LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Top Stories: Locomotive workers still on strike; SAG-AFTRA agrees on last-,minute mediation; Teamsters, DSA training 'salts' in CT; The lawsuit against Amazon Labor Union & more...
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No luck at the bargaining table for Wabtec, union; resuming talks Friday
Wabtec and the union representing about 1,400 striking workers returned to the bargaining table Tuesday — but there is still no new contract. Read more…
Actors union agrees to 11th hour mediation effort, but strike still looms
The union representing 160,000 actors said on Tuesday it has agreed to a request from studios and streaming services to meet with federal mediators over contract negotiations but is still prepared to go on strike at 11:59 pm PDT on Wednesday unless a deal is reached. Read more…
Teamsters, DSA Using Dirty Tricks to Unionize CT Businesses
The Teamsters Local 671, of Bloomfield, is teaming up with the Connecticut Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to recruit individuals to infiltrate businesses with the explicit objective of unionizing the workplace. Read more…
Amazon Warehouse Union Sued by Former Members Seeking Election
The first-ever union of Amazon.com, Inc. workers in the US is facing a lawsuit by a group of dissenters who allege that current leaders are illegally holding up officer elections. Read more…