LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, July 21, 2023
Top Stories: Battery plants a big issue in UAW talks; Julie Su will remain in limbo 'indefinitely'; Grindr staff wants a union; A teachers' union refuses to speak to a 'biased' newspaper & more...
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EV battery plants emerge as wild card issue in UAW contract talks
In already-contentious labor talks between the United Auto Workers union and major automakers, there’s a wild-card issue hanging over the discussions. Read more…
White House moves on from confirmation effort for Su as Labor secretary
The Biden administration is ready to move on from Julie Su’s nearly five-month confirmation battle, looking instead to indefinitely leave her in the role as acting Labor secretary, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Read more…
Grindr Staff Launch Union Campaign to Gain Layoff Protection
Employees at the LGBTQ dating company Grindr Inc. are petitioning to unionize, extending a wave of organizing among tech workers. Read more…
Teachers union accuses Las Vegas Sun of bias, says it will no longer speak to newspaper
The largest teachers union in the Clark County School District has declared that it will not speak to the Las Vegas Sun because it is “not objective” and has blocked the newspaper from its news conferences. Read more…