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Labor News Update - 08/21/2023

#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage

SAG-AFTRA & WGA To Hold “National Day Of Solidarity” Rally On Tuesday https://bit.ly/3KN28IC


American Federation of Teachers: SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America day of solidarity https://bit.ly/3YEmt8V


“Things We Lost in the Fire”: A View from the Writers Strike Line  https://bit.ly/44jd6g2

Labor News

AFL-CIO 'excited to announce this year’s Labor Day theme: It’s Better in a Union.' https://bit.ly/3sh5g9s

Unions join forces for solidarity rally in Albuquerque https://bit.ly/45esNWR


UAW President Shawn Fain Is Right: The Workweek Should Be Shorter https://bit.ly/44kuvF3


NYC nail salon chain must pay $300K in unpaid wages: Misclassified workers as independent contractors https://bit.ly/3QOjZD2


A major unionization movement is underway at cultural institutions, with workers at over 30 museums across the US currently at various stages of organizing. Workers say prestige doesn’t make up for low pay, bad benefits, and toxic work conditions. https://bit.ly/3QPK0Sf


IAFF continues to respond in the aftermath of the Hawaii Wildfires https://bit.ly/3KOTdX0


United Steelworkers back Cleveland-Cliffs bid for US Steel https://bit.ly/3saohdp


West Virginia University students plan simultaneous walkouts Monday at noon in protest of proposed program and faculty cuts. https://bit.ly/3KJ5xIE


CWA, Frontier continue negotiations while contract stays in place https://bit.ly/47C6Pim


Kentucky: Union officials question courthouse construction worker pay https://bit.ly/3YJFk2d


Navy shipbuilders’ union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works in Maine https://bit.ly/3QHeZQt


Union for Philadelphia Orchestra musicians authorize strike if talks break down https://abcn.ws/3YGoEIW


Employees allege 'toxic' workplace infects state agency regulating gambling — Workers at the New York Gaming Commission say sexual harassment, racial discrimination and bullying have plagued workplace


Five wins for UPS workers that could influence pay and standards for others https://wapo.st/3P3Lg2T

NLRB News, Updates & Summaries

Federal worker complaints rise with union activity in Minnesota https://bit.ly/3YKEMsM


The National Labor Relations Board Tightens Restrictions on Workplace Conduct Policies https://bit.ly/3YFkBN3

Politics, Legislation & Government


Striking workers need unemployment pay — and fast, this lawmaker says https://bit.ly/3QH2vZ6


Forward Kentucky: What Daniel Cameron didn’t say when he rolled out his ed plan https://bit.ly/3E1IyEX


Staff at Ohio universities can strike but not faculty under new changes to higher ed bill https://bit.ly/45BNkVm


Workplace Safety & Health

It was a death trap.' These workers died in triple-digit heat. Now their loved ones demand change https://cnn.it/3qD9OXc

Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation https://bit.ly/3KP9zPt

Election Workers Named as Victims in Georgia Trump Indictment https://on.msnbc.com/3qBpjil

Jobs, Business & Economy

Lawsuits allege two Kentucky nursing homes were unstaffed, paid serviced not provided https://bit.ly/45sgZAe


These foreign workers have some of the hardest jobs in Idaho. Are they mistreated, too? https://bit.ly/3si44mf


Thousands of jobs, pennies on the dollar: How Illinois uses prison labor https://bit.ly/3OKoED3


Ohio's economy set two records in July, posting an all-time low unemployment rate while hitting a new record for the most jobs. https://bit.ly/45ypZDS


The next phase of the Fed’s historic inflation fight is waiting for rate cuts https://cnn.it/3slAvAb

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