LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, August 11, 2023
Top Stories: States crack down on captive audience meetings; Bankrupt Yellow to repay government loan; 4 years later, Kumho Tire workers have a CBA, How L.A. became the union epicenter & more...
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Truthout: States Crack Down on Union-Busting Captive Audience Meetings
Amid rising labor organizing, local efforts to outlaw captive audience meetings will likely expand. Read more…
Bankrupt Yellow Plans to Repay $700 Million Government Loan and Other Debts
Failed shipping company Yellow Corp. said it has enough assets that can be sold to pay back a $700 million U.S. government loan and others from private lenders, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read more…
Four years after unionizing, union members ratify contract with Kumho Tire
Hundreds of jobs will remain at Kumho Tire in Macon. The United Steelworkers announce members voted recently to ratify a four-year first contract, covering about 325 employees. Read more…
Hot labor summer: How L.A. became the epicenter of solidarity
It's hot, sweaty and built on solidarity: Los Angeles has become a city of picket lines this summer, with more than 100,000 workers out on strike in the region. Each set of workers — screenwriters, actors, hotel employees, city staffers and more — is fighting its own particular fight, but organized labor is having a moment on the streets of L.A. Read more…