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LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Top Stories: ALU-Teamsters picks new leaders; Union increases in Q1; Florida judge upholds union restrictions; Young workers' union interest; UFW loses challenge on unionization & 64 more articles...

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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…

[There are 69 total articles in today’s News Digest and 40,655 items posted since LaborUnionNews.com was launched in 2022.]

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Amazon warehouse workers elect new union leaders in wake of Teamsters affiliation

Workers at Amazon's only unionized warehouse in the U.S. elected new union leaders, according to a vote count completed Tuesday, marking the first major change for the labor group since it established an alliance with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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  • ...Only 5% of the 5,312 workers employed voted...

  • ...Reform Caucus wins...

  • ...Jacobin: victorious slate ran on promises of transforming the union...


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Bloomberg: Wage Hikes for Union Workers Hit New Heights in Q1 (paywall)

Union contract negotiators got off to a blazing start this year, securing an average first-year pay raise of 7.3% in collective bargaining agreements ratified in the first quarter.

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Florida judge rejects a lawsuit challenging public-employee union restrictions

A federal judge has rejected much of a lawsuit challenging restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature placed on public-employee unions — but a fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks.

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New report shows greater interest in labor unions, especially among young workers

A new report from the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals significant changes in support for labor unions among U.S. workers.

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Court supports Wonderful Co.’s challenge to farmworker union signups

California-based Wonderful Nurseries and United Farm Workers have been fighting to prove their side in a major legal battle over farmworkers union certifications. Their contention came to a head earlier this month when a Kern County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of Wonderful.

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