LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, March 4, 2024

Here are today’s Top Stories…

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Employees at REI in Maple Grove announce two-day strike

Unionized workers at REI in Maple Grove will strike for two days over changes in pay. On Friday, UFCW Local 663 announced that REI employees in Maple Grove will go on strike over what they say are unfair labor practices. Read more…

Twin Cities janitors to begin three-day strike Monday outside Ameriprise headquarters

Thousands of essential workers in the Twin Cities will take to the picket line Monday morning after months of unsuccessful bargaining. Read more…

Kroger and union to resume bargaining after strike authorized

Talks are set to resume between United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 and Kroger after 85% of union members rejected the latest contract offer and authorized a strike. Read more…

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Unionized YouTube Music employees axed during ongoing city council meeting

In a surprising turn of events, Google laid off unionized YouTube Music workers in Austin, Texas, during a city council meeting last week.The council was set to discuss a resolution urging Google to negotiate with the workers' union. Read more…

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States Advance New ‘Captive Audience’ Bans Amid Court Challenges

Washington and a half dozen other blue states this year are considering banning mandatory meetings to talk workers out of unionizing, building on momentum from Minnesota and New York, which enacted such laws last year. Read more…

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Interim leader of Philly’s largest city-workers union is aiming to ‘stabilize’ DC33 after president’s ouster

When Ernest Garrett ran for president of AFSCME District Council 33 in 2020, members of the union described him as “the reform candidate.” He promised to fight for bigger gains by leveraging the union’s “political might.” But last month, after less than four years on the job, Garrett was removed from his role. Read more…

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