LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, August 26, 2024
Top Stories: AT&T and CWA agree to mediation; Sacramento District Attorney's and Public Defender's strike; California voters to vote on $18 min. wage; 7 Boilermakers indicted & 77 more items...
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WSWS: AT&T and CWA union agree on federal mediation as strike in US southeast enters second week
The strike by 17,000 AT&T workers throughout the US Southeast is being threatened with a betrayal as it enters its second week. The Communication Workers of America union has announced the acceptance of the company’s offer of federal mediation to oversee the remainder of contract talks.
Attorneys with the Sacramento County District Attorney's and Public Defender's offices set to go on strike Monday
On Monday, hundreds of Sacramento County District Attorney's Office attorneys are expected to go on strike as they seek a pay increase.
Anticipation swirls around potential Teamsters endorsement
A potential endorsement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the 2024 race remains an open question following this week’s Democratic convention.
Californians Will Vote on $18 Minimum Wage. Workers Already Want $25 and More
California voters are being asked to boost the statewide minimum wage again, just two years after the landmark $15 wage championed by unions and embraced by Democratic politicians nationwide took effect.
Two former presidents among 7 Boilermakers union employees indicted for embezzlement
Two former presidents and five current and former employees of the Kansas City-based International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have been indicted for their alleged roles in a 15-year, $20 million embezzlement scheme, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
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