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🚨 Labor Tensions Are Heating Up Again! 🚨 Remember the "Hot Labor Summer" of 2023? Well, it's back in full force this summer of 2024! From coast to coast, we're seeing strikes, protests, and a resurgence in worker activism that’s impossible to ignore. 🌡️ 👷♂️ 17,000 AT&T Southeast workers are on strike, standing up against unfair labor practices. 📢 Cornell University employees are making their voices heard as they strike right at the start of the academic year. 🚗 UAW is preparing to strike at Stellantis, pushing back against broken promises. 📈 The AFL-CIO is ramping up organizing efforts in the Deep South, bringing the fight to traditionally anti-union states like Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. As we head into the dog days of 2024, it’s clear: this summer is shaping up to be just as impactful as last year, with workers nationwide taking action against their employers. 🌍✊ 🔗 Watch our latest Labor Relatedly episode for the full rundown on these critical labor movements. #LaborShowdown #HotLaborSummer2024 #LinkedInVideo #LaborNews #DTHR

🚨 Labor Tensions Are Heating Up Again! 🚨 Remember the "Hot Labor Summer" of 2023? Well, it's back in full force this summer of 2024! From coast to coast, we're seeing strikes, protests, and a resurgence in worker activism that’s impossible to ignore. 🌡️ 👷♂️ 17,000 AT&T Southeast workers are on strike, standing up against unfair labor practices. 📢 Cornell University employees are making their voices heard as they strike right at the start of the academic year. 🚗 UAW is preparing to strike at Stellantis, pushing back against broken promises. 📈 The AFL-CIO is ramping up organizing efforts in the Deep South, bringing the fight to traditionally anti-union states like Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. As we head into the dog days of 2024, it’s clear: this summer is shaping up to be just as impactful as last year, with workers nationwide taking action against their employers. 🌍✊ 🔗 Watch our latest Labor Relatedly episode to get the full rundown on these critical labor movements. #LaborShowdown #HotLaborSummer2024 #LinkedInVideo #LaborRelatedly #LaborNews #DTHR

A humble tribute to those who shaped the foundation of modern day work norms. Origins: In 1886, workers in Chicago, Illinois, demanded an eight-hour workday after enduring exhausting 16-hour shifts without weekly rest. The Strike: The strike spread rapidly across the US, with over 350,000 workers uniting in protests nationwide. Chicago became the epicenter, witnessing nearly 40,000 participants in the mobilization. The Haymarket Massacre: Violence erupted, culminating in the infamous Haymarket Square bombing on May 4, 1886, attributed to anarchist Rudolph Schnaubelt. The incident resulted in one police officer's death and multiple injuries, marking a tragic turn in the labor movement. May Day: A Memorial: May 1st was chosen as International Labor Day in honor of the Chicago Martyrs and their quest for fair working conditions. Despite initial resistance, their struggle left an indelible mark on global labor history, advocating for workers' rights worldwide. #InternationalLaborDay #ChicagoMartyrs #WorkersRights #MayDay

Two years after the enactment of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), DHS Under Secretary Robert Silvers reflects on the initial reactions to the law and what work still needs to be done to eradicate products made with forced labor. Watch our full webinar with Under Secretary Silvers on demand: https://hubs.ly/Q02D5b510

In life, everything has to start somewhere in order to move forward and continuously reinforce those actions to be successful

It's time to close the massive gap in pay between CEOs and front-line workers, to make sure workers get a fair share of the pie that unions like the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers help bake, and to make sure all working people truly live with dignity and security. And we know that this can’t happen unless workers have real power on the job, which is why unions are so important. To my brothers and sisters in the IUBAC: Keep organizing, keep advocating and know that the Biden-Harris administration has your back.

Give a listen: National Review's Rich Lowry is joined by Vinnie Vernuccio, President of the Institute for the American Worker, to discuss how unions have reduced worker freedom, the underhanded tactics unions use to gain power and stifle dissenting voices, how the government enables unions, and how Americans can use free market principles to restore workers' rights and bring about positive labor reform. https://lnkd.in/gGnh-RqR

"Three Strikes: Lessons Learned From The ILA, Autoworkers, & Actors Strikes" NEW #GenovaBurns Labor & #EmploymentLaw blog post authored by Counsel Edward Bonett, Esq. "Now that the ILA short-lived but eventful strike is over, it is important to understand what this strike and the two noteworthy strikes of last year by the #Autoworkers and the Actors-Writers have in common and what we might learn from them. Technology. Or, to put it a bit more expansively, the march of advancing technology pitted against the anxieties over job loss." #LaborLaw #ILAStrike #LaborNegotiations #NowYouKnow https://lnkd.in/duTxGGnA

The enforcement of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is in flux due the recent ruling in Staffing Services Association of Illinois et al. v. Flanagan – here are our takeaways for employers

Congressional staffer unions and lawmakers are struggling to secure bargaining contracts nearly two years after publicly organizing, highlighting both longstanding issues newly minted unions face as well as the unique circumstances of organizing on Capitol Hill. February will mark the two-year anniversary of the public launch of the Congressional Workers Union, which has been seeking to unionize lawmakers' aides. While the union has organized 18 offices over the last two years, they were only able to reach a collective bargaining agreement in a single unit—the staffers of former Rep. Andy Levin's (D-Mich.), who left office in January 2022. Among the issues cited by the union as it works to reach contracts are lawmakers dragging their feet during bargaining, an approach that mirrors tactics used by large employers who lawmakers themselves have publicly criticized for not negotiating with unions. Read the full story from Diego Areas Munhoz and Zach C. Cohen: https://lnkd.in/dHw_CYsz