LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, July 28, 2023
Top Stories: Strikers want Taylor Swift to avoid L.A.; UAW talks are different this time; American Airlines pilots have a new tentative deal & More...
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Taylor Swift is about to boost L.A.’s economy. Striking hotel workers want her to stay away
On Thursday morning, L.A. hotel workers gathered for a curious crossover between a rally and a love letter to Swift. Housekeepers, front desk workers, cooks and other hotel employees protested in front of the Hyatt Regency LAX, urging the pop star to postpone her upcoming concerts in solidarity with hospitality employees, who are fighting for higher wages while hotels stand to profit enormously from her visit. Read more…
Why this year's UAW contract talks are different
The newly elected leaders of the United Auto Workers broke tradition, dispensing with the handshake ceremonies to kickoff bargaining with the Detroit 3. Holding “members’ handshake” meetings instead signaled the new team's different approach to negotiations. Read more…
American Airlines pilots reach deal to match gains at rival United
American Airlines' pilots union on Thursday said it has reached an agreement in principle with the company on enhancements to a new labor contract that would bring it in line with the gains for aviators at rival United Airlines. Read more…