LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Top Stories: Hollywood studios make WGA offer public; Teamsters approve $30 billion UPS deal; Can the UAW afford a strike? Hundreds of thousands out on strike in July & More...
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[67 total articles today; Over 22,800 articles posted since January 2022]
Hollywood Studios Disclose Their Offer on Day 113 of Writers Strike
In an apparent attempt to break a labor stalemate that has helped bring nearly all of Hollywood production to a standstill, the major entertainment studios took the unusual step on Tuesday night of publicly releasing details of their most recent proposal to the union that represents 11,500 striking television and movie writers. Read more…
...Guild Criticizes as ‘Full of Limitations and Loopholes’...
Hollywood strikes: 'A lose-lose situation' as fears mount over a $4 billion economic hit
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UPS Workers Approve $30 Billion Labor Contract, Averting Strike
Workers at UPS (UPS) approved a five-year contract worth $30 billion in wage increases and other benefits, ending contentious negotiations and the threat of a strike. Read more…
Can the UAW afford to strike all three Detroit automakers?
Labor watchdogs list several tactics the union could take if it strikes. The key for union leaders would be to find the strategy that will inflict the most pain on the company while doing the least damage to the union's $825 million strike fund. For the automakers, it means being prepared to mitigate the damage from a number of scenarios. Read more…
Axios: Hundreds of thousands of workers were out on strike in July
About 205,500 workers were on strike in July, per a new tally from the Labor Action Tracker managed by Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Read more…