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Apr 19 2024
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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South
NPR Fact CheckApr 24 2024
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A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide
The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has about 5,500 employees. On April 19, almost three-quarters of them voted to join the United Auto Workers. It’s the latest victory for one of the country’s largest labor unions, coming on the heels of a major contract win last fall with the “Big Three” American carmakers: GM, Ford, and Stellantis (which merged with Chrysler), whose workers make
VoxApr 24 2024
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University of Michigan students look to create new union for residence hall workers
ANN ARBOR, MI - A new union could be coming to University of Michigan to represent residence hall workers. The ResStaff Allied Organization, or RAO, filed for a union election on April 10 with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, according to union organizers in an April 23 release. More than 100 union authorization cards were signed by prospective union members and submitted to the
MLive.comApr 15 2024
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Biden crams abortion into Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Biden administration inserted abortion-related accommodations Monday into regulations governing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, even though lawmakers said the law specifically excluded any reference to abortion at its passage in 2022. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released the final rule adding abortion to the law’s workforce protections for “pregnancy, childbirth or
Washington TimesApr 24 2024
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New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County 'fair workweek'
Angelica Belmont, 35, a CVS shift supervisor, said she benefited from a fair workweek ordinance passed by the city of Los Angeles in 2022. L.A. County has passed a similar policy, requiring employers at big retailers in unincorporated parts of the county to give workers two weeks notice about their schedules. Workers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a
Los Angeles TimesApr 11 2024
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Newsom orders state workers back into the office
Gov. Gavin Newsom is setting a government-wide requirement that state employees work from the office two days a week starting in June, according to a memo his cabinet secretary sent to top state officials on Wednesday and shared exclusively with POLITICO.
State employees will have to return to the office June 17, according to the memo from Cabinet Secretary Ann Patterson. Workers will
PoliticoApr 11 2024
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California orders state workers back to office
California state employees are getting codified policy on how often they can work from home, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office announced Wednesday.
Cabinet Secretary Ann Patterson wrote in a memo acquired by The Hill that the governor’s administration will require all state employees to work at least two days a week from the office starting June 17, standardizing disparate policies among
The HillApr 14 2024
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Healthcare workers push AMA to call for Gaza ceasefire
CHICAGO — Healthcare workers who gathered in Chicago said they will continue pushing the American Medical Association (AMA) to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. A group of healthcare workers gathered outside of the AMA’s board meeting in River North for a rally on Sunday. Those who spoke at the rally condemned what they called a “double standard” by the AMA, regarding their response to the war in
WGNApr 17 2024
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Google Fires 28 Workers After Anti-Israel Protests
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud services. The protests, which were led by the No Tech for Apartheid organization, took place Tuesday across Google offices in New York City, Seattle, and Sunnyvale, California.
Time MagazineApr 23 2024
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‘Where You Belong.’ Metro Atlanta Chamber’s new pitch for skilled workers
Though the state’s research institutions and technical colleges are producing more graduates than ever, the insatiable appetite for skilled workers is greater than the available talent pool, she said. “Our universities and our technical colleges are doing a really good job of producing skilled talent. The reality is capacity. They have to build it up,” Kirkpatrick said. “We know it’s an
Atlanta Journal-Constitution