LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Top Stories: Organizers claim companies are taking a harder line; Steelworkers ratify Alcoa agreement; Hispanic Society strike ends; Doctors strike in New York & more workplace news...
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TOP STORIES:
Companies Are Taking a Harder Line on Union Organizers, Workers Say
Some labor relations experts say the companies’ progressive public profiles may help explain why they chose to hold back at the outset. Read more…
Alcoa : United Steelworkers Members Ratify Labor Agreement
Alcoa Corp. (AA) said that members of the United Steelworkers have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that covers employees at its aluminum smelters in the United States. Read more…
Hispanic Society Workers Sign Contract After Two-Month Strike
Workers at Manhattan’s Hispanic Society of America signed their first union contract Friday, May 19, ending a two-month-long strike. The museum’s professional employees (around 20 people) unionized with UAW Local 2110 in the summer of 2021 after museum leadership eliminated their pension plan. Read more…
Elmhurst Hospital Doctors in Queens Go On Strike, Demand Equal Pay to Manhattan Docs
Doctors at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens are making their demands loud and clear: They want Mt. Sinai to pay them the same as their counterparts in Manhattan. Read more…