LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Top Stories: Marathon refinery workers strike; ILA preps for east coast, gulf coast port strike; UNITE-HERE ends hotel strike for some, not most; GM recognizes UAW at Ultium & 60 more articles...
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Union workers at Detroit Marathon refinery go on strike
Union workers at Detroit's Marathon Oil refinery have gone on strike, effective this morning
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US East Coast ports union meets over wage demand, preps for possible strike
The International Longshoremen's Association union, representing 45,000 workers at major container ports from Texas to Maine, will begin two days of meetings on Wednesday to review wage demands and prepare for a potential strike on Oct. 1.
Unite Here union says hotel workers' strikes concluded in Baltimore, Seattle
The Unite Here union said on Tuesday strikes by U.S. hotel workers have concluded in Baltimore and Seattle, while 9,376 workers remained on strike in seven cities.
GM battery joint venture agrees to recognize UAW at Tennessee plant
The United Auto Workers said Wednesday a battery manufacturing joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution has agreed to recognize the union at a Tennessee plant.
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