LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
Top Stories: UAW strike expands; California fast food workers' min wage climbs to $20; NLRB slams Starbucks over non-union wage increases; NJ State workers get massive increase & more
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[65 total articles today; nearly 24,800 articles posted since January 2022]
UAW adding 7,000 GM, Ford SUV workers to strike, spares Stellantis for now
The United Auto Workers are expected to walk out of SUV plants owned by General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co., while Jeep maker Stellantis NV got a pass on a strike expansion following progress made in negotiations, the union’s president said on Friday. Read more…
New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state's Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. Read more…
“This isn’t the end, this is the beginning”—SEIU Pres. on $20 for Fast Food Workers
…legislation has been introduced in at least two other jurisdictions…
In Nationwide Ruling, NLRB Judge Ruled Starbucks Illegally Kept Wages, Benefits From Union Workers
Starbucks Corp. broke federal labor law when it boosted wages and benefits only for workers in non-unionized stores across the US last year, a National Labor Relations Board judge held. Read more…
CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with the State of New Jersey
CWA is extremely proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the State of New Jersey for a new contract covering our 35,000 members in the executive branch. Read more…
...members to receive raises averaging between 19% and 35%...
...Retroactive across-the-board increases of 14%...