LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, August 4, 2023
Top Stories: Coca Cola and Teamsters agree to new CBA; Nurses in New Jersey and New York are striking; Ex-NYPD union head sentenced to 2 years; UAW demanding >40% increases & more...
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Teamsters, Coca-Cola Consolidated reach contract agreement
After more than three months of negotiations, Teamsters Local 175 and Coca-Cola Consolidated have reached an agreement, ending labor disputes, union representatives said on Thursday. Read more…
1,700 Nurses Go On Strike In New Jersey
More than 1,000 New Jersey nurses went on strike Friday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, the latest walkout among U.S. health care workers pushing for better pay and working conditions. Read more…
900 Nurses on strike in Rochester, New York
Ex-NYPD union head Ed Mullins sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $600K in dues
The disgraced ex-head of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association tried pleading for mercy Thursday before he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union. Read more…
UAW Demands 40% Pay Hike in Labor Talks With Detroit Automakers
The United Auto Workers union is pressing the Detroit car companies to give its factory workers a 40% pay hike in the next labor contract, an increase that would be the largest in recent memory. Read more…