LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, February 9, 2024
Top Stories: DNC still hiring union busters; UAW president protests Meta; Teamsters raise strike pay for Coors' workers; DOL goes after disclosures; NLRB GC wants fines & more...
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The DNC Is Still Contracting With Firms That Fight Against Unions
Labor unions sought to pressure the DNC into banning anti-union vendors in 2022, but a review of FEC disbursements data reveals the party group is still paying millions of dollars to firms that offer union avoidance services. Read more…
UAW’s Shawn Fain will protest at Meta’s offices in Cambridge
Shawn Fain, the president of United Auto Workers who lead last year’s high profile auto workers strike, will be joining a local union in front of Meta’s offices in Cambridge on Friday, the union said. Read more…
Teamsters Raise Future Strike Benefits at Molson Coors Ahead of Walkout
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today it will increase future strike benefits to $1,000 per week for members of Teamsters Local 997 fighting for a new contract at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more…
Starbucks, Amazon Fight DOL Over Details of Anti-Union Spending
Two of the nation’s largest corporations, Amazon.com Inc. and Starbucks Corp., are fighting what they say are efforts by the US Labor Department and unions to illegally expand businesses’ requirements to report cash they spend to oppose organizing. Read more…
NLRB General Counsel Looks to Hit Union Busters With Big Damages
The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer plans to aggressively target several legal precedents before the presidential election, such as overturning case law that prohibits the agency from seeking monetary damages tied to an employer’s unlawful refusal to bargain. Read more…
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