LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Top Stories: Waffle House workers get a raise; More coffee houses close; CT governor vetoes unemployment for strikers; UAW makes progress at Tesla; IKEA reduces turnover & 69 more articles...
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If the workers surrender control over working relations to legislative and administrative agents, they put their industrial liberty at the disposal of state agents. — Samuel Gompers, 1915
Here are today’s Top Stories…
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Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers
Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a year-long push from labor advocates.
OCF Coffee House abruptly closes, with CEO citing costs of unionization push
OCF Coffee House permanently closed its three coffee shops Monday – one week after employees announced their intentions to unionize.
Owner denies workers' accusations of union-busting…
Analysis: A company reportedly shut down its business rather than go union. Wait, can it do that?!?
Connecticut governor vetoes bill to give unemployment to striking workers
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday vetoed a vaguely written bill to create a $3 million fund that could have financially helped striking workers in Connecticut.
‘Stand up Tesla’: UAW uses layoffs to make unionization progress at Tesla
The United Auto Worker (UAW), a powerful auto worker union in the US, is using Tesla’s recent layoffs to make unionization progress at the automaker.
Ikea lost $5,000 when each worker quit. So it began paying more. Here’s what happened
After quitting spiked around the globe, the Swedish retailer turned to flexible schedules, more generous compensation and smoother orientation for new hires
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