LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Top Stories: The writers' strike, one year later; Denver workers may get bargaining rights; The Smart & Final strike; Unions may get a boost from a Virginia case; The Teamsters at the RNC and more...
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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
Here are today’s Top Stories…
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This time last year, Hollywood writers were on strike. Now, many can’t find work
This time last year, Hollywood writers were picketing outside the offices of major studios and streaming companies. Throughout their nearly five-month-long strike, writers often convened at Bob’s Big Boy, where TV host Drew Carey often picked up the check.
Denver city workers can’t collectively bargain. That could change.
Denver is one of the only major cities in a blue state where city employees do not have collective bargaining rights.
CWA: Democracy North Carolina Non-Profit Workers Win Union Election in Landslide Vote
On Monday, June 17, 2024, workers at Democracy North Carolina celebrated winning their union election by an overwhelming number. The vote passed with 100 percent support for the union. The decision reflects workers’ commitment to fostering a more equitable and fair workplace where workers have power to shape their workplace experiences.
Smart & Final workers strike amid accusations of retaliation.
Hundreds of employees at two Smart & Final warehouses went on strike last week amid accusations the retail chain's parent company retaliated against them for unionizing and is planning mass layoffs.
Virginia carrier’s win against union may ultimately give labor a boost at NLRB
Labor attorneys say two closely watched cases before the National Labor Relations Board involving a relatively small Virginia trucking company may bring about a shift toward a pro-union agenda.
Business group urges Trump to reconsider Teamsters convention speech
A right-leaning group that opposes labor unions has come out against former President Donald Trump's decision to invite the Teamsters president to address the Republican National Convention.
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