LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
Today's Top Stories: All about the ILA's Port Strike & more dozens more labor union and workplace-related news articles...
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Tens of thousands of dockworkers go on strike over wages and automation
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.
…Counteroffers Exchanged in Last Minute Effort to Avert U.S. Dock Strike…
...impact on global supply chains could be huge...
…How the dockworkers’ strike could ripple through the economy…
...a run on toilet paper in NJ...
…Teamsters Stand With The International Longshoremen’s Association…
…Port strike could delay delivery of critical medications…
…Many Dockworkers Make $150,000 or More. Why They’re Going on Strike…
…WATCH: Port workers strike turns violent in Baltimore…
Striking Boeing machinists losing company-paid health care coverage
Monday marked the 18th day of the strike and the final day the machinists had company-paid health care.
Senate Recess Before Election Without Voting on NLRB Nominees
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Senate adjourned for a lengthy recess and is not set to return until November 12th, after the upcoming election.
Rite Aid employees schedule strike authorization vote amid contract dispute
Rite Aid workers are inching toward a possible strike after their union announced another unsuccessful contract negotiation. If they move forward, they will join CVS where union employees have already voted to authorize a strike.
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