LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, October 19, 2023
Top Stories: UAW strikers grow weary; Vegas workers picket after 'no progress'; Is AFT skirting the tax code? Netflix's resilience during Hollywood strikes & more...
Do you have a news tip? E-mail us at LaborUnionNews@protonmail.com.
TOP STORIES…
[68 total articles today; Over 25,800 articles posted since January 2022]
UAW members grow weary five weeks into strike, supply starts to thin
This week marks five weeks since the start of the UAW standup strike against Detroit's Big Three. And, as the ripple effects spread through the auto industry, some UAW members are saying they're ready to get back to work. Read more…
Culinary and Bartenders Union members picket after ‘no progress’ in talks
According to Culinary Workers Union Local 226, thousands of members showed up before and after their shifts, some still in uniform, to picket at eight different properties on the Strip. Read more…
Is the American Federation of Teachers violating tax code to fund its political activities?
[Unions] are exempt from taxation because they serve a public purpose - improving the working conditions for their membership. Certain union expenditures, however, can be taxed because they are not strictly in line with traditional activities. Read more…
Netflix demonstrates its resilience during prolonged Hollywood strikes
As most of Hollywood reels from the writers’ and actors’ strikes, streaming pioneer Netflix demonstrated resilience, the company said in its earnings report, gaining more subscribers in a single quarter than at any time in the past three years. Read more…