LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Top Stories: 3rd Wells Fargo branch to unionize? SAG-AFTRA ratifies new CBA; Union leaders more militant; Direct member elections make for more militant unions; ULP filed over union threats & more...
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A third Wells Fargo branch plans to vote on unionizing
Bankers at a Wells Fargo branch in Daytona Beach, Florida, plan to take a key step toward unionizing on Wednesday morning. Read more…
Hollywood actors ratify contract to formally end strike
Hollywood actors overwhelmingly ratified a new, hard-fought deal with studios that paves the way for a rebound in an entertainment industry that had seen film and television production come to a halt during a months-long strike. Read more…
From Detroit to Hollywood, New Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
Pushed by angry members, unions representing actors, autoworkers and UPS employees are becoming increasingly assertive under new leadership. Read more…
Jacobin: Direct Elections for Labor Leaders Make for More Militant Unions
From the UAW to the Writers Guild, this year’s biggest contract victories have been won by unions in which members directly elect their leaders. That’s a right denied to most US union members — but it may be the key to unleashing broader labor militancy. Read more…
Union Hit with Charges for Illegal Dues Deductions, Threats for Seeking to Oust Union
According to the charge, a union agent threatened: “The union is like a big mafia…something bad is going to happen to you” Read more…