Topics include worker surveillance at Amazon, labor disputes at Boeing, union strikes in various industries, academic workers striking for Palestine, NCAA settlement for player compensation, legal aid workers winning contract demands, and character actors at Disneyland union win. Join the discord and follow on Instagram and Twitter for more updates on worker power for peace.
UAW workers demand redo election at Mercedes due to coercive anti-union practices and racial prejudice.
UC Santa Cruz UAW seeks amnesty for workers facing criminal charges and safer working conditions.
NCAA shifts stance to compensate student athletes, highlighting unfair labor practices and lack of wages.
Deep dives
UAW Files for Redo Election at Mercedes
UAW demands a redo election at Mercedes after allegations of coercive anti-union meetings, inflammatory appeals to racial prejudice, and targeting pro-union employees for drug tests and terminations.
UC Santa Cruz UAW Local 4811 Demands Amnesty for Striking Workers
UC Santa Cruz UAW Local 4811 demands amnesty for workers facing criminal charges, disciplinary proceedings, and seeks a safe working environment for its members.
NCAA Finally Acknowledges the Need for Compensation for Student Athletes
The NCAA announces a shift allowing student athletes to be compensated for their labor due to mounting pressure and pending litigation, marking a significant departure from their longstanding stance on amateurism.
College athletes' struggle for fair compensation
College athletes often sacrifice their academic and personal lives for intense training and competition, with only a small fraction moving on to play professionally. Despite estimates valuing college basketball players at $290,000 per year, scholarship compensations fall short of covering living expenses. These athletes are denied basic labor protections and fair wages, maintaining the NCAA's stance that they are students, not employees.
Workers at Mobilization for Justice end strike with significant gains
After 11 weeks of striking, workers at Mobilization for Justice secured a new contract with a $60,000 wage floor, improved benefits, and job security measures. They obtained a 17% raise for support staff and 13% for paralegals, along with extended parental leave, remote work options, and protections for temporary workers. The settlement signals a victory for the union and emphasizes the importance of perseverance in labor disputes.
We briefly discuss new ULP charges against Amazon for surveillance, Boeing's latest lowball offer to their locked out fire fighters, Teamsters at MolsonCoors winning a tentative agreement, and Scarlet Johansson fighting the theft of her voice by AI to start out with some headlines. Also this week, dockworkers in Oakland are pushing for the ILWU to blockade military goods to Israel. Academic workers in UAW 4811 carried out the first week of their historic stand up strike for Palestine, and are expanding to UCLA and UC Davis this week. The NCAA announced this week a potentially historic settlement that would result in players finally receiving SOME compensation for their labor. Legal aid workers at NYC non profit Mobilization for Justice held strong for over 3 months and finally this week won a new contract meeting all their key demands. Finally, we celebrate the union win by character actors at Disneyland in California.
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