LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thurs., Oct. 10, 2024
Today's Top Stories: WGA tells members to stop working with Expendables producers; 6th Circuit rules on employers' bargaining obligations; A Top 10 list on why employees unionize; AI and jobs & more.
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Writers Guild West Tells Members Not to Work With ‘The Expendables' Producer Millennium Pictures
The Writers Guild of America West has ordered its members to cease working with The Expendables producer Millennium Pictures, citing that the company is not a signatory to its current union agreement.
Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employer’s Bargaining Obligations During Public Health Emergencies
In National Labor Relations Board v. Metro Man IV, LLC, Case No. 07-CA-264407 (6th Cir. Aug. 29, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit partly upheld and partly reversed a National Labor Relations Board decision regarding an employer’s obligation to bargain about hazard pay and temporary workers during a state of emergency.
Top 10 Reasons Employees Are Unionizing
When a union election petition suddenly lands on the desk of human resources, or an employer is otherwise confronted with a union’s demand for recognition, many employers find themselves caught off guard. It’s easy to assume that everything is running smoothly, but the reality might be different.
The AI Revolution Is Coming for Your Non-Union Job
Our new research at Brookings shows why this requires urgent attention and why it matters to voters. In a new study using data provided by one of the leading AI developers, OpenAI, we analyzed over a thousand occupations for their likely exposure to GenAI and its growing capabilities.
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