LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Top Stories: Lawmakers blast PBGC; UNITE-HERE's data breach; UAW signs a majority at Mercedes-Benz; Teamster applaud bill to ban captive audience meetings; Wells Fargo gets another petition & more...
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Lawmakers blast $100 million in federal payments to pensions of deceased Teamsters
Two lead House lawmakers blasted a federal program this week for sending over $100 million to deceased Americans. Read more…
UNITE HERE Notifies 791,273 Individuals of October 2023 Data Breach
On February 23, 2024, UNITE HERE, a labor union representing more than 300,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada, filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s IT network. Read more…
Majority of workers at Mercedes plant in Alabama sign UAW authorization cards
A majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz's largest plant in the United States have signed authorization cards for United Auto Workers representation, the union said on Tuesday. Read more…
Teamsters applaud Colorado bill to ban captive audience meetings
The Teamsters applaud the introduction of Colorado House Bill 24-1260, The Worker Freedom Act. This critical legislation seeks to enhance workers’ rights by outlawing employers from forcing workers to attend captive audience meetings. Read more…
Hardwood flooring plant remains open despite strike from union workers
The AHF Products plant in Randolph County will remain open following the decision by union workers to reject a new contract and go on strike. Read more…
More Wells Fargo workers in Florida file petition to unionize
Bank workers at a Wells Fargo branch in Apopka have officially gone public with their desire to join Wells Fargo United, a union affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Read more…
ICYMI: An Unanticipated Retirement Wave Is Happening Right Now in the U.S.
Millions more employees than expected are leaving the workplace in favor of retirement—a phenomenon that stands to have an outsized impact on employers. Read more…
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