Holt McKeithan is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, Harris is set to meet with the Teamsters, and striking workers continue to negotiate with AT&T.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that it will meet with Vice President Harris on September 16th. The Teamsters are the only major union that has not endorsed Harris. The Teamsters relationship with Democrats has been strained since O’Brien spoke at the Republican National Convention. O’Brien was not awarded a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in August. The Teamsters previously met with Trump in January.
More than 17,000 AT&T workers are on strike across the southeast, as Everest noted Wednesday. The workers, organized with the Communication Workers of America, are striking over the company’s attempts to delay bargaining for a new contract. Yesterday, AT&T presented the CWA’s bargaining committee with what it claims is its final offer. The union said the proposal falls short of expectations, and it made a counteroffer later in the day. “What the company is not telling our members and the public is that their healthcare proposal raises the upfront cost for our members, especially those with family coverage. We have made it clear to the company from the start that raising our members’ cost share percentage is unacceptable,” the union said.
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December 11
In today’s News and Commentary, Biden’s NLRB pick heads to Senate vote, DOL settles a farmworker lawsuit, and a federal judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger merger. Democrats have moved to expedite re-confirmation proceedings for NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran, which would grant her another five years on the Board. If the Democrats succeed in finding 50 Senate votes […]
December 10
In today’s News and Commentary, advocacy groups lay out demands for Lori Chavez-DeRemer at DOL, a German union leader calls for ending the country’s debt brake, Teamsters give Amazon a deadline to agree to bargaining dates, and graduates of coding bootcamps face a labor market reshaped by the rise of AI. Worker advocacy groups have […]
December 9
Teamsters file charges against Costco; a sanitation contractor is fined child labor law violations, and workers give VW an ultimatum ahead of the latest negotiation attempts
December 8
Massachusetts rideshare drivers prepare to unionize; Starbucks and Nestlé supply chains use child labor, report says.
December 6
In today’s news and commentary, DOL attempts to abolish subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, AFGE reaches remote work agreement with SSA, and George Washington University resident doctors vote to strike. This week, the Department of Labor proposed a rule to abolish the Fair Labor Standards Act’s Section 14(c) program, which allows employers to pay […]
December 4
South Korea’s largest labor union began a general strike calling for the President’s removal, a Wisconsin judge reinstated bargaining rights for the state’s public sector workers, and the NLRB issued another ruling against Starbucks for anti-union practices.