LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Top Stories: Teamsters boost strike pay for AB workers; Teachers union faces $1mil fine; Dancers to unionize? Health system faces retaliation charges & more...
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Teamsters Increase Strike Benefits to $1000/week for Anheuser-Busch Workers
In a major development in the fight for a strong contract protecting 5,000 Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today it will more than double strike pay to $1,000 per week for Anheuser-Busch Teamsters nationwide. Read more…
WATCH: Newton schools reopen after 2-week teacher strike
Students and teachers in one of the largest cities in Massachusetts were back in class for the first time since educators hit the picket line on Jan. 19. Watch here…
Union faces $1 million in fines
Is Dance Poised for a Union Boom?
…there are parts of the dance world where labor-organizing efforts haven’t quite taken hold. While dancers at several operas and in two dozen or so ballet companies are AGMA members, only three contemporary dance companies are unionized… Read more…
Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of strike retaliation
The Oregon Nurses Association has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that PeaceHealth executives threatened to terminate health insurance for home care nurses and their families after the union filed a strike notice. Read more…