Lolita De Palma is a student at Harvard Law School.
Fiat Chrysler and UAW have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract. Fiat Chrysler has agreed to add $4.5 billion in investments, which should provide 7,900 jobs over the course of four years. Local union leaders will meet Wednesday to decide whether to recommend Fiat Chrysler’s proposal to the membership. While their prior contract expired September 14th, Fiat Chrysler workers have continued to work on a contract extension.
On Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden’s field organizers for his presidential campaign announced that they will be unionizing. The campaign released a statement in support of the workers. “We look forward to working with our field organizers, as the newest members of Teamsters Local 238, who are helping power this campaign to victory,” said Biden’s campaign manager Greg Schultz.
The Star Tribune spotlights Serving Those Serving, a Minnesota nonprofit that connects bar and restaurant employees with free mental health services. Employers pay an annual fee of $45 per person to provide their workers, as well as their partners and dependents, four free therapy sessions per issue per year, and a bilingual, 24/7 hotline. “If you have a successful and mentally sound culture, you’ll have a successful, mentally sound restaurant,” said Adam Borgen, one of the nonprofit’s founders.
A new study, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that life expectancy for Americans is declining. Deaths among Americans ages 25-64 are increasing, causing the United States to be ranked in the mid-40s globally in terms of life expectancy. Howard Koh, a professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, believes that income inequality may be the source of the decline. “Forces like income inequality and unstable employment cause psychological distress and drive conditions by which diseases and deaths occur.”
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April 29
DOJ sues for discrimination against US citizens; Musk and DOJ pause litigation on AI discrimination bill; USTR hosts forced labor tariff hearings.
April 28
Supreme Court grants cert on Labor Department judges' authority; Apple store union files NLRB charge; cannabis workers win unionization rights
April 27
Nike announces layoffs; Tillis withdraws objection on Fed nominee; and consumer sentiment hits record low.
April 26
Screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America vote to ratify a four-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and teachers in Los Angeles vote to ratify a two-year agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
April 24
NYC unions urge Mamdani to veto anti-protest “buffer zones” bill; 40,000 unionized Samsung workers rally for higher pay; and Labubu Dolls found to contain cotton made by forced labor.
April 23
Trump administration wins in 11th Circuit defending a Biden-era project labor agreement rule; NABTU convenes its annual legislative conference; Meta reported to cut over 10% of its workforce this year.