LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, January 4, 2024
Top Stories: Space X unlawfully fired workers, NLRB says; Art Museum, Planned Parenthood workers look to unionize; Apprenticeship, promises and pitfalls & more...
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National Labor Relations Board issues complaint against SpaceX
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint Wednesday accusing SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, of unlawfully firing eight former employees who drafted and circulated an open letter detailing workplace concerns. Read more…
...workers called Elon Musk an ‘embarrassment’...
Buffalo AKG Art Museum workers seek union vote
Employees attempting to form a union at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum are seeking to schedule an election and have filed unfair labor practice charges against the museum. Read more…
Planned Parenthood Workers Unionizing
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin employees from across the state are organizing a union. Read more…
On Labor: The Promise and Pitfalls of Apprenticeships in American Workforce Development
Apprenticeships have garnered bipartisan support as a way to enhance economic prosperity. Democrats and Republicans alike advocate for the use of apprenticeships to cultivate a skilled and diverse workforce, offering technical proficiency and sustainable wages to the middle class. Read more…
Biden's Big Labor favors mean taxpayers pay more for less
For months, experts have illuminated reasons why a lack of skilled workers, inflation and frustrating project delays are eroding the bonanza of federal taxpayer investments in U.S. infrastructure. Now a new regulation currying favor with union donors to fulfill President Biden’s repeated promise to be America’s "most pro-union president ever" is expected to make all three problems even worse. Read more…