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Labor News Update - 08/30/2023

#HotLaborSummer Strike Coverage

Hundreds of nurses join actors, writers on strike to share one message: 'Flip the script on AI'National Nurses United said with a major staffing crisis happening in hospitals across the country, nurses are alarmed by the increasing use of AI and "its impact on its members' ability to provide quality patient care."

Picket Sign Roundup: “We Want A Fair Wage, They Want Us Homeless”One picketer said it best: “The longer this strike goes, the more detailed these signs get.” Judging by some of those Simpsons-themed placards, he’s not wrong. But there have also…

Lessons from Lively Picket LinesThe heat was scorching in Louisville, Kentucky, last Thursday. But what the windless day lacked in gusts, it made up in guts. The union-made placards read: “United for a Strong Contract.” That resonated with auto workers at Ford who hadn’t been part of a contract rally for as long as anyone can remember. And the picket line came alive when they broke away from the tedious repetition of “Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power!” and used their own chants.

Resident assistants at Tufts go on strike as freshman class arrives on campus for move-in dayResident assistants at Tufts University went on strike Tuesday, just as the freshman class arrived on campus to move in their belongings for the new school year.

Labor News

Majority of Americans support labor unions, new poll finds. See what else the data shows.88% percent of people younger than 30 say they support labor unions, according to recent poll. Here's what else the data shows.

Tom Morello performs at reopening of only unionized strip club in USTom Morello of Rage Against the Machine performed at the reopening of America's only unionized strip club. Watch footage from the impromptu appearance here.

Cleveland-Cliffs, USW union reach tentative labor agreementThe agreement will cover about 430 workers at Cliff's Northshore Mine in Minnesota and is pending ratification by USW's local union membership, the steel producer said in a statement. The company did not disclose additional details on the labor agreement pending ratification.

Over 1,000 international unionists to join Philly cleaners in historic march for fair wages and benefitsIn a monumental show of international solidarity, over a thousand trade unionists from 109 countries, participating in UNI Global Union’s World Congress, will join nearly a thousand 32BJ SEIU commercial office cleaners, maintenance workers, and mechanics in a march through downtown Philadelphia to demand a fair union contract for local janitors whose agreement expires on

Pay raise goes into effect for Ultium Cells workers, employees want more in first union contractThat raise brings the starting wage for employees from $15.50 to $17 per hour - but some feel that’s still not enough.

Local nurses ratify contract with ProvidenceIn a release, the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United – which represents over 560 nurses at Providence facilities in Humboldt County – lauded the new contract, noting that it i…

Time to celebrate labor's successes and acknowledge its challengesThis Labor Day, we take time to remember the sacrifices made over many decades by the...

Leinenkugel’s strike comes to an endAccording to a spokesperson for Teamsters Local 662, the Leinenkugel’s strike is over.

NLRB News, Summaries & Decisions

National Labor Relations Board rules Penn RAs are employees, allowing union election to proceedPenn's 223 RAs will have the chance to partake in an on-campus election Sept. 27 and 28.

Politics, Legislation & Government

Labor Groups Target Hyundai, and Biden, Over Transition to ElectricA coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers in return for federal money under President Biden’s signature laws.

Eminem asks Ramaswamy to stop using his music after 'Lose Yourself' performance | CNN PoliticsAfter performing his rendition of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been asked by the Real Slim Shady to stand down.

Jobs & Economy

USPS eyes expansion of a potentially major insourcing initiativeThe program is in its infancy, but could lead to many thousands of jobs going from external contractors to internal agency employees.

Workplace Safety

‘He was dripping with sweat’: Kroger worker dies in hot work conditions in MemphisThe union representing workers at the grocery chain had asked the company to allow more breaks and cooler working conditions

OSHA releases report on deadly 2022 Jonesboro trench collapseOSHA has just posted its report on the trench collapse that took place in December 2022.

Labor History in 2:00

August 30 The Battle of Blair Mountain On this day in Labor History the year was 1921. That was the day that one of most pitched battles in US labor history, the “Battle of Blair Mountain” began in West Virginia. Coal fueled the engines of industry, keeping the trains moving and the steel mills humming.

August 30 - Luisa Moreno is BornOn this day in labor history, the year was 1907. That was the day labor leader Luisa Moreno was born in Guatemala City. As a young woman, she fought for the admission of women into Guatemalan universities. After attending journalism school in Mexico City, Luisa moved to New York with her husband and worked as a seamstress. Outraged by low pay, racial discrimination and poor working conditions, she led organizing efforts on the job. During the Depression she worked as a full-time union organizer, first with the AFL organizing black and Latina cigar rollers in Florida. But she also became active with the Communist Party and joined CIO efforts to organize cannery workers. Luisa led unionizing efforts of pecan shelling women workers in San Antonio, Texas and then of cannery workers in Los Angeles. In 1938, Luisa helped organize the Spanish-speaking Peoples Congress. During World War II, she fought against discrimination in hiring of Mexicans in oil and war-related industries. In the 1940s she became centrally involved in high profile legal defense cases of Mexican-American youth prosecuted on frame-up charges. These included work around the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon case and then of victims of the Zoot Suit riots a year later. She continued union work in California, helping to organize and represent walnut pickers. By 1950 she was caught in the cross hairs of the McCarthy-era witch-hunts. Luisa was targeted by Operation Wetback, and offered citizenship status in return for testimony against radical labor leader, Harry Bridges. When she refused, she faced deportation on the accusation that she had once been a member of the Communist Party. She returned to Guatemala and continued organizing workers throughout Central America. Luisa Moreno died in Guatemala in 1992.

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