Thousands of workers swarm the streets of Los Angeles, construction workers are getting a raise thanks to the Biden Administration, and the AMPTP says, “let’s try this one more time.”
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Articles mentioned in this episode:
Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
L.A.’s striking hotel workers are being roughed up by employers’ security, union says
Writers Blast Latest AMPTP Efforts to Resume Negotiations: “Insulting and Out-of-Touch”
WGA & AMPTP To Resume Bargaining On Friday
Hollywood strikes’ economic impacts are hitting far beyond LA
California Economy Lost $3 Billion in First 100 Days of WGA Strike, Economist Says
Overworked and Underpaid, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel
NRL and players reach pay deal as bitter dispute ends
White House unveils wage rule for federal projects, in win for unions
AFL-CIO: Biden Administration’s Wage Boost for Construction Workers Is a Win for Working People
Workers Caught Coca-Cola Breaking Labour Laws
United Steelworkers secure historic four-year contract at Kumho Tire following lengthy struggle
Meat processor ordered to pay fines after teen lost hand in grinder
Teamsters Amazon Strike Extends to Central Valley Warehouse
British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute
BLET conducting strike authorization vote at NJ Transit
UPS Job Searches Surge After Union Deal Significantly Boosts Wages
UW study: Widespread racial bias in Uber, Lyft driver terminations
‘I’m 57, I’m just shattered’: The reality of being a Deliveroo rider over 50
Wells Fargo Illegally Restricted Union Activism, US Labor Board Officials Allege
How AFGE’s new contract improves the lives of 300,000 VA employees, the veterans we serve
A Healthy Regard for Workers’ Rights: Fellows at the NIH Launch a Union Drive
UPDATE: The NIH is no longer objecting to all 4,800 of us voting on forming a union.
USPS postal workers, supporters rally for protection after being targeted by robbers
DeSantis vows to ‘start slitting throats’ of federal workers on Day One of presidency
University of Michigan plans to replace striking grad workers
Over 1,700 Nurses on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey, Here’s why
RWJUH, Striking Nurses Swap Proposals During Mediation Session
Striking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country’s leader
Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Protest, Say Strike Continues
Orlando union buster fails to dissuade massage therapists from organizing
Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Thousands rally on Las Vegas Strip in support of food service workers demanding better pay, benefits
Powell’s Books employees plan one-day strike amidst contract dispute
Starbucks National Day of Action
YOU made our first nationwide Day of Action a huge success
Starbucks solidarity at ‘Strike Place Market,’ corporate HQ
Starbucks loses court challenge against order to rehire union supporters
Starbucks Illegally Sacked Union Activist, Labor Board Rules
Google subcontractor fires 66% of staff for unionizing
NLRB rejects eBay attempt to stop TCGplayer workers in Syracuse from joining union
@eBay and @TCGplayer have recognized our Union
74 AT&T employees from across Alabama join communication workers union
Abruzzo shows what it’s like to enforce a ‘pro-worker statute’
Orlando union buster Labor Pros has a history of skirting federal law
How We Turned Our Backs on an Abusive UPS Manager
August 7, 1890: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born
August 9 – Workers Pay the Price
Thousands of San Jose workers will strike
Youngstown teachers union issues strike notice
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