BlueCollarWriter Worker News
Labor News Update - 02/9/2023
Iowa bill relaxing back child labor laws sparks outrage: "This is just crazy" https://www.newsweek.com/iowa-bill-relaxing-back-child-labor-laws-sparks-outrage-this-just-crazy-1779821
Union workers who were on strike at the Decatur ADM plant on Monday are back on strike on Wednesday. https://newschannel20.com/news/local/union-workers-still-protesting-adm-plant
The United Steel Workers accuse a local nonprofit organization of firing three employees as part of what they call “a classic and vicious union-busting campaign.” https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-nonprofit-fires-three-employees-in-alleged-anti-union-campaign/Content?oid=23300447
Union leaders to continue bargaining with Disney officials on new contract offer https://www.wftv.com/news/local/union-leaders-continue-bargaining-with-disney-officials-new-contract-offer/HUHO3IIZENEPDNDPW3FQQ2UAMI/
Are 12,000 Layoffs Enough to Convince Googlers to Join a Union?Suddenly, labor organizing within Big Tech doesn’t look so weird. https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/google-layoffs-union-alphabet-youtube-protest.html
Actors' Equity Association Permanently Opens Access to Membership https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Actors-Equity-Association-Permanently-Opens-Access-to-Membership-20230208
More Than 400 Writers Guild Members Call on MSNBC to Reach “Fair Contract” With Union - Tina Fey, Lilly Wachowski, Adam McKay, David Simon and others are putting pressure on the cable news brand, which has been in contract negotiations with the union for over a year.
LAX cooks, cashiers and others rally for a higher minimum wage https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/08/lax-cooks-cashiers-and-others-rally-for-a-higher-minimum-wage/
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