LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, April 14, 2023
Top Stories: ALU's Chris Smalls starting a new side-gig? United Airlines and Machinists agree to new CBA; ILWU accused of SoCal slowdowns; Recent hospital actions: Organizing & Strikes & more...
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A new nonprofit signals Chris Smalls, president of Amazon's labor union, may be pursuing new projects
Chris Smalls, the president of Amazon's labor union, has registered a new nonprofit, signaling that he may be turning his attention to projects beyond the unionizing effort that's turned him into a national labor figure. Read more…
United and ground-service workers’ union tentatively agree to contract for 29,000 employees
United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), the union representing 29,000 ground-service workers, have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Read more…
Employers say union is disrupting work at Southern California seaports
The Pacific Maritime Association on Thursday said the largest longshore union local on the West Coast disrupted work at the nation's busiest seaport complex for the second week in a row, as labor talks covering 22,000 dockworkers from California to Washington state approach the one-year mark. Read more…
Some workers organize while others go on strike: Recent hospital-union actions
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BARGAINING NEWS
Long Beach hotel workers hail $4-an-hour pay hike in new contract
WSWS: Stellantis expands layoffs to Warren Truck as contract battle approaches
Actors’ Equity and Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement Over New Touring Contract
ECONOMIC NEWS
Day 5 Of Rutgers Strike: Union Says Deal Reached On 1 Core Issue
LRI: The Unavoidable Costs Of Rising Minimum Wage And Unionization In Restaurants
EDUCATION UNION NEWS
Tucson charter school votes to unionize, a first for Arizona
Northeastern Illinois University faculty and staff could be next in line to strike
Chicago State University calling on elected officials as strike reaches 10th day
Strike suspended; Eastern faculty union to consider ‘last, best’ offer
Juneau teachers limit their work to paid hours during contract negotiations
GENERAL UNION NEWS
AB5 creates ‘hurdle’ for truckers, California Trucking Association leader says
Mothers Express Dismay Over Airline Union Plans to Scrap ‘Lap Baby’ Seats
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds
Some workers organize while others go on strike: Recent hospital-union actions
Union alleges California hospital laid off workers to avoid minimum wage law
One-fifth of U.S. nurses plan to quit in next 5 years: report
California health workers want a $25 min wage. But hospitals say they can’t afford to pay
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Portillo’s Suburban Chicago Warehouse Workers Become Chain’s First To Unionize
Delta Workers, Allies Will Hold Rally to Push for Union Representation at Delta Air Lines
POLITICAL NEWS
Poll: Almost Two Thirds Of Democrats Want To See Challengers Run Against Biden
Lawmakers, Unions Eye Tax Code Change to Advance Labor Agenda
Where Democrats go from here on Feinstein's perilous absence
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
NLRB to begin case Monday against Starbucks on second bundle of charges
Starbucks Hit Again With Labor Board-Approved Injunction Bid
Starbucks union efforts gain momentum from Schultz hearing and pro-worker NLRB ruling
