LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Top Stories: UAW strike at BCBS may be over; U.S. Steel lays off; Planned Parenthood union protests; NMB shuts down American Airlines FAs' bid to strike & more...
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UAW, Blue Cross leaders reach tentative 'verbal agreement' that could end 77-day strike
The leaders of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the United Auto Workers have reached a "verbal agreement" Tuesday on a new contract, potentially ending a 77-day strike by 1,300 unionized call center and claims processing workers. Read more…
U.S. Steel closes Granite City furnace ‘indefinitely,’ warns 1,000 of layoffs
The last operating blast furnace at U.S. Steel’s plant in Granite City will remain idled indefinitely, the company said Tuesday, extending a closure first billed as temporary. Read more…
Planned Parenthood workers picket over failed contract negotiations
Planned Parenthood workers in the region that covers patients in South Dakota will picket this week as part of a multi-state union demonstration over labor concerns as they attempt to negotiate a contract with their employer. Read more…
American Airlines flight attendants lose bid to strike with holidays ahead
Federal mediators have rejected a union’s request that could have cleared the way for a year-end strike by flight attendants at American Airlines. Read more…