LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Top Stories: Tom Cruise tried to save Hollywood; House Committee investigates Starbucks union salt; Decertification petition is 'BS,' says UFCW rep.; United's CBA puts Southwest in hot seat & more...
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TOP STORIES…
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Mission Impossible: Tom Cruise waded into actors’ strike negotiations in heroic bid to save Hollywood
Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at negotiations between actors’ unions and industry bosses before the major strikes. The Mission Impossible legend, 61, appeared during last-minute talks between union Sag-Aftra and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Televisions Producers (AMPTP) last month. Read more…
House GOP probes union over Starbucks barista who kept labor ties from Congress
House Education and Labor Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is pressing Workers United to come clean about a Starbucks barista who did not disclose she was a paid union organizer when testifying before Congress last year. Read more…
Flashback: Workers United paid nearly $2.5 million to organizers, "salts" and activists at Starbucks
Petition filed by Union Kitchen employee to end relationship with union is B.S., union rep says
A petition filed by a Union Kitchen employee is calling for the end to its relationship with its labor union, but the union is dismissing the effort as a ploy by management. Read more…
United’s contract with pilots puts Southwest Airlines in the hot seat
While other major carriers have struck industry-leading deals with their pilots, Southwest Airlines’ pilots union says the Dallas-based carrier needs to ramp up contract negotiations before the busy holiday traveling season. Read more…
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BARGAINING NEWS
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