Labor News Update - 01/20/2023

Workers at the Russell Library in Middletown, Connecticut, are celebrating their newly won contract, which took nearly a year of tough negotiations and highlights the union difference.

https://www.afscme.org/blog/hard-fought-connecticut-library-contract-is-another-example-of-the-union-difference

Corporate Pressure Groups Are Cheering On the Supreme Court’s War on Unions

https://jacobin.com/2023/01/us-supreme-court-glacier-northwest-teamsters-union-busting-corporate-lobbying

Hundreds picket at Station Casinos office over stalled union contract

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/hundreds-picket-at-station-casinos-office-over-stalled-union-contract-2715185/

Video:Southwest pilots union leader calls on strike vote after holiday chaos

https://www.wfaa.com/video/travel/southwest-pilots-union-leader-calls-on-strike-vote-after-holiday-chaos/287-14634272-17d1-40bb-b617-66b2933bd117

Striking HarperCollins Workers Rally Outside Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyj9q/striking-harpercollins-workers-rally-outside-rupert-murdochs-news-corp

Kentucky legislators get pay hike after voting increase for themselves but not for teachers https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/01/19/kentucky-legislators-get-pay-hike-after-voting-increase-for-themselves-but-not-for-teachers/

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.

https://apnews.com/18fe0c9b8c9ff856e932e075161b1f43

Politicians may have headed off their strike, but rail workers haven't stopped organizing for paid sick leave and safe staffing.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/rail-workers-strike-biden-congress-paid-leave

The White House Will Require Agency Labor Advisors to Oversee Federal Contractors

https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/01/white-house-will-require-agency-labor-advisors-oversee-federal-contractors/381926/

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Wednesday cited three Amazon facilities for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). The facilities were cited for failing to provide a safe, non-hazardous environment for employees.

https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/01/us-labor-watchdog-cites-three-amazon-facilities-for-hazardous-work-conditions/

Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting.

https://aflcio.org/2023/1/19/new-bls-data-union-membership-grows-more-200000-2022

Amazon begins cutting 18,000 workers in its biggest layoffs ever

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amazon-begins-cutting-18000-workers-in-biggest-layoffs-ever

A win for workers in the fight to uphold the federal contractor minimum wage

https://democracyforward.org/updates/fedl-contractor-min-wage-win-blog/

2022 a was a banner year for the labor movement. Workers all over the country turned to unions to give them a voice on the job against increasingly demanding employers. Below are a few of the notable victories and their new unions.

https://labor411.org/411-blog/workers-at-these-five-unions-that-scored-big-organizing-victories-in-2022/

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