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☆ Harvard Law's Sharon Block: Getting a fair contract is best both for the economy & Biden's politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHarvard Law's Sharon Block: Getting a fair contract is best both for the economy & Biden's politicsSharon Block, Harvard Law School professor and former National Labor Relations Board member member, and Neil Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce EVP and chief policy officer, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest in UAW strike, what the key sticking points are for both sides, and more.

Persons: Sharon, Sharon Block, Neil Bradley Organizations: Harvard, Harvard Law School, National Labor Relations, Chamber, Commerce, UAW Locations: U.S

☆ Former NLRB member on the economic impact of the UAW strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer NLRB member on the economic impact of the UAW strikesSharon Block, Executive Director at Harvard Law School and Former Member of the National Labor Relations Board, discusses the economic implications of the United Auto Workers strike.

Persons: Sharon Block Organizations: UAW, Harvard Law School, National Labor Relations Board, United Auto Workers

☆ Union Push by Dartmouth Athletes Is Distinct From Previous Failed Efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team filed a petition to unionize this week, it was a reminder of how much the movement for player empowerment has grown in college sports. The petition, filed to the National Labor Relations Board by the Service Employees International Union, was unanimously signed by all 15 players on the team, the union said. It was immediately backed by supporters of more rights for college athletes, and Dartmouth itself said it was considering how to respond. In a statement, the Ivy League school said it had “the utmost respect for our students and for unions generally” and that it was “carefully considering this petition with the aim of responding promptly yet thoughtfully in accordance with Dartmouth’s educational mission and priorities.”The petition was filed on Wednesday, according to the N.L.R.B. Players from Dartmouth’s team did not respond to messages seeking comment, and it was unclear in filings obtained through an open records request how the athletes were framing arguments for forming a union.

Organizations: Dartmouth College men’s, National Labor Relations, Service Employees International Union, Ivy League Locations: Dartmouth

CNN —UAW President Shawn Fain has become the X factor in the striking autoworkers’ pursuit of increased pay and benefits, injecting a level of chaos into negotiations that neither the automakers nor the White House predicted or quite know how to manage. The UAW on Friday struck at just three plants, one at each of the Big Three automakers. Nevertheless, the strike marks the first time in history the UAW has struck at all three automakers simultaneously. Fain told union members Thursday that the union’s strike strategy “will keep the companies guessing” and give union negotiators “maximum leverage” when they return to the bargaining table. Although Fain has at times praised Biden, he has also criticized the president for failing to do enough to help the autoworkers in their cause.

Persons: Shawn Fain, –, Fain, Jim Farley, Mary Barra, Stellantis, Joe Biden, Biden, Fain isn’t, ”, He’s, he’s, Curry, Wheaton, “, ” Wheaton Organizations: CNN, White, UAW, Big Three, Thursday, GM, National Labor Relations Board, Democratic, Chrysler, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations Locations: Kokomo , Indiana, Indiana, Buffalo, Wheaton

☆ UAW strike brings blue-collar vs. billionaire battle to Detroit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article STLAGMF Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTwatch nowDETROIT — The United Auto Workers strike is bringing a blue-collar versus billionaire battle to the Motor City, just as UAW President Shawn Fain wanted. Fain, a quirky yet emboldened leader, has meticulously brought the UAW back into the national spotlight after decades of near irrelevance. He wants to represent not just union members but also America's embattled middle class, which UAW helped create. United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain joins UAW members who are on a strike, on the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, September 15, 2023. Such profits are exactly what Fain has said UAW members deserve to share in.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Rebecca Cook, Joe Biden, Biden, We've, Ford, Jim Farley, CNBC's Phil LeBeau, he's, Mary Barra, Stellantis, bargainers, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Bob King, I've, it's, Anthony Dobbins, Dobbins, That's, Michael Wayland, Farley, Barra Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Motor, UAW, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, Reuters, Ford Bronco, UAW GM, Chrysler, National, General Motors, Ford Motor, Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant's, National Labor Relations Board, GM, Ford, CNBC, Democratic, UAW Local Locations: Motor City, irrelevance, Wayne , Michigan, Ford, Michigan, Vermont

☆ Everything you need to know about UAW's targeted strike plans – and possible lockouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Targeted, or bottleneck, strikes are an alternative to national actions in which the union only strikes select plants. Targeted strikes typically focus on key plants that can then cause other plants to cease production due to a lack of parts. They include initiating targeted strikes at select plants and then potentially increasing the number of strikes based on the status of the negotiations. "We will strike all three companies, a historic first, initially at a limited number of targeted locations that we will be announcing. While "historic," the targeted strikes could have unintended ripple effects.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Rebecca Cook, Fain, Dennis Devaney, Clark, Devaney, Plant, Jeffrey S, Kopp, Lardner, everything's, UAW hasn't, Ben Dictor, Dictor Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, Reuters DETROIT, Ford, General Motors, UAW, NLRB, GM, Exxon Mobil, Foley, Detroit, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Texas, Michigan

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz is stepping down from the company's board of directors, the coffee chain announced. Schultz is credited for transforming the Seattle-based business into the coffee giant it's known as today. His departure from the board is “part of a planned transition,” the company said Wednesday. In recent months, Starbucks and Schultz also came under fire over allegations that the company violated labor laws amid workers' unionization efforts. The National Labor Relations Board previously charged Starbucks with hundreds of labor law violations, including firing labor organizers and illegally closing unionized stores.

Persons: —, Howard Schultz, Schultz, Laxman Narasimhan, Wei Zhang, Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: ”, Starbucks, Alibaba Group, Vermont Independent, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Seattle, China, American, Vermont

☆ Marvel visual effects artists unanimously vote to unionize as Hollywood strikes rage on
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Marvel Studios' visual effects workers unanimously voted in favor of unionizing with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, IATSE announced Wednesday. This marks the first time a unit of solely VFX workers have unionized with the group. The Marvel Studios VFX crew has more than 50 workers, according to IATSE. Now that the vote is official, Marvel VFX workers must engage in collective bargaining negotiations with Marvel Studios executives in order to draft a contract. Loeb told Marvel's VFX artists that it has the backing of IATSE, telling those who voted to unionize, "Your fight is our fight."

Persons: IATSE, Sarah Kazuko Chow, Mark Patch, Matthew Loeb, Loeb Organizations: Hollywood, Marvel Studios, International Alliance, Disney, Marvel, IATSE, Walt Disney Pictures, National Labor Relations Board, Alliance, Television Producers, Comcast, CNBC Locations: unionize, NBCUniversal, Hollywood

☆ Marvel visual effects workers unanimously vote to unionize
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Marvel Studio’s VFX workers unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, marking the first time visual effects workers have unionized with IATSE, the union announced Wednesday. A still from Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which kicked off phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel StudiosThe National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election, and the count was held Tuesday after the Marvel employees first filed for this election on August 7. Though this union only includes Marvel’s in-house VFX workers, its parent company Disney’s visual effects crews filed for their own election to unionize with the NLRB, and backed by IATSE, at the end of August. Now, the Marvel VFX workers will engage in collective bargaining negotiations with their employer to draft a contract.

Persons: Mark Patch, IATSE, “, Aladdin ”, ” Sarah Kazuko Chow Organizations: New, New York CNN, Marvel, International Alliance, IATSE, Marvel Studios, National Labor Relations Board, “, NLRB, Walt Disney Pictures, “ Pirates, ”, Disney’s, Writers Guild of America, SAG, CNN Locations: New York, Caribbean

☆ Grindr loses about half its workers after trying to make them come back to the office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The dating app told employees to start working from an office 2 days a week or lose their jobs. The Communication Workers of America union said about 80 of its 178 workers rejected the RTO order. Last month the LGBTQ+ dating app told employees to starting work in the office two days a week from October or face dismissal after August 31. A representative for Grindr told Bloomberg the union claims were without merit and that it was "returning to the office in a hybrid model in October." Google has been telling employees to show up at the office three days a week since April 2022, and Meta followed suit in June.

Persons: Grindr, Grindr didn't, Meta Organizations: Communication Workers of America, Service, Communications Workers, America, Bloomberg, United, CWA, National Labor Relations Board, Wired, Tiga Acquisition Corp, Beijing Kunlun Tech, Vicente, Meta, Google Locations: Wall, Silicon, Chicago , Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay, Beijing Kunlun, Delaware

☆ Dating app Grindr loses nearly half its staff after trying to force a return to office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —LGBTQ dating app Grindr ended its remote work policies and forced employees to relocate. The CWA also said the return-to-work policy was retaliatory and in response to a union drive at the company. Just two weeks prior to Grindr’s policy change, a majority of employees filed to organize a union. “Rather than recognize the union, the company issued a new return-to-office policy requiring staff to relocate or quit,” the CWA said in a statement. Seventy-one percent of employers that are mandating their on-site work policy reported difficulty retaining workers, according to the survey.

Persons: Grindr, “, ”, Andy Jassy, unaddressed Organizations: New, New York CNN, Communications Workers of America, CWA, Washington D.C, Grindr, National Labor Relations Board, Conference, Labor, Amazon, Meta, Business Locations: New York, — New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington

☆ GM offers 10% wage hike in UAW contract talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Last week, Ford said it had offered a 9% wage increase through 2027 and 6% lump sump payments, much less than the 46% wage hike being sought by the union. GM said the wage hike is the largest proposed since 1999. GM said that under its offer, current temporary employees will receive a 20% increase to $20 per hour wage and it would shorten the time it takes to get to the maximum wage rate for permanent employees. The union's demands include a 20% immediate wage increase followed by four 5% annual wage hikes, defined-benefit pensions for all workers, 32-hour work weeks and additional cost of living hikes.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, David Shepardson, Nick Zieminski Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General, United Auto Workers, GM, Chrysler, UAW, National Labor Relations Board, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S

☆ UAW makes contract counteroffer to Ford; Stellantis to make offer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Last week, Ford said it had offered a 9% wage increase through 2027, much less than the 46% wage hike being sought by the union. Stellantis said Wednesday it intends to give the UAW a counter offer on the union's economic demands by the end of the week. The UAW declined to comment on its proposal it made to Ford. Ford said Wednesday it continues to negotiate with the UAW but declined to comment on the details of the talks. Ford said it would boost starting pay for temporary workers to $20 an hour, up 20%, and offer permanent employees $12,000 in cost-of-living adjustments over the contract.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Ford, Stellantis, David Shepardson, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Ford, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, Wednesday, Ford Motor, Chrysler, Detroit Three, UAW, General Motors, Reuters, National Labor Relations Board, GM, U.S, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ The generative AI boom should have been Appen's time to shine. Here's what went wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

For Appen, that would mean finding specialists in particular types of information that can bolster generative AI systems. Even before the generative AI transition, wages for Appen's data labelers were a sticking point. Kim Stagg, Appen's vice president of product, said the work required for generative AI services was different than what the company has needed in the past. "With generative AI, we see a different demand." The company's plunging stock price suggests that investors don't see the company's business offerings transferring to the generative AI space.

Persons: Jonathan Raa, Mike Monegan, he'd, Appen, it's, Armughan Ahmad, Mark Brayan, Ahmad, Monegan, he's, Appen's, Helen Johnson, Fab Dolan, Sujatha Sagiraju, Elena Sagunova, Jen Cole, Jukka Korpi, Still, OpenAI's, Google's Bard, didn't, Bard chatbot, Ed Stackhouse, raters, Erik Vogt, Vogt, hadn't, Kim Stagg, we've, Stagg, Lisa Braden, Harder, Canaccord Organizations: Nurphoto, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Revenue, CNBC, Australian Securities Exchange, Adobe, U.S . National Labor Relations Board Locations: Seattle, Europe, Middle East, Africa

☆ Auto workers union strike looms with less than two weeks to deadline
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In contrast, when UPS was faced with a possible August 1 strike, the company and the Teamsters union both repeatedly said they were close to a deal. Those two sides eventually averted a strike with a deal overwhelmingly approved by the membership. No predictions a deal is closeThe current contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the three automakers all expire at 11:59 pm on September 14, raising the possibility of one or more strike on September 15. The move had relatively limited legal significance since the National Labor Relations Board won’t rule on it before the September 15 strike deadline. A summer of strikesDespite the deal that averted a strike at UPS, this has been a summer of strikes.

Persons: Joe Biden, I’m, ” Biden, Spokespeople, Stellantis –, Shawn Fain, “, ” Fain, ”, Gerald Johnson, Fain, Biden, he’s, hasn’t, Wheaton, ’, –, Betsy Klein Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor, –, Motors, Ford, CNN, UPS, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UAW, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, National Labor Relations Board, GM, ”, Guild of America, SAG, Cornell University, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Wheaton

☆ Biden says he thinks US auto workers' strike unlikely to happen
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPHILADELPHIA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he did not think workers at the nation's three large automakers were likely to go on strike, despite a looming contract deadline later this month. KEY QUOTE"I'm not worried about a strike," the Democratic president said on Monday as he arrived in Philadelphia ahead of a speech for the U.S. Labor Day holiday. THE TAKELate last month, the United Auto Workers union said its members voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike at the Detroit Three automakers if agreement is not reached before the current four-year contract expires on Sept. 14. * The UAW staged a 42-day strike against GM in 2019 before reaching a new contract.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Joe Biden, I'm, Shawn Fain, Trevor Hunnicutt, Kanishka Singh, Jasper Ward, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, U.S, Labor, Detroit Three, UAW, National Labor Relations Board, Motors, Chrysler, Ford Motor, GM, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Philadelphia, Detroit

☆ Why auto worker strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis seem inevitable
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Unlike prior union leaders, Fain is attempting to negotiate with all three automakers at once, refusing to select a "target" company to focus on while extending deals at the others. He's also been far more confrontational with the automakers compared to previous union leaders, at times launching personal attacks on executives. "I think there's a reasonable chance they strike Stellantis first and then give a couple more days for Ford and GM to give a better offer." The union could use that work stoppage as a warning to GM and Ford to finalize their deals, he said. United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit.

Persons: Michael Wayland, Shawn Fain, He's, he's, Fain, —, Wheaton, Biden, Gene Sperling, Morgan Stanley, That's, aren't, I've, Dennis Devaney, Clark Organizations: United Auto Workers, CNBC DETROIT – United Auto Workers, Detroit, General Motors, Ford Motor, GM, National Labor Relations Board, UAW, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Ford, White, Wall, Industry, NLRB, Hamtramck Assembly, CNBC Locations: Detroit, Stellantis, U.S, Hamtramck

☆ UAW files unfair labor practice charges against GM, Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Both GM and Stellantis denied the unfair labor charges. Fain said the Detroit automakers want the ability to close U.S. auto plants and move them to low-wage countries, adding that threats by the automakers to close U.S. plants are "economic terrorism." The current four-year labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the Detroit Three automakers expire on Sept. 14. Stellantis said it was shocked by the UAW claims "that we have not bargained in good faith. Stellantis also said it was disappointed that Fain "is more focused on filing frivolous legal charges than on actual bargaining."

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Gerald Johnson, Johnson, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Leslie Adler Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations, Chrysler, Ford, Reuters, Detroit automakers, Tesla, Detroit, UAW, U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S

☆ UAW files unfair labor practice against GM, Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday it filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against General Motors (GM.N) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI), saying they have refused to bargain in good faith. Both GM and Stellantis denied the unfair labor charges. The current four-year labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the Detroit Three automakers expire on Sept. 14. Stellantis said it was shocked by the UAW claims "that we have not bargained in good faith. GM manufacturing chief Gerald Johnson said the company strongly refuted the unfair labor charge.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Gerald Johnson, Johnson, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Leslie Adler Organizations: Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, UAW, Detroit automakers, Tesla, Detroit, U.S, Thomson Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, U.S

☆ Conferences Are Changing. The Sport Is, Too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the college football season kicks off in earnest this Labor Day weekend, it will be a test to keep an eye on the ball. The focus for a few days may be on blocking, tackling and quick-trigger assessments of who’s up and who’s down, but then what in a sport that is on the cusp of unprecedented upheaval? Consider what college football will look like in a year. Texas and Oklahoma, anchors of the Big 12 Conference, will be in the Southeastern Conference. And after this season, the College Football Playoff will balloon from four teams to 12.

Organizations: Labor, Big, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast, Stanford, College Football, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Texas, Oklahoma, California, Berkeley, Duke, North Carolina

☆ Union alleges GM, Stellantis not bargaining in good faith
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The complaint accuses the automakers of not bargaining in good faith by not providing any response to the union’s economic demands at the bargaining table. Both GM and Stellantis, which makes vehicles under the Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler brands, deny the union’s charge that they are not bargaining in good faith. “We have been hyper-focused on negotiating directly and in good faith with the UAW and are making progress. It said it would pay workers far more than employees at the nonunion US auto plants operated by Tesla and foreign automakers. There are 145,000 UAW members at the nation’s three unionized automakers.

Persons: Shawn Fain, ” Fain, Todd Vachon, there’s, ”, Vachon, “ It’s, “ Stellantis, Fain’s, Fain, ” Gerald Johnson, ” Johnson, “, Ford Organizations: New, New York CNN — United Auto Workers, General Motors, Motors, Stellantis, CNN, Facebook, YouTube, National Labor Relations Board, Rutgers University, “, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, UAW, Ford, Tesla, GM Locations: New York

☆ UAW president says union has filed unfair labor practice charges against GM, Stellantis over contract talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DETROIT — United Auto Workers has filed unfair labor practice charges against automakers General Motors and Stellantis to the National Labor Relations Board for not bargaining with the union in good faith or a timely manner, UAW President Shawn Fain said Thursday night. The union did not file a complaint against Ford Motor , as Fain said the company responded to the UAW's demands with a counterproposal he heavily criticized. "GM and Stellantis' willful refusal to bargain in good faith is not only insulting and counterproductive, it's also illegal," Fain said during a Facebook Live. "That's why today, our union filed unfair labor practice charges, or ULPs, against both GM and Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board." Regarding Ford's recent proposal, Fain called it "concessionary."

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Stellantis, it's, Fain's, Ford, Jim Farley, Farley Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, National Labor Relations Board, Ford Motor, GM, NLRB, —, Ford

☆ Chipotle is paying $322,400 to settle allegations its DC locations let minors work more than 48 hours a week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chipotle is paying more than $300,000 to settle allegations of child labor in Washington, D.C.D.C. alleges Chipotle let minors work over 48 hours a week and more than six straight days a week. Chipotle denies the allegations, but will adopt policies to comply with child labor laws as part of a settlement. Schwalb's office began the investigation in May 2022 after seeing reports alleging Chipotle violated child labor laws in other jurisdictions, according to the release. The investigation identified more than 800 potential violations of the district's child labor laws dating back to April 2020. Chipotle was previously accused of child labor law violations in Massachusetts and New Jersey.

Persons: Chipotle, Brian L, Schwalb, Laurie Schalow Organizations: Service, Washington , D.C, Washington, New Jersey Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Washington ,, Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Augusta , Maine

☆ Walt Disney Pictures VFX workers file for unionization with backing of IATSE
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

More than 80% of Walt Disney Picture’s 18 in-house VFX crewmembers signed their authorization cards, IATSE said in a release. While the Marvel Studios VFX unionization effort is set to count votes on September 12, workers at Puerto Rico-based Gladius Studios also voted unanimously to unionize earlier this month. The unionizing VFX workers are behind some of Walt Disney Pictures’ biggest hits, IATSE said, including the live-action adaptations of “Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”If the elections turns out in favor of unionizing, IATSE said the studio is obligated to hold good-faith negotiations. CNN has reached out to the Walt Disney Company for comment. VFX jobs have historically not been represented by unions, even though a wide range of positions from production design to lighting and props have fallen under IATSE.

Persons: Walt Disney, IATSE, “, ” IATSE, Aladdin ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Labor Relations Board, International Alliance, Walt, Walt Disney Picture’s, Marvel Studios, Gladius Studios, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Walt Disney Pictures, “ Pirates, CNN, Walt Disney Company Locations: New York, unionize, Hollywood, Puerto Rico, Caribbean

☆ It's getting easier for workers to unionize. One simple chart shows the new steps.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bosses will sometimes use the period before a union election to dissuade workers from unionizing. But if those tactics are illegal and compromise an election, workers will now automatically get their union. Firms have utilized the period between workers announcing their intent to unionize and when a formal union election takes place to dissuade workers from voting in favor of unionizing. But now, should any of those tactics end up being illegal and compromising an election, workers will get their union anyway. "This isn't a fringe ruling, this is a big ruling," Groshen said.

Persons: Erica Groshen, Jennifer Abruzzo, Groshen Organizations: NLRB, Service, National Labor Relations Board, Workers, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations Locations: unionizing, Wall, Silicon

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