LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, October 20, 2023
Top Stories: Amazon unveils new warehouse robot; NLRB gets DC Circuit scrutiny; SAG-AFTRA debates over dues; UAW strike timeline & more...
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[65 total articles today; Over 25,800 articles posted since January 2022]
Amazon unveils new human-shaped warehouse robot
Amazon employees have long worked alongside robots — but the company is now testing a very lifelike, two-legged machine to help its human co-workers with some tasks. Read more…
NLRB Handling of Mail-in Union Election Gets Court Test
A federal appeals court’s upcoming consideration of a cannabis company’s challenge to a union’s one-vote election victory adds to growing scrutiny of the National Labor Relations Board’s recent handling of mail-in contests over union representation. Read more…
Fran Drescher Says George Clooney, Stars’ Proposal To Lift SAG-AFTRA Dues Cap Wouldn't Be Legal
Thanks, George. But your proposal to take the cap off union dues in order to end SAG-AFTRA's strike isn't legally compatible with the union's contract. Read more…
Related: Hollywood Stars Offer $150M Over 3 Years In Dues To End Strike
