LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, April 5, 2024
Top Stories: SA fire union wants 37.5% increases; UAW files for election at Mercedes-Benz; Union power in boardrooms; Bernie to rally for hotel workers & more...
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Fire union asks San Antonio for 37.5% raise over 3 years
The union representing San Antonio firefighters took a big swing Thursday, asking for much steeper pay raises than the City of San Antonio has offered. The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association proposed a series of bumps that would raise firefighter salaries 37.5% by October 2026.
Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers file for union vote
Workers at Alabama’s first auto plant have filed a petition to vote on whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms
The power that unions won last year on the picket line is now being wielded in the boardroom, with support from President Joe Biden, a proud union man who has aimed his corporate regulators toward labor practices he views as unfair.
Bernie Sanders Set to Join Union Rally at Hotel Figueroa
United States Senator Bernie Sanders will join picketing workers and union members outside downtown L.A.'s Hotel Figueroa on Friday afternoon, according to an email from the union.
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