LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, June 20, 2024
Top Stories: Southern governors may be violating the law; Food 4 Less talks not going well; Legal aid workers rally; Smart & Final workers strike; A Q&A with CTU president & 48 more articles...
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If the workers surrender control over working relations to legislative and administrative agents, they put their industrial liberty at the disposal of state agents. — Samuel Gompers, 1915
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How anti-union southern governors may be violating federal law
Six Republican governors in the Deep South want their constituents to know that they're looking out for them.
Food 4 Less contract talks are unsuccessful, says union
The union representing thousands of Food 4 Less workers announced Wednesday that two days of negotiations with management failed to produce an agreement on a new contract, but it has agreed to return to the bargaining table Monday in hopes of avoiding a strike.
Legal Aid workers rally in front of their offices for a new contract
Workers included clerical, paralegal, and social work staff. Members of 1199SEIU said they have continued doing their jobs even though their last labor contract expired on June 30, 2022.
California Teamsters Strike at Smart & Final Grocery Store Warehouses
Over 600 warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 630 at two Chedraui-owned Smart & Final grocery store warehouses in Southern California went on an unfair labor strike today, protesting mass layoffs and other unfair labor practices.
Q&A: Chicago Teachers Union leader on bargaining for climate action
The Chicago Teachers Union started contract negotiations last week with two unprecedented moves: It opened bargaining to the public and began talks by focusing on climate action. Stacy Davis Gates, president of the CTU since 2022, sees both of those strategies as pillars of winning a better contract for teachers.
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