LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, May 8, 2023
Top Stories: Another REI unionizes; Thrill of election victory, agony of negotiations; Greenhouse: Changing organizing focus to blue collar workers; Writers' strike updates and more news articles
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Employees at Chicago REI location vote 41-8 to unionize
Workers at REI’s only Chicago location voted to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday. Read more…
For new unions, the thrill of victory is often followed by the agony of negotiation
Trader Joe’s workers in the Western Massachusetts town of Hadley were thrilled when they voted to unionize in July — the first of the national grocery chain’s stores to do so. Stores in Minneapolis, Louisville, Ky., and Oakland soon followed. But then came the long slog of negotiating a contract. Read more…
Focus organizing drives on workers without college degrees, US unions told
Union supporters have had plenty to applaud with regard to organizing college- educated workers, notching up dozens of unionization victories involving graduate students, adjunct professors, journalists, nurses and workers at museums, non-profits and video-game companies.
But some labor supporters who laud these victories are warning that something is awry, that there isn’t nearly enough unionization of non-college-educated, lower-paid workers, whether factory workers or fast-food workers. Read more…
WGA Strike Shuts Down ‘Billions’ Amid Skirmishes, Cries Of “Scabs” Outside NYC Studio
On the third day of its first strike in 15 years, the Writers Guild of America closed down Wall Street drama Billions for several hours Thursday. Read more…
WGA blasts ‘union-busting tactics’ as studios issue ultimatums to showrunners
Writers Strike: More Than 500 Participate in IATSE Town Hall
Netflix Contract Sparks Ire Over Voice Acting Amid WGA Strike, AI Debate
MTV Movie & TV Awards switches to pre-taped event due to writers’ strike
‘Stranger Things’, ‘Andor’, ‘Blade’, And More Halted By The WGA Strike