LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, December 21, 2023
Top Stories: Teamsters target FedEx; More strikes expected in 2024; Southwest pilots pay to increase 50%; BLM gear at Whole Foods not protected; 2024 wage increase budgets & more...
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FedEx Express Mechanics and Related Launch Campaign to Join Teamsters
Mechanics and related classifications at FedEx Express, the largest cargo airline in the United States, have launched an organizing drive to join the Teamsters. Read more…
There were nearly 400 strikes in 2023, and experts think there’s more to come
Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, there were 393 strikes in the U.S. involving more than 500,000 workers, according to Johnnie Kallas, a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and director of the university’s Labor Action Tracker. This year saw more work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers than any year since 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more…
Southwest Airlines pilot pay would increase 50% under new labor contract
Southwest Airlines and its pilots' union have reached a new preliminary labor agreement that would give pilots 50% cumulative pay increases over the life of the contract, a deal that could end years of tense negotiations. Read more…
Whole Foods Staff BLM Gear Not Protected Speech, NLRB Judge Says (paywall)
Whole Foods Market Inc. workers who insisted on wearing Black Lives Matter gear in 2020 were not shielded by workplace speech protections in their choice, a federal labor board judge has found. Read more…
SHRM: ‘Healthy’ Pay Raises on Tap for 2024
U.S. employers are planning an overall average salary increase of 4 percent for 2024, according to the latest Salary Budget Planning Survey by consulting firm WTW, which surveyed more than 33,000 employers in December. Read more…