LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Top Stories: Macy's workers strike over safety; Echoing Fain, Jacobins call for May Day strike prep, NLRB exonerates Tesla; Public defenders corporation found 'guilty'; Yellow's return? & more...
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A Labor Strike Over Shoplifting
Union walkouts these days are common for pay raises, but get this: Over the weekend hundreds of workers at three Macy’s stores in the Seattle suburbs went on strike to protest rampant shoplifting and risks to employee safety. Read more…
Jacobin: Unions Should Start Planning for a Mass Strike on May Day 2028
Calls for a general strike usually skip over the hard work of organizing one. But UAW leader Shawn Fain is urging unions to align their contract expiration dates for May 1, 2028 — setting up the possibility of a mass May Day strike. Read more…
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NLRB Dismisses Claim Tesla Fired Dozens in Retaliation for Union Drive
Tesla Inc. has fought off allegations it illegally terminated dozens of New York employees in response to a unionization campaign, a setback for organizing efforts at the Elon Musk-led carmaker. Read more…
Judge rules Louisville Public Defenders Corporation violated federal union law
A judge has found the Louisville Public Defenders Corporation violated the National Labor Relations Act, which requires employers to work in good faith with its union. Read more…
New Bidder Aims to Save Bankrupt Trucking Firm, if Treasury Goes Along
The plan would put Yellow back on the road with thousands of unionized drivers, but would force the government to wait longer for a loan repayment. Read more…