LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, December 13, 2024
Top Stories: Senate Dems Furious With Manchin & Sinema; UAW organizers' strike ends; LAX workers to get $30 min. wage; Trump backs dockworkers' union; Feds 'Trump-Proofing' & dozens more articles...
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Here are today’s Top Stories…
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Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: ‘Pathetic’
Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block President Biden’s nominee, Lauren McFerran, to serve another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board.
WSWS: 10-day strike by UAW International staffers in New York ends
The 10-day strike by United Auto Workers regional temporary organizers and local staff members in New York City against the UAW International Executive Board ended Wednesday night with UAW Staff United (USU) announcing it had reached a tentative agreement.
L.A. City Council backs $30 minimum wage for hotel and LAX workers in 2028
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to hike the minimum wage for more than 23,000 tourism workers, handing a huge victory to labor unions whose members have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of food, rent and other expenses.
Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers.
‘Trump-Proofing’ Feds race to ink union deals that last beyond Trump
Federal employees in environmental and energy agencies are racing to lock in or extend union contracts in the waning days of President Joe Biden’s term with hopes of shielding employees from the incoming Trump administration.
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