LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, January 3, 2025
Top Stories: More than 1,000 NYC docs may strike; Less than 2 weeks before another port strike; Carter's presidency was a turning point for unions & dozens more articles...
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Doctors at 4 NYC public hospitals may strike next week for better pay and benefits
More than 1,000 doctors treating patients at public hospitals across New York City are planning to strike this month over stalled contract negotiations — a move their union, the Doctors Council SEIU, says would be the largest strike by attending physicians in city history.
How the Threat of Another Costly U.S. Port Strike Returned in 2025
The specter of a potentially damaging longshoremen’s strike is once again a real worry for U.S. businesses and the broader economy, just three months after the threat was largely evinced in October.
Carter presidency was a turning point for labor
“He was a genuinely good man whose post-presidency focus on humanitarian work and championing human rights around the world was deeply inspiring.” So said the AFL-CIO on news Dec. 29 of the death of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. It was about all the labor federation could say and not commit sins against historical memory.
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