JOINING TOGETHER
Wells Fargo workers form 1st union at a US megabank
ABC News
By Max Zahn
Dec. 21, 2023
Workers at a Wells Fargo branch in New Mexico voted to form a union late Wednesday, becoming the first employees at a U.S. megabank to unionize. Employees at an Albuquerque location favored unionization by a margin of 5-3, establishing a small outpost for organized labor at a company that operates more than 4,000 branches and employs over 225,000 workers in the U.S.
Union says workers are ready to strike at 5 Brainerd lakes area grocery stores
Brainerd Dispatch
By Dispatch staff report
Dec. 21, 2023
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 663 late Wednesday afternoon reported it continues to prepare for a Christmas time strike at local grocery stores. In a news release, Local 663 reported workers announced the unfair labor practices strike because their rights were repeatedly violated when they advocated for themselves and coworkers during contract negotiations. A four-day strike is set for Dec. 22-25 at five Brainerd area grocery stores: Miner’s Super One Foods in Baxter, Miner’s Super One Foods in Crosby, Quisberg’s Cub Foods in Baxter, Quisberg's Cub Foods in Brainerd, and Quisberg’s Pequot Lakes SuperValu.
Macy’s workers again authorize strike, citing safety, wages, unfair labor practices
KIRO 7
By KIRO 7 News Staff
Dec. 21, 2023
After the latest round of negotiations, Macy’s workers in Washington rejected the company’s contract offer and voted to authorize another strike Wednesday night. According to the workers’ union UFCW 3000, more than 400 Washington workers went on an unfair labor practices strike over the Black Friday weekend. Workers say they’ve been the target of unfair labor practices such as retaliation against employees, safer stores, and better pay.
Vice President Kamala Harris sets visit to Las Vegas to meet hospitality workers
WHAM
By Matthew Seeman
Dec. 21, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Las Vegas in the new year to meet with hospitality workers who recently won new union contracts. The vice president's office says Harris will travel with the second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, to Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 3. She is expected to deliver remarks and meet with workers from the Culinary Union to celebrate their new contracts.
Union Workers at Pahoa Supermarket Continue Strike through Holidays
Island News
By Jeremy Lee
Dec. 21, 2023
Those employed as fish and meat cutters have been on strike for over 40 days at Malama Market in Pahoa. Workers say they're fighting for an equitable wage. "They're not only fighting for themselves, they're fighting for others in there that can't walk out, because we're protected by law," Pat Loo of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union 480 told Island News.
LABOR AND COMMUNITY
Union-Friendly Gifts for the Pro-Labor Person in Your Life
Teen Vogue
By Kim Kelly
Dec. 21, 2023
Every year, the country’s largest labor federation, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), publishes its Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide, and every year, I scour it for gift ideas for my various loved ones. Not to brag, but I’m a pretty good gift-giver, and like any good union maid, I do my best to ensure that the treats I procure for my various friends and family members come with a union label. With union density still hovering at only 10% and a wide range of industries still begging to be organized, it’s not always possible to buy union, but I encourage anyone reading this to give it their best shot anyway. Doing so supports union jobs — and keeps money out of the pockets of union-busters.
KQ2
By Nicole Scott
Dec. 21, 2023
The AFL-CIO's Adopt-A-Family Program is almost over for 2023, KQ2 spoke with the Executive Director, Nichi Seckinger to get a status update as the Christmas Holiday looms closer. According to Seckinger, as of Wednesday, December 20, 2023, there were 171 families still in need of presents this Christmas, a few Adopters came in on the morning of Thursday, December 21st but not many families were selected. Seckinger stated that there are about 40 to 50 families on the books that have not even been touched yet. Seckinger said that AFL-CIO will be taking families through the Gift Room all day on Thursday, she said there would be approximately eight families through the Gift Room each hour.