LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Top Stories: Starbucks union authorizes strike; Big contract fights in 2025; Met workers fight for wall-to-wall; 1199SEIU accused of assisting bid rigging in NY & dozens more articles...
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Starbucks Union Authorizes Strike Ahead of Final Bargaining
The union representing Starbucks Corp. baristas voted to authorize a strike ahead of the final stages of bargaining over contract terms.
The Big Union Contract Fights Coming in 2025
In some of the most exciting fights of 2024, strikers shut down ports on the East Coast and backed up plane orders on the West. The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike wave rolling.
Wall to Wall: Met Workers Fight for Unified Voice
An organizing effort underway at the museum seeks to include all non-management employees in their own bargaining unit separate from museum security, maintenance, and technicians that would include titles from curatorial, visitor experience, retail, gardens, IT, the museum library, administration, and others.
1199SEIU accused of helping NY state rig the bidding for Gov. Hochul’s $9B home health aide program overhaul…
New York is facing yet another lawsuit alleging it rigged the bidding process for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s move to overhaul a massive $9 billion homecare program.
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