LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Top Stories: Patagonia workers unionize; The DOL's new indepependent-contractor rule explained; Boeing workers 'angry'; A journalist on strike for 500 days; Markey staffers unionize & more...
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Patagonia Workers in Reno Store Vote to Join UFCW
The associates at a Patagonia store in Reno, Nev. have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711, marking the first successful unionization effort at a Patagonia store. Read more…
Everything You Need to Know About the Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule
Today the Department of Labor’s (DOL) independent contractor rule goes into effect. It adds new considerations that significantly limit the circumstances under which a worker can legally be classified as an independent contractor—a stricter rule than it was under the Obama administration. Read more…
Teamsters’ O’Brien: There is no “third way”…
Boeing Union Chief Warns Members ‘Are Angry’ As New Contract Talks Begin
A decade-long deal between the company and its largest labor union is due to expire in September. Talks with the Seattle-area machinists group started late last week to find a new agreement. Read more…
An Interview With a Journalist Who Has Been on Strike For More Than 500 Days
In October of 2022, the unionized newspaper workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette went on strike. First it was the production unions. Shortly afterwards, the journalists in the newsroom, who are members of the News Guild and who had been working without a contract for five years, walked out as well. Seventeen months later, they are still on strike. Read more…
Sen. Markey staffers begin collective bargaining, a win for union organizers
The movement to unionize congressional staffers took a step forward Monday as Sen. Edward J. Markey formally recognized his aides’ bargaining unit and signed a ground rules agreement, setting the stage for contract negotiations to begin in earnest. Read more…
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