BlueCollarWriter Labor News Update
Labor News Update - 08/15/2023
#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage
Hollywood has been in a double strike for a month. Where do things stand now? https://bit.ly/3QFpALQ
California Labor Federation Chief Says It’s “Shameful” State Doesn’t Offer Unemployment Insurance To Striking Workers https://bit.ly/3qwkbfi
SAG-AFTRA Will No Longer Approve Indie Projects Written Under WGA Contract https://bit.ly/3QEBZiP
Suits Writers Call Out Abysmal Residuals as Show Racks Up Massive Numbers on Streaming Services https://bit.ly/3s8KYie
Counterproposal pauses negotiations in Hollywood writers strike https://bit.ly/3YzEYv2
Labor News
Back the Kentucky Union Bricklayers! https://bit.ly/3Yx5rJK
AFL-CIO: Biden administration's wage boost for construction workers is a win for working people https://bit.ly/45wV2A5
Philadelphia Orchestra singers unionize https://bit.ly/3DTJCuv
Amalgamated Sugar Company and union representatives have reached tentative agreement https://bit.ly/458u8hU
DC teachers union: Increasing violence at schools requires urgent action https://bit.ly/3OXufXW
'It's like somebody pulled the rug out from underneath you': Union officials react after Republic Steel's Canton mill idled indefinitely — Workers say they were blindsided by the news on Thursday and have not received any communication from the company about their future. https://bit.ly/3OQLMBh
NLRB News, Updates & Summaries
NLRB ADOPTS NEW STANDARD FOR ASSESSING UNLAWFUL WORK RULES https://bit.ly/45dxcth
Politics, Legislation & Government
Biden calls on UAW, Detroit automakers to reach ‘fair agreement’ https://bit.ly/3KGBVLE
NYC retirees score major victory in Medicare Advantage fight: A judge blocked a planned switch of their health benefits after months of acrimony https://bit.ly/3OBek0d
Kentucky legislature must take responsibility for their part in the JCPS bus debacle https://bit.ly/3sdOckE
Kentucky Governor Beshear To Participate in Five Televised Debates https://bit.ly/47zgwOk
West Virginia Governor Justice signs new forestry equipment bill, dedicates DOF office to fallen worker https://bit.ly/3qwYxHL
Advocates take first step toward independent redistricting commission in Ohio https://bit.ly/3YCCEne
Revitalized Union Power Helped Crush Attempts to Rig the System in Ohio https://bit.ly/3Osl940
Workplace Safety & Health
Survey of frontline workers reveals ‘disconcerting picture’ of on-the-job safety https://bit.ly/3KHUNdj
Jobs, Business & Economy
AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes https://bit.ly/45usE1g
Labor History in 2:00: This Day in Labor History
August 15 -The End of Bretton Woods
On this day in Labor History the year was 1971. That Sunday, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation in a speech that preempted the popular television show, Bonanza. His subject? The state of the economy. The speech was timed before the stock markets opened on Monday morning.
Labor History in 2 is a daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.
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