LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, June 5, 2023
Top Stories: Writers' strike goes on as directors settle; Laborers' union rejected in North Carolina; California senate passes $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers & more labor relations news
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Directors Guild and Studios Makes Tentative Deal as Writers Continue to Strike
The Directors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers struck a tentative agreement late Saturday for a new three-year contract, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The union and representatives from the top studios and streamers entered discussions amid significant industry tumult, as the Writers Guild has now entered its second month of striking. Read more…
[Editor’s note: There is more WGA-strike coverage in the Labor Disputes category below.]
Chemours workers in Fayetteville factory vote 119-73 against unionizing
Workers at the Chemours Co. chemical factory near Fayetteville last week voted against joining a union, Chemours said in a statement on Friday night. Read more…
California Senate passes $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
A $25 minimum wage bill for healthcare workers was passed on Wednesday in the California Senate. The partisan bill did not receive a single Republican vote in its 21-11 passage. Authored by Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), and championed by the Service Employees International Union, the bill proposes to increase the state’s minimum wage for healthcare workers. Read more…