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Labor News Update - 01/21/2023
Kroger Union files class action lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft
GM’s plans to invest $216M in Bay City plant ‘huge for the community,’ UAW leader says https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2023/01/gms-plans-to-invest-216m-in-bay-city-plant-huge-for-the-community-uaw-leader-says.html
Ingredion and Union reach tentative agreement on a 4 year contract
https://www.kcrg.com/2023/01/19/ingredion-cedar-rapids-reaches-tenative-four-year-deal-with-union/
Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots have come to a tentative agreement with the airline on a new four-year contract.
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More than 40 high school girls from around Kentucky competed in the first-ever 'Future Women in Welding' competition held in Louisville on Thursday.
Pleasure Ridge Park high school, which is home to the welding academy in JCPS, put on the event at the UA Local 502 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Technicians union hall.
https://www.wlky.com/article/future-women-welding-competition-louisville-girls-trade/42579550
Coalition: Raising awareness of Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system
The run-off election for president of the United Auto Workers is underway. Ballots hit the mail January 12 and counting will start March 1.
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/01/ballots-out-uaw-presidential-run
The Animation Guild Secures Voluntary Recognition for Union Drive at Nickelodeon
