LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Top Stories: Unions poised to capitalize on NLRB rules; Big contract battles ahead; Sex shop workers file to unionize; Guggenheim workers get a deal; Teachers strikes in 2023 cost students & more...
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Unions poised to capitalize on U.S. labor board rulings that bolstered organizing
The coming year will reveal the full impact of a U.S. labor board's recent rulings that were seen as providing a major boost to union organizing and whether those changes can withstand legal challenges amid a series of high-profile labor campaigns. Read more…
Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains and increased transparency got members of other unions asking, “Why can’t my union be like that?” Read more…
Workers at Legendary Bay Area Sex Shop File for Union Election
The election would see whether around 40 workers at seven Bay Area Good Vibrations locations spanning San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto and Santa Cruz want to join UFCW Local 5, a union that also represents workers at grocery stores and cannabis dispensaries. Read more…
Guggenheim Museum Staff Ratifies Union Contract
On Tuesday, the Guggenheim Museum disclosed that they have settled an agreement with its employees’ union following over two years of negotiation. Read more…
Teachers strikes cost students weeks of school in 2023
Students in several major school districts in the United States had classes canceled in 2023 as teachers union strikes forced schools to close in several cities, costing students more time in school. Read more…