot helps some seniors fight loneliness, others hate it
BARGAINING NEWS
Machinists: Members at Honeywell Vote to Reject Company Contract Offer
Microsoft Game Developer Union Reaches Deal On How AI Can Be Used
Tender Claws forms new collective agreement with worker-led union
UPS Avoids Strike in Louisville by Bringing Back Laid off Workers
ZeniMax Workers United-CWA Collective Bargaining Yields First-of-Its-Kind
ECONOMIC NEWS
Ford cutting 2024 F-150 Lightning production plans by half, suppliers told
115 Million Americans Expected to Travel over Christmas, New Year’s
US pending home sales fell to their lowest level in 20 years last month
EDUCATION UNION NEWS
Anoka-Hennepin Teachers Union rally for contract ahead of School board meeting
Largest U.S. Teachers Union Allows Private Equity To Prey On Educators
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Tallahassee Firefighters Union declares impasse as negotiations continue
Wenatchee USPS workers picket to raise awareness on proposed changes
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Union Nurses Call “Code Blue” For Understaffing At Cabell Huntington Hospital
Nurses Plan Dec. 12 Picket At Desert Regional Medical Center
Daly City nurses to hold picket against health care cuts at AHMC Seton
Union representing URMC workers files for unfair labor practices as strike looms
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
California Law 4 Hour Minimum: Ensuring Fair Pay for Employees
DEI Under Scrutiny: Questions of Whether Title VII Sex Discrimination Requires Material Harm
New York Governor Supports Changes to Non-Compete Legislation
NLRB NEWS
Labor Board Top Lawyer Lays Out New Timeline for Union Elections
NLRB’s Latest Memo Serves as a Grinchy Reminder of Upcoming Changes
ORGANIZING NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
A fifth of Black voters want ‘someone else’ instead of Trump or Biden
SCOTUS Agrees To Expedite Decision On Whether To Hear Trump 2020 Election Case
Public-sector unions spend more on Illinois politics than other states
Let’s not ignore the real reason Democrats struggle with white working class voters
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks makes a major change to mobile ordering, and it’s bad news for customers
Durham Starbucks workers approve union, first in NC Triangle
UAW NEWS
UAW President addresses expected layoffs at Toledo Assembly Complex
UAW wants to unionize Tesla. It faces a tough and high-profile battle with Musk
UAW’s Shawn Fain talks expanding membership to non-union autoworkers..."The UAW has your back"...
