LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Top Stories: Starbucks to meet with SWU delegates; Dartmouth refuses to bargain; Strike activity increased 280% in 2023; DOL relies on union think tanks; Which jobs will AI impact & more...
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Starbucks To Bargain With Delegates From Its 400 Unionized Stores
Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers from its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain and the union may be on the cusp of a new, productive relationship. Read more…
Dartmouth refuses to bargain with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court
Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court. Read more…
Labor Union Strike Activity Increased 280% in 2023
More than 458,000 workers were involved in major strikes in 2023, according to an EPI analysis of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more…
Biden Labor Department Relies on Union-Funded Think Tanks To Push Pro-Union Message
A Department of Labor agency that touts the "importance" of labor unions to "workers and communities" relies heavily on research from union-funded think tanks, calling into question the legitimacy of the information. Read more…
These Will Be The Jobs Most Impacted By AI
Large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI tools haven’t been around for very long, but they’re expected to have far-reaching impacts on the way people do their jobs. With this in mind, researchers have already begun studying the potential impacts of this transformative technology. Read more…
Related: Laid-off techies face ‘impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash
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