LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, February 8, 2024
Top Stories: NLRB orders Starbucks to rehire union organizer; Teamsters authorize strike; Beacon Hill refuses to make teacher strikes legal; Union objects to tin tariffs' rejection & more...
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US labor judge orders Starbucks to reinstate Workers United union organizer
A federal labor law judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate a high-profile labor organizer and barista who resigned in 2022 after the coffee giant repeatedly ignored her scheduling requests. Read more…
Teamsters Authorize Strike at Republic Services
Members of Teamsters Local 731 in Momence, Illinois, have unanimously authorized a strike against Republic Services. Read more…
Beacon Hill lawmakers derail effort to legalize teacher strikes
Beacon Hill lawmakers have halted an effort to legalize teacher strikes, less than a week after a two-week strike in Newton caused deep divisions within that city and prompted Governor Maura Healey to intervene. Read more…
Related: After the Newton teacher strike, who will pay the bill?
WSJ: A Minor Miracle on Steel Tariffs
Prices for canned food like most other things have shot up, but chicken-soup eaters received a welcome reprieve on Tuesday when the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) unanimously rejected tariffs on tin-mill steel. For a change, consumers have prevailed over special interests in Washington. Read more…