Labor News Update - 05/23/2023

Writers Guild of America Strike Updates

WGA Strike Hub website: https://www.wgacontract2023.org/

Why The 2023 WGA Strike Matters https://bit.ly/3q2Bu7h

Striking Hollywood writers lament residuals slide https://reut.rs/43fdFXY

WGA on strike! Writers are facing the most comprehensive assault on compensation and working conditions that they have seen in a generation https://bit.ly/3pYzzAl

As the writers' strike lingers, TV showrunners are opting out of publicity for their work https://lat.ms/3MR4OX8

Which TV shows are affected by the 2023 writers’ strike? https://on.today.com/3BVG7lX

Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says studios’ stance on AI a ‘human obscenity’ https://to.pbs.org/3q7OoR8

James Cromwell Says ‘Succession’ Speech Proves Writers’ Value, Backs Strike: ‘We Will Win. Union!’ https://yhoo.it/45mNYXs

Fast and Furious actor Vin Diesel champions support for Hollywood writers' strike https://bit.ly/43ikM22

Celebrities Are Standing With the Writers Guild of America https://bit.ly/41ZObwD

Star Wars Boss 'In Full Support' Of Hollywood's Writers Strike https://bit.ly/45nLjg0

Production of 'Duster' suspended in NM as union workers support writer's strike https://yhoo.it/3OBjNWE

How Actors and Writers Striking Together Could Change Everything https://bit.ly/3IxR1lH

David Zaslav Gets Booed at Boston University Graduation Amid the Writers Strike https://bit.ly/3osUo6L

Writers' strike comes to Maplewood https://bit.ly/3OwS3lI

Take Action: Stand with Striking Writers https://aflcio.org/2023/5/10/take-action-stand-striking-writers

Labor News

Top Story: Organizing Despite the Churn

When the Amazon Labor Union first submitted union authorization cards, “we had to withdraw and file again,” recalled organizing committee member Justine Medina, “because Amazon challenged over 1,000 of our signatures saying they no longer worked there.”

The sky-high turnover at the 8,000-worker fulfillment center on New York's Staten Island, made collecting cards “a race against Amazon firing everyone,” she said. https://bit.ly/3q80auQ

Kaiser Aluminum Reaches Deal With Labor Union At Warrick Rolling Mill https://bit.ly/45iZjYB

Hispanic Society Museum Workers Approved a New Union Contract, Ending a Grueling Two-Month Strike https://bit.ly/45nGS4Y

AFL-CIO: Stands in solidarity with OPEIU Local 39 members on strike at CUNA Mutual in Madison https://bit.ly/3q6fmsJ

CUNA Mutual workers go on strike as contract negotiations stall https://bit.ly/45ryr8A

Doctors at Elmhurst Hospital Center go out on strike, say pay in Queens is lower than in Manhattan https://bit.ly/43h32UE

Seattle Amazon workers plan walkout over return to office, layoffs https://bit.ly/3WzBkAs

After a week of walking the picket line, the union for Dalton Public Schools bus drivers accepted a contract Friday afternoon with the private company that operates transportation for the school district. https://bit.ly/3IBVaVP

Starbucks Union Workers Have a New Strategy to Win a First Contract https://bit.ly/3BCZ3Gj

Changing institutional culture from the inside out: why more and more US museum workers are forming unions https://bit.ly/3BQ0lgZ

Common Good a Big Subject in Oakland Schools Strike https://bit.ly/3MJpRuy

Physicians strike at Elmhurst Hospital https://nyti.ms/42YiN2V

The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots https://bit.ly/431jEzR

Carnegie Museums workers approve first union contract, including pay raises https://bit.ly/3q1qoiK

Politics, Government & Legislation

The War On Public Education, Tech & The Writers Guild West With Education Lawyer Kathleen Carroll https://bit.ly/3MPGHIt

One of Oregon’s largest labor unions says it’s going to try to oust a Democratic state lawmaker who has been a longtime labor ally. https://bit.ly/3pZNt5n

Helen Gym Lost, But Philly’s Progressive Movement Isn’t Going Anywhere https://bit.ly/43k1qJP

NLRB News & Decisions 

Amazon Covid Changes and CEO's Anti-Union Comments Broke Law, Labor Board Alleges https://yhoo.it/433ougi

James Holbrook: Protect our fight for a fair deal: confirm Julie Su as secretary of labor https://bit.ly/3Mx3p6y

Jobs, Business & Economy 

U.S. Beer Industry Contributed $409 Billion to Economy in 2022 https://bit.ly/421UUWU

More Americans Are Struggling Financially, as Inflation Takes a Toll — 

A new Federal Reserve survey finds that the strong job market hasn’t been enough to offset the rising cost of living for many families. https://nyti.ms/3MASoS6

Workplace Safety

We must correct the misclassification of workers in Pennsylvania https://bit.ly/3WwwofI

Report: Alabama is one of the top 10 deadliest states for workers https://bit.ly/45nEds0

This Day in Labor History 

May 23 - Solidarity in Toledo

How can unionized workers and unemployed workers stand together?  Perhaps we can look to the past for examples of the power of such solidarity. On this day in Labor History the year was 1934.  It was the height of the Great Depression.