LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Top Stories: Arbitrator rules GM owes $8mil; Teamsters file ULP against Starbucks; Unionized Mayo workers want out; Unions are good for Democrats & more...
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[There are 60 total articles in today’s News Digest and 28,913 articles posted since LaborUnionNews.com was launched in 2022]
UAW secures $8M in back pay over GM plant closures
Approximately 800 United Auto Workers members at General Motors will share nearly $8 million in back pay following an arbitrator’s ruling that determined the automaker violated its contract with the union by closing three plants in 2019. Read more…
Starbucks Accused by Teamsters of Bargaining in Bad Faith
A second US union is accusing Starbucks Corp. of refusing to fairly negotiate, undermining the company’s recent efforts to prove it’s the one trying to get contracts completed. Read more…
Mayo Clinic Medical Assistants, Care Specialists Request Vote to Remove Union
A patient care specialist at the Mayo Clinic location in Austin, MN, has just submitted to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a petition backed by her colleagues seeking a vote to remove United Steelworkers (USW) Local 11-005 union officials from power at their facility. Read more…
The Union Fight for the Future of Work—and the Democratic Party
Unions believe they have reason to feel optimistic. Democrats have embraced an increasingly progressive, union-friendly economic agenda over the past decade, and organized labor now has a staunch ally in the White House. Read more…
BELOW THE FOLD: 56 MORE NEWS ARTICLES
AI NEWS
Artificial intelligence systems excel at imitation, but not innovation
Daily Beast: Workers Are Fighting Back (and Winning) Against AI Overlords
BARGAINING NEWS
ZeniMax Union strike tentative agreement over AI usage in workplace
Hudson Valley janitors authorize strike if contract remains unsettled after Dec. 31
Brainerd-area grocery store workers vote to authorize strike in days leading up to Christmas
For CT union janitors with expiring contracts, middle class dream at stake
ECONOMIC NEWS
Harvard University is bigger than the economies of 120 nations.
Average US construction worker wages now close to $35 an hour
Oil companies are reluctant to give up the big profits that fossil fuels bring them
EDUCATION UNION NEWS
University of Chicago unions join forces in fight for a fair contract
Board to approve tentative agreement between MUSD and the MTA
Massachusetts Teachers Union Says U.S. Is Complicit In ‘Genocidal Assault’ In Gaza
Columbia Teachers Union asking for Schools to Provide Safety for Staff
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
911 SAVES Act would honor dispatchers, give them access to additional resources
SEPTA’s transit police union still negotiating new contract as strike looms
Court says public-sector unions can’t force employees to pay dues
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Unionized nurses at 2 Pennsylvania community hospitals to strike this month
Stanford residents, fellows secure agreement after 13 months of negotiations
Nurses at University Medical Center vote to unionize, a Louisiana first
Suburban Community Hospital nurses announce intention to strike
JD Supra: Impact of Labor Board’s New Joint-Employer Rule on Healthcare Industry
HOLLYWOOD ON STRIKE
Fran Drescher Gets Candid About the SAG Deal, AI, and Vaccine Mandates
Hollywood actors eagerly start to audition after strike ends
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
Elon Musk Twitter Takeover Lawsuit Gains Steam as Judge Advances Investors’ Claims
New York Labor Law 741: Protecting Employees from Discrimination
Supreme Court Vacates Decisions Challenging Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part II
NLRB NEWS
What small businesses need to know about new regulations going into 2024
Judicial Review of NLRB Orders in a Post-Chevron World — Part III OnLabor
ORGANIZING NEWS
Growing union movement in Missouri marijuana dispensary industry
International Game Developers Association Hosts Unionization Workshop
POLITICAL NEWS
Here’s The Secret Behind Biden’s Jobs Numbers. Hint: It’s Not Manufacturing
Migrant who thanked Biden after entering US illegally is already in NYC with court date set
Biden slams Congress for not passing Ukraine funding: ‘It’s stunning’
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks Loses Another Anti-Union Case Before Labor Board Judge
In These Times: Starbucks’ Offer to Resume Contract Talks Comes with Fine Print
