LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, December 15, 2023
Top Stories: Ben & Jerry's unionizes; NLRB undaunted by 5th Circuit decision; Southwest Air union to redo vote; Green agenda hits a snag; NLRB orders Starbucks to reopen stores, Chris Smalls & more...
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Ben & Jerry’s workers unionize through voluntary recognition, card check
Nearly 100 employees will be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, according to its Connecticut-based Local 371. Read more…
Fifth Circuit Redresses NLRB’s Tesla Decision but the Board Remains Undaunted
The Board now has the pressure to either continue enforcement of Tesla and risk additional reversals in other circuits, which may prompt the Supreme Court to intervene, or it can selectively enforce the rule against employers who may be less inclined to fight the rule. Read more…
Do Over: Southwest Airlines flight attendants union to hold new contract vote
A union representing flight attendants of Southwest Airlines has called for a new vote to ratify the company's contract offer after their voting service provider revealed a data leak. Read more…
100-Year-Old Union-Backed Law Among Snags Derailing Biden’s Green Energy Agenda
A large ship being built to construct offshore wind farms in a way that complies with a labor union-backed law is behind schedule and over budget, compounding a series of setbacks that have complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to expand domestic wind energy, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read more…
NLRB seeks to reopen 23 Starbucks stores, including 8 in Seattle area
The nation’s top labor body wants Starbucks to reopen 23 shuttered stores across the U.S., including seven in Seattle and one in Everett, because the closures allegedly targeted union organizing in violation of labor law. Read more…
Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union founder, says he will not run for reelection
Chris Smalls, the brash labor leader who rocketed to fame after a historic union election at one of Amazon's biggest warehouses, will step down as president of the Amazon Labor Union next year… Read more…