LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Top Stories: Blockbusters delayed; American Flight Attendants threaten to strike; UAW lowered its demands? UAW strikers struggle; DOL implements Davis-Bacon update & more...
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[68 total articles today; Over 26,200 articles posted since January 2022]
Major Movies Release Dates Delayed Due To Hollywood Strike
Paramount Pictures has delayed the next “Mission: Impossible” by nearly an entire year, from its original date of June 28, 2024 to its new spot on May 23, 2025. Like other films of its size and scale, the eighth “Mission” movie was forced to halt production amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike and won’t be completed in time to open next summer. It’s a fate that faces many big-budget tentpoles if the actors union and studios don’t resolve their contract negotiations in the coming weeks. Read more…
American Airlines Flight Attendants Threaten Strike Ahead of Holidays
American Airlines’ flight attendants are reaffirming their commitment to strike if they don’t reach an agreement with the Fort Worth-based carrier. Read more…
UAW now wants at least 25% raises
The new figure, relayed to some bargaining teams in recent days, is 2 percentage points above the raises proposed by Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which would put top earners at more than $40 per hour by 2027 Read more…
Maintaining UAW strike becoming more difficult as workers fatigue
As the United Auto Workers union Stand Up Strike enters week six, some workers are growing increasingly weary living on strike pay of $500 per week. Read more…
DOL implements final rule on Davis-Bacon Act
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the implementation of a final rule that modernizes Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon and Related Acts regulations to reflect the needs of construction workers on federally funded projects better. Read more…