LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, July 13, 2023
Top Stories: Hollywood actors to vote on striking after talks fail; Amazon hit with NLRB complaint; Starbucks workers' uphill bid to decertify union; Apple accused of bad-faith bargaining & more...
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Hollywood actors poised to strike after SAG-AFTRA contract expires with no deal
The union representing Hollywood actors is poised to strike and join writers on picket lines in back-to-back walkouts for the first time since 1960, widening the labor conflict that has roiled the film and TV industry. Read more…
NLRB Files Complaint Against Amazon For Refusing To Bargain With ALU
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Amazon, accusing the company of refusing to bargain with a union representing its Staten Island warehouse workers, a move that comes months after the agency rejected Amazon’s effort to overturn the results of the warehouse’s unionization vote. Read more…
Starbucks Workers Face ‘Uphill Battle’ With Bids to Remove Union
A host of alleged labor law violations at Starbucks cafes across the country is threatening to stymie a growing movement to oust the union some two years after an organizing wave hit the coffee giant. Read more…
Apple Store Union Accuses Company of Bad Faith Negotiations
Apple Inc.’s contract talks with its first unionized US retail store reached a flashpoint on Wednesday, with labor representatives filing a complaint in response to what they called bad faith negotiations. Read more…