LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Top Stories: Unions ❤️ Tim Walz pick; NEA using scab labor?; Apple workers approve CBA; Kellogg's closing Omaha plant; Nissan workers consider union (again) & 54 more articles below the fold...
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If the workers surrender control over working relations to legislative and administrative agents, they put their industrial liberty at the disposal of state agents. — Samuel Gompers, 1915
Here are today’s Top Stories…
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4 reasons why labor unions love Tim Walz
Labor advocates could not be happier about Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. The cheering was instant following the official announcement Tuesday.
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Payday Report: NEA Uses Scab Labor to Send Out Tim Walz Announcement
“It is infuriating, disappointing, and heartbreaking to see how the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union, uses scab labor to generate enthusiasm for the Harris-Walz election,” said NEASO President Robin McClean, in a statement.
Apple Store Workers Approve First U.S. Contract
The agreement at a Maryland store, the first to unionize, raises wages roughly 10 percent over three years and guarantees benefits and severance pay.
Omaha Mayor 'disappointed' by Kellogg's 2026 plant closure
In 2021, the union voted to pass a new five-year contract after 11 weeks on strike. The agreement included a plant closing moratorium: No plant shutdowns through October 2026.
Nissan workers in Mississippi consider another union campaign
Pro-union workers at a Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, are once again considering launching a union campaign.
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