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June 7, 2018 6:36 AM
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UPS Strike? 260,000 Union Workers Authorize Walkout

UPS Strike? 260,000 Union Workers Authorize Walkout | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A UPS strike may be on the way as the company negotiates with union members about weekend deliveries and wages for employees.
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June 7, 2018 6:32 AM
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McDonald’s self-service kiosks will be in all American stores way sooner than you thought

McDonald’s self-service kiosks will be in all American stores way sooner than you thought | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
The movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour across the U.S. just got some unintended results as McDonald’s announced it will be replacing cashiers in its American restaurants within two years.
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June 7, 2018 6:29 AM
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NLRB to rule on joint employer status by summer

NLRB to rule on joint employer status by summer | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Chairman Ring says uncertainty is hampering job creation...
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June 7, 2018 6:26 AM
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Where Does Air France-KLM Go From Here? –

Where Does Air France-KLM Go From Here? – | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
If you must operate a massive global airline with three CEOs working as a committee, amid labor unrest with some of your biggest unions, now's probably not a bad time for it.
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June 6, 2018 10:09 AM
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Chicopee DPW, water, sewer employees settle contract; other workers still negotiating

Employees will receive a 2 percent increase for April through the June 30 end of this fiscal year and a 2 percent raise for fiscal year 2019.
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June 6, 2018 6:47 AM
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Dow stock Caterpillar is quietly falling after soaring 70% last year

Dow stock Caterpillar is quietly falling after soaring 70% last year | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Shares of Caterpillar are in a correction, and its recent underperformance may be illustrative of a pickup in the rotation out of multinationals and into small-cap names, says Matt Maley.
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June 6, 2018 5:55 AM
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Toys "R" Us workers take pay demands to Wall Street - CBS News

Toys "R" Us workers take pay demands to Wall Street - CBS News | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Employees denied severance say it's not fair investors and executives profited as toy store went bankrupt
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June 5, 2018 7:17 AM
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A friendly reminder for SC Boeing employees

A friendly reminder for SC Boeing employees | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
We have not heard the last of an effort to unionize workers at a Boeing plant in South Carolina.
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June 5, 2018 7:12 AM
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Las Vegas hotel workers vs. robots is a sign of looming labor challenges | Commentary

The most important news story in recent days is one that has gone practically unnoticed in the media: the threat by 50,000 Las Vegas hotel and...
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June 5, 2018 7:06 AM
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The Women Who Make Clothes for Walmart Declare #MeToo

The Women Who Make Clothes for Walmart Declare #MeToo | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Walmart has a responsibility to each of these women to make their workplaces respectful, dignified, and free from violence and discrimination.
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June 5, 2018 7:01 AM
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Union negotiates with smaller Vegas casinos to avoid strike

Union negotiates with smaller Vegas casinos to avoid strike | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A union for Las Vegas casino-hotel workers is shifting its attention to negotiating contracts with smaller casino operators.
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June 5, 2018 6:57 AM
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Building up the bundle of sticks: new ideas for union organising

Building up the bundle of sticks: new ideas for union organising | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A mini-series of blogs, published by SPERI and openDemocracy, will present new ideas for how unions can organise and engage with the workforce.
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June 4, 2018 6:43 AM
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Caesars Windsor, union reach tentative deal — again

Caesars Windsor, union reach tentative deal — again | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Union members will vote on a new tentative agreement that could end the nearly two-month closure of the casino-hotel. They have rejected two previous deals.
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June 7, 2018 6:34 AM
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Culinary Union Says It Has Upper Hand in Ongoing Contract Negotiations

Culinary Union Says It Has Upper Hand in Ongoing Contract Negotiations | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
The Culinary Union says the new contracts reached with MGM and Caesars will be the basis for ongoing negotiations with the remaining casino companies.
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June 7, 2018 6:31 AM
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Michigan Republicans repeal prevailing wage law | Bridge Magazine

Michigan Republicans repeal prevailing wage law | Bridge Magazine | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Citizen ballot petition is immune from Gov. Rick Snyder’s veto. Union-backed contractors decry that it will cut wages for building trades workers.
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June 7, 2018 6:27 AM
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After Janus: A new era of teachers union activism

After Janus: A new era of teachers union activism | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A new era of teachers union activism...
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June 7, 2018 6:24 AM
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Washington makes its pitch for Boeing’s future jet … with science! –

Washington makes its pitch for Boeing’s future jet … with science! – | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Boeing hasn’t yet said if it will build a new breed of midsize passenger jet, but Washington state already has a report arguing it’s the best place to build it.
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June 6, 2018 6:49 AM
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HP sees up to 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan

HP sees up to 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
HP Inc. now expects 4,500 to 5,000 employees to leave the company by the end of fiscal 2019 as part of an ongoing restructuring plan, the PC maker said.
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June 6, 2018 6:38 AM
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Mexico will impose 20 percent tariffs on U.S. pork

Mexico will impose 20 percent tariffs on U.S. pork | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Mexico imported $1 billion worth of American pork last year. Now it will charge American farmers a 10 percent tariff, rising to 20 percent next month.
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June 5, 2018 7:27 AM
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More see decline of unions as bad for working people than good in US

More see decline of unions as bad for working people than good in US | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
The survey also finds that 55% of Americans have a favorable impression of unions, with about as many viewing business corporations favorably.
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June 5, 2018 7:16 AM
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Senators: Labor Board Uses Regulation to ‘Evade’ Ethics Issue (1)

Three lawmakers said to be considering a Democratic run for the White House told federal labor board Chairman John Ring (R) May 29 that they’re concerned the board is using the regulatory process to skirt conflict-of-interest issues and update its approach to joint employment to favor large...
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June 5, 2018 7:10 AM
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Las Vegas Union strike is much ado about nothing

Las Vegas Union strike is much ado about nothing | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
CalvinAyre.com’s Rafi Farber has dismissed the strike that the Culinary Workers Union is threatening in Las Vegas as “largely irrelevant.”...
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June 5, 2018 7:05 AM
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NLRB Micro-Unit Unions: Boeing South Carolina

NLRB Micro-Unit Unions: Boeing South Carolina | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
NLRB overruled 2011 Specialty Healthcare decision that made it easier for unions to form micro-units, organize smaller segments of workforces, Boeing facility in South Carolina tests case.
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June 5, 2018 6:59 AM
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What are the working conditions inside Tesla's electric car factory? | KALW

What are the working conditions inside Tesla's electric car factory? | KALW | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss recent reporting on the working conditions at Tesla, the manufacturer of futuristic electric cars.How has the...
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June 4, 2018 6:54 AM
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Report: Tariffs mean companies are NOT using American steel

Report: Tariffs mean companies are NOT using American steel | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
And here...we...go.
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