LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, January 11, 2024
Top Stories: UAW amps up its auto campaign; A Teamsters strike shorts Detroit school kids' food; California's War on Gig Workers goes national; Amazon cancels cleaners' contract & more...
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UAW campaign to organize Southeast carmakers gets into gear
Workers at a second Southeastern automobile manufacturing plant have announced a public campaign to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Read more…
Related: UAW announces union campaign at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
Also: Workers join push to unionize flagship Volkswagen plant
US Foods driver strike leads to Detroit public schools food shortage
Students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District currently have fewer meal choices amid a food shortage. This shortage is a result of the US Foods driver strike, district officials said. US Foods is the district's main food distributor. Watch…
Biden admin spreading California's war on gig workers to rest of country
The Biden administration recently released a devastating policy that dismantles the gig economy. It jeopardizes the ability of 27 million Americans to work as independent contractors. Read more…
Also: Can US independent contractor rule survive legal challenges, Congress?
Joint Employer No More? Amazon cancels 3rd party cleaners’ contract, over 1,800 laid off
In total, the layoffs affected 1,867 employees across the country, with 284 in Ohio. Read more…