BlueCollarWriter Labor News Update
Labor News Update - 03/20/2023
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Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community leaders will demand tomorrow that DHL Express be a responsible employer and stop interfering with the rights of their workforce to organize with the Teamsters. https://tinyurl.com/3ks8yxu2
#ICYMI Amazon Air Hub Joins Forces with National Amazon Labor Union, Announces Card Campaign
Organizers who successfully unionized Amazon's Staten Island facility are hoping KCVG can do the same.
Injury Rates Push Minnesota’s Amazon Workers to Organize for Safety:
"You’re just thrown into whatever, and the way you’re trained again for everything is basically watching videos. And this is true for even dangerous type jobs.”
https://workdaymagazine.org/high-injury-rates-push-minnesotas-amazon-workers-to-organize-for-safety/
This morning, Starbucks announced that CEO Howard Schultz has officially stepped down from his role of CEO - two weeks earlier than his previously announced date. Michelle Eisen, barista from the first unionized Starbucks store, responds: https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1637842412172357632?t=RDusHHBKjHxdCam84njnlQ&s=19
Biden issues first veto, rejecting bill to reverse ESG rule, Unions applaud veto
https://thehill.com/homenews/3883293-biden-issues-first-veto-rejecting-bill-to-reverse-esg-rule/
The Kroger/Albertsons mega-merger is a looming disaster. We’ve teamed up with 100 organizations from across the country to demand the FTC #StopTheMerger.
https://www.nogrocerymerger.com/
Monopolies & The Merger of Albertsons, Kroger & Ralph's With UFCW 770 President Kathy Finn
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo Issues Memo to Field Offices with Update on Submissions to Advice
As WGA Contract Talks Begin, Union Tells Members What To Expect In Coming Weeks
California court ruling opens door to gig driver unionization bill, union says
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya https://finance.yahoo.com/news/content-moderators-sue-meta-over-154257399.html
'SNL' Strike Threat Lifted for Now as Postproduction Workers Reach Tentative Deal With Management
Worker struggles with gig economy giants
https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/workers-struggles-with-gig-economy-giants-20230319
Bandcamp Workers Form Union
https://www.pcmag.com/news/bandcamp-workers-form-union
Teamsters, labor allies, and constituents are protesting hearings by the Virginia Department of Education about proposed changes to eliminate labor history from the Commonwealth educational curriculum.
https://teamster.org/2023/03/teamsters-to-youngkin-hands-off-history/
Heine Brothers' Coffee union approves contract with company
https://www.wlky.com/article/heine-brothers-coffee-union-approves-contract/43354077
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