LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Top Stories: Hollywood strike reaches 100 days; Average UPS driver to make $170k in new CBA; The two states offer strikers UE; Unionized EV bus maker Proterra files bankruptcy & more...
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As Writers Strike Reaches 100 Days, the WGA Vows to Stay ‘Resolved and United’
The Writers Guild of America strike reaches its 100th day on Wednesday, equaling the duration of the last strike with no signs that labor or management is about to back down from hardened positions that have fueled the contract impasse. Read more…
Average UPS driver to make $170,000 in pay, benefits with new contract
As members of the Teamsters union vote on a new contract with UPS, the company provided investors with an update on how much the agreement could cost the company. Read more…
These 2 states offer unemployment benefits to workers on strike
Workers who go on strike generally don’t qualify for unemployment benefits. But two states — New York and New Jersey — are the exception to that rule. Read more…
Biden-backed electric vehicle company files for bankruptcy
President Biden frequently extolled an electric vehicle company — in which his energy secretary heavily invested — before it declared bankruptcy on Monday. Read more…
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