LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, March 7, 2025
Top Stories: Judge overrules Trump's firing of NLRB member; Disney animators ratify contract; New York bypasses union to deal directly with striking prison guards & dozens more articles...
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Judge orders reinstatement of NLRB member fired by Trump: ‘An American president is not a king’
A federal judge ordered a member of the National Labor Relations Board to be reinstated after she was fired by President Donald Trump. Senior Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Thursday that Trump does not have the authority to fire the NLRB board members without cause.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Staffers Ratify First Union Contract
Some 17 months after unionizing, production management staffers at Walt Disney Animation Studios have ratified their first labor contract. The vote conducted by IATSE‘s Animation Guild was 93% in favor of sealing the deal, with 96% of eligible voters casting ballots.
NY officials offer striking corrections officers a deal, bypassing union
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is making a direct pitch to corrections officers in an attempt to convince them to return to work, angering the officers’ union as the state tries to end an 18-day-long unsanctioned prison strike.
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