LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 10, 2025
Top Stories: Amazon workers voting on unionization; King Soopers files lawsuit; The lawsuits against DOGE; AFL-CIO sues Musk; Trump's Labor Secretary nominee presents a test & dozens more articles...
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Amazon workers in North Carolina to vote on unionizing
North Carolina is a state that is generally hostile to unions. Amazon is a company that is, historically, extremely hostile to unions. Now an upstart union is attempting to represent more than 4,000 Amazon workers at one of the online retailer's facilities there.
King Soopers files lawsuit against UFCW Local 7 union
Here Are All The Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk—As DOJ Asks Judge To Give DOGE Treasury Access
The Trump administration asked a federal judge late Sunday to immediately dissolve his order barring Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associates from accessing Treasury Department information—the latest in a slew of legal actions as Democrats and others fight President Donald Trump and cost-cutting czar Musk in court.
AFL-CIO launches legal action against Elon Musk
The AFL-CIO and several of its affiliated government employee unions, last Wednesday, launched a legal action over fears that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is on the cusp of unlawfully gaining access to data about millions of federal workers.
REASON: Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Is a Union Favorite—and a Threat to Right-to-Work Laws
Given the salacious allegations against some of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominations, it is understandable how secretary of labor nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer has mostly flown under the radar.