LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, December 8, 2023
Top Stories: Wells Fargo branches' votes set; DHL workers strike; Striking strippers claim retaliation; US job growth as strikes end; Johnny Doc convicted on 70 counts & more...
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Wells Fargo Union Votes at Two Branches Set Ahead of Christmas (paywall)
Workers at two Wells Fargo & Co. branches in New Mexico and Alaska are poised to vote just before Christmas on whether to join the first-ever union at a giant US bank, according to a federal labor regulator. Read more…
DHL Teamsters at CVG go on strike, protesting unfair labor practices
Over 1,100 DHL Express Teamsters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) officially went on strike Thursday to protest "unfair labor practices" and to demand the company negotiate a fair contract. Read more…
Striking Strippers Claim Club Keeping Clients Away In Retaliation
Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, California, took to the streets on Thursday evening to protest what they say are violations of federal labor laws and bad-faith bargaining by club management. Workers have also said they have failed to get a contract from their employers and added that they have been kept away from clients due to forming a union. Read more…
Strong US job growth seen in November as strikes end; trend slowing
U.S. job growth likely picked up in November as thousands of automobile workers and actors returned after strikes, but the underlying trend will probably point to a cooling labor market. Read more…
Former Philly labor leader Johnny Doc found guilty of 70 counts of fraud and embezzlement
A jury has found former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty guilty on 70 counts of embezzling funds from the electricians union he once led. This marks his second conviction on federal charges in about two years, making it more likely he will serve prison time. Read more…