BlueCollarWriter Labor News Update
Labor News Update - 08/16/2023
#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage
WGA Response to Studios Indicates No Quick End to Strike https://bit.ly/3s86tzz
Writers Guild East Leadership In L.A. to Review Studios’ Proposal https://bit.ly/47AYPOo
'Arrow' & 'Heels' Star Stephen Amell Joins SAG-AFTRA Picket Line After Initially Criticizing Strike https://bit.ly/45oMzyA
SAG-AFTRA Feels ‘Sign of Hope’ as WGA and AMPTP Resume Negotiations https://bit.ly/45mjQe8
Labor News
Special effects workers vote to unionize over Marvel Cinematic Universe exploitation and unrealistic deadlines https://bit.ly/3DXaw4t
Union representing workers on Metro-North trains says it's ready to strike https://bit.ly/3OUZ67A
Workers at a Chicago Safety-Net Hospital Went on Strike. They Just Won Across-the-Board Raises https://bit.ly/3OwbpG6
Philadelphia Orchestra Members Join AGMA After 20-Month Campaign https://bit.ly/3qBibCv
Creative, cultural and service-industry workers look to unions for leverage https://dpo.st/3qp5hYp
Philadelphia Zoo workers focused on animal welfare and staff safety as they negotiated a post-pandemic contract https://bit.ly/44dYBKl
Bath Iron Works and its largest union reach tentative contract deal, likely averting repeat of 2020 strike https://bit.ly/3QBU1m5
Stop work orders issued to 27 Boston Market locations in NJ over workers' rights violations https://bit.ly/45vlHgI
Amcor workers represented by Teamsters Local 238 voted to ratify a new four-year agreement by a strong margin, ending a two-week strike at the company’s plant in Des Moines, Iowa. https://bit.ly/47sNuAd
'There is just not equity and equality here': Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital union workers ready to walk out, claiming unfair labor practices https://bit.ly/47yKQsn
What are 'shoulder buddies?' Union leader explains JCPS solutions to bus disaster https://bit.ly/3YxUiZf
Providence St. Vincent Physicians Say ‘Union Yes’ to AFT https://bit.ly/3ODC9V3
RNs in Washington State Ratify First Union Contract https://bit.ly/3OyUliN
BCTGM Members at Amalgamated Sugar Reach Tentative Contract Agreement After 97% Vote for Strike Authorization https://bit.ly/445U7Wd
Swissport Workers in Fort Myers Vote to Join IAM https://bit.ly/3YDlEx0
Help the Survivors of the Hawaii Wildfires
Devastating wildfires are raging in Hawaii. At least 99 people have died and many others have lost their homes, and rebuilding will cost billions . Many union members are affected by the fires, and here are the ways to help if you can. Please donate to the Hawaii State AFL-CIO Labor Community Services Program/Hawaii Employees Lifeline Program. The suggested donation amount is $2,500 and must be made payable by check to: Hawaii Employees Lifeline Program, attention Cathy Lederer at 888 Mililani Street, Suite 501, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Alternatively, you can donate to the Union Community Fund. Credit card contributions can be made at: go.aflcio.org/relief. For checks made payable to the Union Community Fund, note in the memo line: “Disaster Relief Efforts." Send by mail to: 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW, Washington, DC 20006. Please take a moment to toss a lifeline to our union brothers, sisters and siblings during this tragic time.
NLRB News, Updates & Summaries
Scrutiny of Cornell-Starbucks Relationship Intensifies Following NLRB Decision https://bit.ly/3OUZy5M
Amazon is in default of a 2021 settlement that resolved allegations that the e-commerce giant infringed on its workers' organizing rights, a National Labor Relations Board official said https://bit.ly/3P0JL5K
Politics, Legislation & Government
The Teamsters are applauding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for its announcement that it will consider petitions for waivers from the agency’s prior determinations that California and Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial drivers were preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations. https://bit.ly/3se7pmc
Bill Straub: Time marches on for everyone; has it finally passed Mitch McConnell by — after 38 years? https://bit.ly/3OXR51K
Workplace Safety & Health
Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule https://bit.ly/47BIU2G
MSHA: ‘We just need to put an end’ to the rise in mining deaths https://bit.ly/3qpGCCZ
Heat stress a growing workplace safety concern for miners: NIOSH https://bit.ly/3P7HB4l
Which groups face greater barriers to mental health support at work? https://bit.ly/3qqDkPU
Jobs, Business & Economy
What recession? This summer’s economy is defying the odds. https://wapo.st/45a36Hc
Labor History in 2:00: This Day in Labor History
August 16 - George Meany is Born
On this day in Labor History the year was 1894. That was the birthday of the long-time leader of the AFL-CIO.
George Meany grew up in the Bronx, with his Irish Catholic family.
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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