LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, January 19, 2024
Top Stories: Ben & Jerry's workers ratify 1st agreement; UAW doubles VW signatures; LA Times staffers walk out; Unions want NC workers masked up; Washington State considers UE for strikers & more...
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Ben & Jerry’s Workers Ratify Landmark First Union Contract
Union workers at Ben & Jerry’s flagship ice cream shop in downtown Burlington, Vermont have unanimously ratified a contract with management. Read more…
UAW says over 2,000 VW Chattanooga workers signed union cards
The United Auto Workers has increased to more than 2,000 the number of union authorization cards signed by employees at Volkswagen Chattanooga, and a key UAW official is expected in the city this weekend for meetings. Read more…
LA Times Union Plans Walkout to Fight ‘Massive’ Layoffs
With the Los Angeles Times management telling the union representing its newsroom that significant layoffs are coming, the L.A. Times Guild announced a one-day walkout from both its L.A. and Washington D.C. offices this Friday, with staff members also participating from Sacramento and elsewhere. Read more…
…First Newsroom Union Walkout in Paper's History…
NC DEPT. OF LABOR: At union’s urging, masking, social distancing requirements under consideration
Bringing back masking and social distancing in workplaces will be the subject of public hearings next week conducted by the North Carolina Department of Labor. Read more…
Bills would give unemployment benefits to strikers in the State of Washington
Washington state lawmakers are considering a proposal to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Read more…