Labor Week

This really isn't working out so well for us, is it folks? Stick with us - we'll get on track sometime soon... For articles mentioned in regular Labor Week episodes, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org. Want to send Harold hate mail about not being able to get his show out on a regular basis? Email him at news@laborweek.org or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Labor Week is USUALLY produced and edited by Harold Phillips, under a SAG-AFTRA Micropod Agreement. Our music in our REAL episodes is from BADiTUDES’ Joe Hill Punk Exposure. Find out more about BADiTUDES at https://www.facebook.com/BADiTUDES/. Want more Labor Week? Listen to expanded episodes by becoming a show sponsor through our Patreon page (once we have an episode to expand, that is...)

The Teamsters say YES to UPS, GEO says YES to the University of Michigan, and the Writer's Guild says "NO, you will not divide us" to the AMPTP. PLUS - the NLRB says union busting companies now have to automatically recognize their unions! This is Labor Week for August 26, 2023 – powered by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. For articles mentioned in this episode, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org. Did we miss something in this week's news round-up? Check the expanded edition on our Patreon feed. If we still missed something, email us at news@laborweek.org or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Labor Week is produced and edited by Harold Phillips, under a SAG-AFTRA Micropod Agreement. Our music is from BADiTUDES’ Joe Hill Punk Exposure. Find out more about BADiTUDES at https://www.facebook.com/BADiTUDES/. Want more Labor Week? Listen to the FULL episode by becoming a show sponsor through our Patreon page.

Harold's house is under construction and unfortunately it got in the way of his being able to record and post a full episode of Labor Week this week. Patreon sponsors still have access to links to the articles he WOULD have mentioned in the show - find them at https://patreon.com/LaborWeek. If you can't afford the $5.00 per month, you'll find many of the articles on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Find out more about the Labor Radio Network and find your new favorite podcast (besides this one) at https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Labor Week is produced and edited by Harold Phillips, under a SAG-AFTRA Micropod Agreement. Our music is from BADiTUDES’ Joe Hill Punk Exposure. Find out more about BADiTUDES at https://www.facebook.com/BADiTUDES/.

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." This is Labor Week for August 12, 2023 – powered by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. 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 Unite HERE 11 Video 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 SAG-AFTRA Takes Up Bethenny Frankel’s Fight To Unionize Reality Show Contestants & End “Exploitative Practices” Overworked and Underpaid, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel Statement on CBA negotiations 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 UAW boss throws wage hike offer by Jeep parent Stellantis in the trash as strike looms: ‘Management’s chosen to spit in our faces’ 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 Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing 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 (We exceeded Podbean's character limit in the show notes... visit https://www.LaborWeek.org to see the full list of article links.) Did we miss something in this week's news round-up? Email us at news@laborweek.org or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Labor Week is produced and edited by Harold Phillips, under a SAG-AFTRA Micropod Agreement. Our music is from BADiTUDES’ Joe Hill Punk Exposure. Find out more about BADiTUDES at https://www.facebook.com/BADiTUDES/. Want more Labor Week? Listen to the FULL episode by becoming a show sponsor through our Patreon page.

Yellow Trucking is shutting down, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 272-to-1 last year, and the studios are FINALLY going back to the table with the Writers Guild. This is Labor Week for August 4th 2023 – powered by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Articles mentioned in this episode: Yellow Lays Off a Swath of Its Workforce, Winds Down Operations TEAMSTERS NOTIFIED THAT YELLOW CORP. OPERATING COMPANIES HAVE CLOSED The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained Labour minister threatens possibility of imposed agreement after B.C. port workers reject latest deal TEAMSTERS AT TFORCE FREIGHT RATIFY NATIONAL AGREEMENT Starbucks News: https://vxtwitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1686891849917890560 https://twitter.com/WorkersUnitedMA/status/1685328956394704898?s=20 https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1686873113555075079 https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1687203603906449408 Long Island Starbucks Workers March on Boss Who Fired One of Their Own https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1687657695426564096 6 CT restaurants owe their workers pay, Dept. of Labor says Union workers at the Convention Center BV launched our first ULP strike of the year Solid State Books Workers Ratify First Union Contract Tentative union agreement averts strike at 6 Twin Cities area Kowalski's grocery stores Kowalski’s Markets workers to get $2-$4 per hour raises under new contract Powell's Workers, Fed Up With "Poverty Wages," Move Closer to a Strike Uber-Backed Group to Reboot Gig-Worker Ballot Initiative in Massachusetts Instacart just slashed pay for delivery drivers — from a minimum of $7 per order to $4. Now they're more reliant on your tips. https://twitter.com/IWOrganizing/status/1686110039038128135?t=yoXaV3JbhRRv8e_eGPQNNg&s=19 Labor’s plan for fighting climate change and creating jobs in Washington Brooklyn Defender Services union pickets after 2 years without contract Teachers hold large-scale rally in central Seoul NLWU Bargaining Blog 7.31.23 Studios Seek To Reopen Talks With WGA On Friday NYC Council Unanimously Passes Resolutions Supporting SAG-AFTRA, WGA Strikes: ‘Bob Better Sell That Yacht Quick!’ NBCUniversal Partially Restores Sidewalk for Writers Guild, SAG-AFTRA Picketers IATSE to Host L.A. Food Drive to Support Entertainment Workers Amid Strikes https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2X79ipCRS/ THE BASEMENT ESCAPE ROOM ORGANIZES WITH ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION TSA Officers Celebrate First Paycheck with 31% Raise – Largest in TSA History San Jose city employees begin vote on whether to authorize strike Portsmouth talks about collective bargaining: Firefighters, EMTs try to secure rights for employees A done deal: Iqaluit Housing Authority, striking workers ratify 5-year contract 200 Loretto Hospital workers begin strike Confluence Health Mares Campus nurses voted to unionize GM criticizes autoworkers union's contract demands Nike told to compensate Cambodia workers following factory closure GM's electric vehicle arm Ultium says it won't recognize its workers under the same union contract as ordinary GM employees Amalgamated Sugar Company union workers preparing for potential strike eBay charged with multiple unfair labor complaints in struggle with its first union National Labor Relations Board orders Colchester software company to reinstate 4 employees Grindr retaliated against employees for trying to unionize by forcing them back to the office, labor complaint alleges https://twitter.com/forthemanyunion/status/1686060145279746048?s=20 https://twitter.com/MazonUnited/status/1686536600916754432 Nigeria's labour unions suspend strike after meeting president Roberts re-elected UMWA President WGA East President Michael Winship Will Not Run for Re-Election: ‘Time Has Come for Me to Pass Responsibility to the New Generation’ Workers at companies that tested out a 4-day workweek are happier and more efficient — and firms made more money. One lawmaker says it's 'here to stay.' https://aflcio.org/paywatch StationsMudList.org...

This is Labor Week, powered by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. There’s a lot happening in the world of Labor right now, and it can be easy to lose track of what workers are fighting for, where negotiations are taking place, or when a strike might be looming on the horizon. Labor week helps you keep track of the most important Organized Labor headlines of the past week by sharing the headlines in a half-hour podcast you can listen to while you’re on the way to work or headed out for the weekend. Want to go beyond the headlines? You’ll find each story Labor Week shares in the show notes attached to each episode. Subscribe today to stay in the loop about what's happening in the world of Labor. The first episode drops August 5th. Harold is grateful to BADiTUDES for giving him permission to use their song What You Want from their album The Joe Hill Punk Exposure in the show.