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Labor News Update - 08/8/2023

#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage

Corporate Greed is a Moral Crisis. Working People Are Fighting Back — Workers across the country are embracing their power in unprecedented ways. Many hope this “hot labor summer” is just the beginning. https://bit.ly/451NWDU

Over 11,000 L.A. workers plan to strike, hoping to ‘shut down’ city https://wapo.st/3OLIXBv

L.A.’s striking hotel workers are being roughed up by employers’ security, union says https://lat.ms/45gmSjO

Striking workers clash with hotel security in Santa Monica march https://bit.ly/3s0G6LZ

SAG-AFTRA president shares what 86% of actors on strike are really paid in a year https://youtu.be/A_OEgpFnpA8

As Hollywood strikes continue, unions call out excessive CEO pay: We need to look at what they're doing with executive compensation' https://bit.ly/45i3umr

Only 7% Of Americans Sympathize With Studios Over Striking Writers and Actors https://bit.ly/43XRpC6

WGA, AMPTP Meet But No New Negotiations Set Yet https://bit.ly/442r1XD

Writers Blast Latest AMPTP Efforts to Resume Negotiations: "Insulting and Out-of-Touch" https://bit.ly/44WJJBg

With strike talk prevalent as UAW negotiates, labor expert weighs in https://bit.ly/3Ot34TL

The summer of strikes could spread to the Big 3 automakers as the UAW sits on $825 billion in strike pay: ‘It’s up to Ford, General Motors and Stellantis’ https://bit.ly/3YoGuQy

Frontier Communications Workers Vote to Grant Strike Authorization https://bit.ly/3Ku5z6Z

Day 3 of nurses strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in NJ https://bit.ly/3KvxP9c

NJ Transit rail union calls for a strike vote after 3-year deadlock https://bit.ly/3OiNEB6

Labor News

Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Join IATSE Union https://bit.ly/3QvRqtM

Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing — Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show. https://bit.ly/3qck3Sc

Unemployed Yellow Freight staff get help from Teamsters https://youtu.be/rO0awK8vXdc

Teamsters Deny Yellow’s Claim That Union Caused Trucking Firm’s Bankruptcy https://yhoo.it/3s08xd9

Starbucks workers hold 'Day of Action' in support of unionization in NYC and around country https://7ny.tv/3qohRqM

A Starbucks location in Hillcrest has successfully voted to unionize, becoming the first in the city of San Diego and the second in the county to join nationwide collective bargaining efforts with the coffee giant. https://bit.ly/3s1oGPl

New College of Florida professor, faculty unions sue state over arbitration https://bit.ly/3OM4gCT

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: "In celebration of our new exhibit we're offering free admission for teachers and service personnel on August 9th! Join us at 5pm as we remember the teacher strikes of '90, '18, and '19." https://bit.ly/3s8pKRp



NLRB News, Updates & Summaries

Union files charge over violence against striking L.A. hotel workers, organizers https://on.mktw.net/3QCEGkW

The NLRB’s “Reasonable Employee” Definition Defies Common Sense: Time to Review Your Work Rules and Policies…Again. https://bit.ly/47lc8m5

Employers Should Prioritize Reviewing Their Handbooks in Light of New NLRB Decision https://bit.ly/3OqL2kP

Insights into the NLRB’s Stericycle Decision and Its Implications for Employer Handbooks: Navigating Workplace Policy Compliance https://bit.ly/3Qt2kQY

Grindr retaliated against employees for trying to unionize by forcing them back to the office, labor complaint alleges https://bit.ly/3KvrDhD

Politics, Legislation & Government

Time Is Running Out For Congress to Protect Election Workers Before 2024 https://bit.ly/3QuBI21


Top AFL-CIO official says rail safety within one GOP vote of Senate OK https://bit.ly/44ZNJRr


Union members helped swell the Andy Beshear crowd at Fancy Farm, cheering the governor and the rest of your Kentucky State AFL-CIO-endorsed ticket. https://bit.ly/3OK3LJB


'If you want to live on minimum wage vote the other way.' https://bit.ly/47k49FU


Beshear wows revived Paducah labor luncheon https://bit.ly/3Ooyvyf


Ahead of abortion vote, Ohioans weigh nmaking it harder to amend constitution https://wapo.st/47fxwsS

Workplace Safety & Health

Tyler Childers’ New “In Your Love” Video Marries the Joy of Queer Love With the Horrors of Black Lung https://bit.ly/3Kw3Gqd


After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung https://bit.ly/45jT9Gy


Threatened with razor blades? ConEd and IRS workers say knocking on doors has become increasingly treacherous. https://bit.ly/45jSSDw


Amazon fined over US warehouse conditions https://bit.ly/3Kw5X4M

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