LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, February 20, 2025
Top Stories: Teamsters fight with Stop & Shop; Washingtonian going on 4 years without a contract; Trump's DOL nominee flip-flops on PRO Act support; Unions call for tariffs & dozens more articles...
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Teamsters Local 25 asks for boycott amid negotiations with Stop & Shop as company threatens to close facility
Teamsters Local 25, which represents Stop & Shop workers, has asked residents to boycott Stop & Shop while the two have been negotiating over workers’ healthcare coverage.
Union and Stop & Shop issue new statements concerning possible closure…
Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Massachusetts, New England over contract dispute
Washingtonian’s Union Contract Negotiations Are Going on Four Years With No End in Sight
Negotiations between Washingtonian owner and CEO Cathy Merrill and her unionized staff have gotten so bad that neither side has bothered to schedule another bargaining session.
Labor nominee Chavez-DeRemer backs away from pro-union bill she co-sponsored
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s choice for Labor secretary, backed away Wednesday from legislation she supported in the last Congress that would make it easier for workers to form unions.
Labor unions call on Trump for tariffs to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
The heads of four major labor unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere.
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