LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Top Stories: Las Vegas strike looms; Union may drop hotel-homeless measure; Week 2 of Portland's teacher strike; Starbucks rewarding non-union employees sets up a fight & more...
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[68 total articles today; Over 27,000 articles posted since January 2022]
Las Vegas’ Culinary union prepares for possible strike Friday
A strike deadline has been set, and the largest culinary union in Las Vegas, representing 35,000 hospitality workers on the Strip, now enters its final round of negotiations with the three major resorts companies. Read more…
In Week Two of Teachers’ Strike, Oregon Legislators Align With Union
After a weekend of inconclusive bargaining between Portland Public Schools (PPS) management and members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) union, PPS educators have entered their second week on strike. Now, as members of the Oregon legislature strengthen their alliance with the union, the impasse between PAT and PPS is proving steadfast. Read more…
Hotel workers’ union set to drop controversial homeless housing measure
The ballot measure, backed by Unite Here Local 11, would require L.A. hotels to place unhoused people in their vacant rooms at the city’s expense. Read more…
Starbucks Again Omits Unionized Workers From Benefits Bumps
Starbucks Corp.'s newest plans to raise wages and benefits for its workers nationwide is already under fire for leaving out unionized employees, setting up the coffee giant for further litigation. Read more…