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April 25, 1886
The New York Times declares the struggle for an eight-hour workday to be “un-American” and calls public demonstrations for the shorter hours “Labor disturbances brought about by foreigners.” Other publications declare that an eight-hour workday would bring about “loafing and gambling, rioting, debauchery and drunkenness.”   ~Labor Tribune
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Biden Administration issues final ruling on silica dust exposure

Apr. 24, 2024 | On Tuesday, April 16, the Labor Department finally issued rules regarding worker exposure to silica dust. The exposure limit has now been lowered, and metal and nonmetal mine operators must put in place medical surveillance programs. Silica dust is linked to many respiratory illnesses, some of which are terminal. These include silicosis, lung cancer, black lung disease, and more. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said the health hazards have been known for decades. Learn more here.

Teamsters Local 992 endorses Lesley Lopez

Apr. 19, 2024 | “Lesley is a Democratic representative who is currently serving her second term in the Maryland General Assembly. She is running for election to represent Maryland’s Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives to fight for the rights of every working family. After observing Lesley’s commitment to public service, I am confident she is the ideal candidate for the 6th Congressional District.” Read the rest of the endorsement here, and please join Secretary-Treasurer Tom Krause in supporting Lesley Lopez.

Latest bankruptcy update regarding member WARN Act claims

Apr. 19, 2024 |  The Union filed claims on behalf of members citing Yellow Corp.’s failure to comply with the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (“WARN Act”) and its State law analogues. Not every member affected by the Yellow bankruptcy will be eligible to receive potential WARN Act damages, but the Union will work to ensure all eligible members receive the WARN Act damages to which they are entitled. Click here for more information.

Teamsters extend largest strike against Amazon in the U.S.

Apr. 16, 2024 | Yesterday, Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Southern California escalated their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike against the company by picketing at Amazon’s DAX5 warehouse in the City of Industry, CA. This marks the latest picket extension by Amazon Teamsters in their unprecedented strike, now the largest and longest strike against the company in the U.S. The extension arrives weeks before the one-year anniversary of the Palmdale-based workers’ vote to organize with Local 396, becoming the first union of Amazon delivery drivers in the country. The drivers demand that Amazon address low wages and dangerous working conditions. Learn more here.

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The Stunning Rebirth of the American Labor Movement

Apr. 24, 2024 | OPINION | Note: The author, Robert Reich, is a former U.S. Secretary of Labor. [Last] Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. This is a truly big deal. The mainstream media — most of whom no longer have labor reporters — have barely mentioned it, but I believe it marks a major turning point for organized labor. The victory in Chattanooga is the first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s Big Three and the first major union victory in the South… We are witnessing a historic rebirth of the labor union movement in America. Labor unions are not just an interest group. They are gaining the heft, solidarity, and passion to become what they once were — a movement. And it’s about time. The Lima News

Starbucks Appears Likely to Win Supreme Court Dispute With NLRB

Apr. 23, 2024 | LABOR LAW | The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its administrative case against a company. But the NLRB says that since 1947, the National Labor Relations Act — the law that governs the agency — has allowed courts to grant temporary injunctions… Associated Press (AP) Related: How the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court could affect unions everywhere

Tennessee VW Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Join UAW

Apr. 22 2024 | ORGANIZING | Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of the ballots cast, compared with only 985 who voted no in an election run by the National Labor Relations Board. Both sides have five business days to file objections to the election, the NLRB said. If there are none, the election will be certified and VW and the union must “begin bargaining in good faith.” Twice in recent years, workers at the Chattanooga plant have rejected union membership in plantwide votes. Next up for a union vote are workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who will vote on UAW representation in May. Associated Press  AP PHOTO/GEORGE WALKER IV

Week Ending 04/19/2024

  • No justice, no jeans
  • A new remedy for bad-faith bargaining?s
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  • FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse
  • AFGE ranks 1st as fastest growing large union in U.S.
  • Daimler Truck workers are strike-ready in the anti-union south
  • UPS administrative and specialist workers in VA join Teamsters
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  • Baltimore set to get new professional basketball team in 2025
 
 
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