LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 5, 2024
Top Stories: IBEW may unionize 600 in SC; With new agreements, Culinary calls off Vegas strike; The NLRB's constitutional challenge; The DOL's IC test is a mess; Biden endorsement anger members...
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600 Columbia-area Westinghouse workers could unionize in ‘Right-to-Work’ SC
Some 600 workers at a Columbia-area nuclear fuel plant are expected to vote on whether to unionize after filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board last week. Read more…
Culinary Union avoids strike after contracts reached with Las Vegas properties
Ahead of a Monday morning strike deadline, the Culinary Union announced deals over the weekend with several Downtown Las Vegas properties, and said they will not go on strike, even though workers at one Las Vegas resort do not have a contract. Read more…
Is the NLRB on slippery ground?
The plaintiffs are using different strategies to make the same general point. Namely, that these regulators lord it over the rest of us with too much power. Read more…
OnLabor: Understanding the Latest Constitutional Attacks on the NLRB
Labor Department’s new independent contractor rule is a mess. We need a clear national standard instead.
Unfortunately what the Department of Labor is offering is neither uniform nor clear. It is merely layering one more confusing, multi-factor test on top of an already tangled pile of them. Read more…
Union Members Organize to Demand Their Leadership Rescind Biden Endorsements
UAW Labor for Palestine, a coalition of United Auto Workers (UAW) union members who support the liberation of Palestine, voted unanimously on Wednesday to release an official statement calling for the labor group’s leadership to rescind its endorsement for President Joe Biden’s reelection. Read more…