Today's AFL-CIO Press Clips
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UAW seeks election to represent GM battery joint venture workers
Reuters
By David Shepardson
Oct. 31, 2022
The United Auto Workers on Monday said it was seeking an election to represent workers at a General Motors (GM.N)/LG Energy (373220.KS) battery cell manufacturing joint venture in Ohio after the companies refused to recognize the union. The UAW said it had filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on behalf of approximately 900 workers at Ultium Cells after a majority of workers had signed cards authorizing the union to represent them.
The NYU adjunct union contract expires tonight. Here’s what may happen next.
Washington Square News
By Carmo Moniz and Tori Morales
Oct. 31, 2022
Adjunct faculty at NYU may go on strike this week. The adjunct union’s contract with the university will expire at the end of the day on Monday, Oct. 31, and the union has the authority to call a strike, after its members voted to authorize one on Oct. 24. The union has been unable to negotiate a new contract with NYU due to disagreements over proposed compensation, job security and health insurance. The adjunct union has said they hope to avoid striking, but that they will stop work if they feel it is the only way to achieve a fair contract. The bargaining committee, made up of adjunct representatives, is the body empowered to call a strike. The union’s current contract with the university — which was signed in 2016 — was first set to expire in August, but has since been extended twice to allow more time for negotiations. The union, ACT-UAW Local 7902, has agreed on some sections of the contract with the university, such as non-discrimination and academic freedom.
Threatened WGA East Strike Averted At The Dodo As Staff Ratifies New Contract
Deadline
By David Robb
Oct. 31, 2022
Averting a threatened strike, the 40 members of the WGA East employed at The Dodo have voted unanimously to ratify a new two-year contract with Vox Media, parent company of the popular animal content site. All 40 members on Tuesday had signed a pledge to strike if a fair deal hadn’t been reached by today, when their old contract was set to expire.
Delta pilots overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike
The Hill
By Zach Schonfeld
Oct. 31. 2022
Delta Air Lines pilots overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on Monday if a new contract agreement with the carrier is not reached. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents the pilots, said 99 percent voted to call a strike if necessary, with the vast majority of its members participating. “Today, Delta’s nearly 15,000 pilots sent a clear message to management that we are willing to go the distance to secure a contract that reflects the value we bring to Delta Air Lines as frontline leaders and long-term stakeholders,” said Capt. Jason Ambrosi, who chairs Delta’s pilot union.
CATA and Amalgamated Transit Union come to agreement after 3 years of negotiations
WILX
By Brendan Vrabel
Oct. 31, 2022
A new contract has been agreed upon between The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1039, which represents the bus operators, mechanics, and utility employees. The expiration date of the previous contract took place in November 2019 and since then, CATA and its union began negotiations for three years to agree on the needs met for employees with reasonable adjustments to their wages, benefits, and work requirements.
WGA East Members at The Dodo Ratify New Vox Media Contract Hours Before Strike Deadline
The Wrap
By Jeremy Fuster
Oct. 31, 2022
The writers at the Vox Media website The Dodo ratified a new contract negotiated through their WGA East-affiliated union on Monday, averting a strike that would have taken place at midnight tonight. This is the second bargaining agreement negotiated for the animal-focused website and the first under Vox Media. All 40 members of the union had signed an agreement pledging to strike if a new agreement had not been made by the end of October.
Deadline
By David Robb
Oct. 31, 2022
SAG-AFTRA and the WGA East, which together represent thousands of broadcast and digital reporters, say they’re “deeply distressed” by a federal judge’s ruling that would allow Starbucks to subpoena a wide range of communications between workers seeking to unionize and journalists reporting on their organizing efforts. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra Jr., who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Donald Trump, issued a highly unusual decision ordering the union attempting to organize Starbucks employees in Buffalo, NY, to turn over emails and texts between the workers and “any digital, print, radio, TV, internet-based or other media outlet” regarding their organizing campaign.
IN THE STATES
They offer free orientation for people interested in obtaining citizenship in the United States (Ofrecen orientación gratuita para personas interesadas en obtener la ciudadanía en Estados Unidos)
Univision
Oct. 31, 2022
"Texas AFL-CIO Immigration Policy & Programs Coordinator Jesus Perales appeared today on Univision to discuss a free Citizenship Clinic scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3rd, along with Citizenship Forums ahead of the event that prepare eligible U.S. residents for the event. The Citizenship Clinic offers assistance filling out the complex citizenship application form, free legal advice from volunteer immigration attorneys, and materials to help applicants prepare for the citizenship exam that leads to naturalization. The Texas AFL-CIO is proud to work with affiliates, Central Labor Councils and allies on this program."