LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 12, 2024
Top Stories: SEIU starts a 'minority union'; Rush to EVs may hurt autoworkers; ILA gives locals a deadline; Georgia moves to ban card-check; Michigan returns to compulsory union fees & more...
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SEIU forms new minority union for California fast-food workers
Hundreds of fast-food workers in California will join a new union Friday, a first of its kind for the industry. The California Fast Food Workers Union will be affiliated with the powerful Service Employees International Union, which is also the force that was behind the Fight for $15 campaign, aimed at raising the minimum wage. Read more…
Related: The SEIU’s fake fast food union
Biden’s rush to push EVs could burn autoworkers
The United Auto Workers‘ strike secured pay raises and benefits last year and projected a strong 2024 for workers of the so-called “Big Three” automakers. However, since the end of 2023, employees at General Motors and Ford plants have experienced layoffs as companies begin to dwindle EV production due to a steady decline in demand. Read more…
ILA gives chapters mid-May deadline to reach agreement on local issues
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is looking to kickstart stalled negotiations for a new labor deal by giving its local unions a mid-May deadline to complete port-level bargaining talks, the preliminary step toward a contract that would cover all ports along the East and Gulf coasts. Read more…
In a possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join a union
As Georgia pours out billions in economic stimulus for electric vehicle manufacturers and other companies, the state's ruling Republicans are trying to make it harder for workers at those companies to join unions, which could violate current federal law. Read more…
Michigan: Compulsory Union Fees Take Effect This Week
Michigan has long been known as the mainstay of organized labor, but last year, the state became the first in six decades to repeal the “right-to-work” law, and that will go into effect this week. Read more…
America’s underemployment problem
Despite record job growth, employees are not necessarily finding sustainable jobs that meet the cost of living surge. Read more…
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