BlueCollarWriter Labor News Update
Labor News Update - 08/22/2023
#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage
SAG-AFTRA & WGA To Hold "National Day Of Solidarity' Rally On Tuesday https://bit.ly/3KN28IC
Poll Shows 67% of Americans Surveyed Support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes
Amid Multi-Prong Hollywood Strike, Netflix Refuses To Meet With Korean Actors Union https://bit.ly/3QM1Pla
The clock is ticking toward September 14 at midnight, when the Auto Workers’ contracts with the Big 3 automakers expire. The new leaders of the UAW have come out swinging, and in quickly growing numbers, members are stepping up to prepare for a strike. https://bit.ly/3KRxcad
Ford union hosts strike authorization vote at Louisville Assembly and Kentucky Truck Plant https://bit.ly/44eeBvW
Stellantis has threatened to move Ram 1500 production to Mexico, union leader says https://bit.ly/3E7E0N4
Union members light up support for Wabtec strike with John Fetterman visit https://bit.ly/47Itx8E
Labor News
ANALYSIS: Unions, on a Roll, Are Reeling in the Workers — Labor unions successfully organized more than 58,000 workers through the National Labor Relations Board’s election process in the first six months of 2023, a massive influx of workers on a scale that we’ve rarely seen before—but that we’re likely to see again. https://bit.ly/44keiQ0
CWA Members Take Over Airports with Rallies for Fair Contracts https://bit.ly/3P56qO9
Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline https://bit.ly/45jxGOu
Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works https://yhoo.it/45ACWgl
All four BCTGM Local's rejected Amalgamated's latest offer on Friday https://bit.ly/3YJKkE4
SEIU reaches a tentative contract agreement for California state workers https://bit.ly/3qxjUcd
American Airlines pilots approve new contract -union https://yhoo.it/3OLlIWV
Pittsburgh Union Progress: Interning at a Strike Newspaper Taught Me About Labor Rights and Journalism https://bit.ly/3shsJXX
NLRB News, Updates & Summaries
Pro-Union Shift Expected With Labor Board Member’s Pending Exit https://bit.ly/45gBoso
Amazon Illegally Called Police on Employees, Restricted Union Talk, Labor Board Alleges https://bloom.bg/47DMqth
Politics, Legislation & Government
ICYMI School Voucher Groups Come in To Try To Save Daniel Cameron's Struggling Kentucky Gubernatorial Campaign https://bit.ly/3ONK6XU
The Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy provisions are already helping Wisconsin https://bit.ly/3sjHM3x
A union’s attempt to recall one of Oregon’s top legislative Democrats came down to the wire, with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 turning in close to 4,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office before a 5 p.m. Monday deadline. https://bit.ly/45ipQou
SAG-AFTRA, WGA & Union Coalition Praise Bills In New York That Would Bar Recipients Of State’s Film Tax Credits From Using AI To Displace Workers https://bit.ly/45DzG48
Workplace Safety & Health
In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners. https://bit.ly/3P5ohEF
Jobs, Business & Economy
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