LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Top Stories: Culinary workers ready to strike; Toyota ups its wages; Portland teachers strike; How Johnny Doc used union money & 60 more articles below the fold...
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[69 total articles today; Over 26,500 articles posted since January 2022]
‘We are preparing’: Culinary Union on the brink of striking
Thousands of Culinary Union members are still without a contract following yet another round of bargaining sessions with major resort companies. Read more…
Toyota raises factory worker wages after UAW strike settlements
Toyota is raising the wages of its factory workers — all of them non-unionized — after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees. Read more…
Portland teachers go on strike, 45,000 students affected
Portland Public Schools educators went on strike Wednesday morning, forcing the closure of schools across Oregon's largest school district after the teachers and district leaders failed to come to a last-minute deal. Read more…
What Johnny Doc allegedly bought with Local 98′s money
As former labor leader John J. Dougherty offered in 2015 to use union funds to pick up the tab for a gym membership worth thousands of dollars for his brother, Kevin Dougherty, then a candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, he presented a striking explanation for his generosity. Read more…