LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, March 22, 2024
Top Stories: OSHA's union 'walk-around' rule coming; Southwest ramp contract ratified; Hollywood could have another strike; UNFI workers join unions; AI and journalism; Captive-audience bans & more
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Final Union-Backed OSHA Inspection Rule Moves Closer to Release
OSHA is nearing enactment of a rule specifying that workers can choose whoever they want to represent them during safety and health inspections. Read more…
Southwest Airlines reaches deal with Transport Workers Local 555
The men and women who work on the ramps for Southwest Airlines have ratified a five-year deal with the company. Transport Workers Local 555 says the deal is unlike anything they have negotiated before. Read more…
TWU: “Excellent and Well-Deserved” contract with Southwest Airlines is overwhelmingly ratified
Hollywood Could Go on Strike Again This Summer
Just as Hollywood is getting back to normal after the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, it seems the industry might face yet another strike this summer. Read more…
Waves of UNFI workers continue to join unions
Over one thousand UNFI workers have joined a union over the last year or so, including a group of more than 150 employees at Tony’s Fine Foods in California, which is owned by UNFI, back in January. Read more…
How Generative AI Will Change The Jobs Of Journalists
You could be forgiven for thinking that journalists, like others who make their living from writing, would be among those most in danger of being made redundant by generative AI. Read more…
Here are the states with (or considering) captive-audience bans, via LaborLab (on X, formerly Twitter):
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