BlueCollarWriter Labor News Update
Labor News Update - 03/24/2023
Labor
LAUSD strike ends with classes to resume Friday but no
settlement for low-wage workers
Virtual Event: Lifting up women
on the shop floor
https://aflcio.org/2023/3/23/virtual-event-lifting-women-shop-floor
NLRB rules that Amazon
illegally barred off-duty workers
from the premises, and applied
the rule only to union supporters
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/business/economy/amazon-labor-union-nlrb.html
'Wildly Talented' Disney Workers
Target Gender Pay Gap
https://www.labornotes.org/2023/03/workers-target-disneys-gender-pay-gap
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of March 13 - 17, 2023
Reformer Shawn Fain Wins the UAW Presidency, Talks Plans with Steven Greenhouse
https://inthesetimes.com/article/uaw-president-shawn-fain-interviewed-by-steven-greenhouse-exclusive
A 4-Day Work Week Could Be Closer Than You Think
https://inthesetimes.com/article/four-day-work-week-union-labor-covid-inequality
One day after a shooting at East High School, leaders of two of the largest teacher unions in Denver are sharing the perspective of educators following the latest violence on campus. Amie Baca-Oehlert is the president of the Colorado Education Association (CEA), the statewide teacher union. Robert Gould is the president of Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA), the union representing educators in Denver Public Schools.
Disney World, union reach tentative deal for minimum wage increase
https://news.yahoo.com/disney-world-union-reach-tentative-031716044.html
Angry Starbucks Union Workers Rallied Outside of Corporate HQ
They are upset about what they say is the company’s failure to bargain in good faith.
https://seattle.eater.com/2023/3/23/23653525/starbucks-union-protest-corporate-headquarters-seattle
Local apprenticeship programs look to help more students as enrollment rises
Why There Is Talk of a Writers' Strike in Hollywood
https://www.nytimes.com/article/wga-writers-strike-hollywood.html
Strikes Fuel Biggest Pay Raises in Labor Contracts Since 1990
Bobcat Employees Vote to Join United Steelworkers
Wexner Center for the Arts employees win union election unanimously
Seven Stars Bakery workers get pay raises through first union contract
A surprising (and growing) gender gap in the most dangerous jobs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/17/work-injuries-violence-women/
The minimum wage fight that will define the decade
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/22/progressives-new-minimum-wage-20-00087966
Kentucky Gov. Beshear vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
https://www.lex18.com/news/kentucky-governor-vetoes-sweeping-gop-transgender-measure?_amp=true
Low-wage workers have seen historically fast real wage growth in the pandemic business cycle
https://www.epi.org/publication/swa-wages-2022/
'Saturday Night Live' crew ratifies first-ever contract after threats to strike
Dark Money Conservatives HaveTheir Eye on Wisconsin's Top
Court. We Can Stop Them.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/mandela-barnes-wisconsin-supreme-court-dan-kelly-janet-protasiewicz
There Is Power in a Pantry
Meet the women who nourished the longest strike in Alabama’s history.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/there-is-power-in-a-pantry-warrior-met-mutual-aid-efforts
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