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Labor News Update - 01/17/2023
🔵 Nurses are set to walk out again in England and Wales next month should the government fail to agree a new pay deal with unions:
🔵 Tesla under fire in Germany over union concerns on working hours, contracts: https://www.reuters.com/business/tesla-under-fire-germany-over-union-concerns-working-hours-contracts-2023-01-16/
🔵The union representing faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago say they remain far apart in bargaining with school officials on compensation. They are set to strike Tuesday: https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/1/16/23558397/uic-faculty-strike-university-illinois-chicago-campus-students-labor-professors
🔵Union: New Mexico calling state employees back to in-person work without much of a plan:
🔵The South has a new union—and workers have Black women to thank:
Black women nearing retirement age who work in the fast food and home care industries have helped pave the way for the Union of Southern Service Workers: https://prismreports.org/2023/01/12/south-new-union-black-women/
🔵Happy Birthday to Steve Earle, Union Man:
🔵Kentucky AFL-CIO: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://ky.aflcio.org/news/celebrating-dr-martin-luther-king-jr
🔵Kentucky AFL-CIO: Louisville civil rights and labor activist heard the gunshot that killed Dr. King: https://ky.aflcio.org/news/louisville-civil-rights-and-labor-activist-heard-gunshot-killed-dr-king
🔵From Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: We continue to follow in Dr. King's footsteps: https://ky.aflcio.org/news/gov-andy-beshear-we-continue-follow-dr-kings-footsteps
🔵In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://ky.aflcio.org/news/honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr
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