🌎 Discussion: Labor, Unions, and Workers' Rights

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What Trump's reelection means for union workers, according to experts

"It's going to be a dramatic change," one expert said.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.

apnews.com

 

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Children illegally worked dangerous overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find

Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux City, Iowa.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Days of disabled workers earning less than $7.25 an hour may soon be over

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would stop employers from paying some workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage.

abcnews.go.com

 

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'Gut punch': Trump upsets local union leaders by opposing U.S. Steel-Nippon deal

On Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel Co., vowing to block the deal when he takes office. Some steelworkers in Pittsburgh’s Mon Valley who support the deal — and Trump — weren’t happy. “I am

triblive.com

 

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Circuit court judge rejects effort to temporarily block Florida’s anti-union law

Leon County Circuit Court judge Jonathan Sjostrom didn’t buy the plaintiffs’ argument that portions of the law violate employees’ constitutional rights.

www.orlandoweekly.com

 

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Costco accused of unfair labor practices by Teamsters union

Teamsters, a union representing 18,000 Costco employees, have accused the company of unfair labor practices.

www.10news.com

 

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[Herofan]

After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

The long-term erosion of working-class support for Democrats reached a crisis for a party that views itself as the champion of workers.

www.nbcnews.com

Booker said that when he toured job sites this year, he heard about inflation, immigration and the demise of the Keystone Pipeline, which would have created jobs for his members but was killed for environmental concerns — all issues that played to the GOP’s favor.

Interesting issues where aside from inflation, which is acknowledged as problem but also as pretty inevitable, there's pretty strong disagreement about whether they are even problems, let alone should be solved/worked against, where people do have really strong interests and the strong interests can be strong enough to outright strongly determine vote, where people aren't just persuaded by just saying There are worse problems you should care more about.

It's often said that both the Democratic Party and voters should prioritize economic interests but actually doing so can definitely lean to being pretty anti-immigrant (and/or generally protectionist) and at least environmental protection-indifferent if not opposed to it. "Green, clean energy jobs" probably sounds like it would benefit just relatively few people who are already pretty well-off.

I think Trump and Vance made protectionism sound pretty needed and positive and most Democratic politicians have pretty ingrained sense that protectionism is bad and wrong, not net positive, you will see more Democratic politicians pushing for it as good/needed but they're currently small minority (and they particularly face problem in that opponents would say You're sounding like Trump and they also don't want to say he's right on anything, though supporters of protectionism could respond We lost because we weren't for it at all).

 

[Herofan]

Really not sure what they could do, even though both major parties are at least most controlled by and for the wealthy/wealthier and powerful, other than support one of the parties, third parties can't win or accomplish much. At best when they do cause a big party to lose the runner-up party might eventually start caring, acting on their issues (though can't act much with having lost, maybe can act at state level) but it seems that just hasn't, doesn't happen, won't when there's always a newer crisis to react, respond to.

 

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Will Trump Tax Cuts for the Rich Blow a Hole in the 'Rock-Solid Labor Market' Left by Biden? | Common Dreams

"If he pursues trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy and implements the proposals to slash public investments that people like Musk have championed, the labor market will surely deteriorate and workers will suffer."

www.commondreams.org

 

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Rich people don't care.

 

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Labor Department investigating migrant child labor claims at HelloFresh

The Labor Department is investigating HelloFresh over allegations that migrant children were working at its cooking and packaging facility in Illinois.

abcnews.go.com

 

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‘We were demonized’: labor unions win big in ruling on Wisconsin’s Act 10

Judge overturned ex-governor Scott Walker’s notorious law that stripped employees’ collective bargaining rights

www.theguardian.com

 

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Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board

Trump’s NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on rolling back workers’ gains.

truthout.org

 

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US judge blocks nearly $25bn Kroger-Albertsons grocery chain merger

Judge sides with FTC that merger would lead to higher prices and less bargaining leverage for union workers

www.theguardian.com

 

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Schumer torpedoed by Manchin and Sinema on crucial NLRB vote​

Driving the news: Democrats thought they could install McFerran, the current chair, for another five-year term.

• That would ensure Democrats had a 3-2 majority on the board, which helps referee disputes between employers of workers across the economy, from Amazon to Starbucks.
• "It is deeply disappointing, a direct attack on working people, and incredibly troubling that this highly qualified nominee — with a proven track record of protecting worker rights — did not have the votes," Schumer said.

• With Manchin apparently off-campus, Sinema was the first of the two to vote "No."
• That left the vote tied at 49-49, with the possibility that Vice President Harris could break the tie, but then word began to circulate that Manchin was en route back to the Capitol.
• Manchin arrived after the vote had been open for more than 90 minutes, and voted "No."

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/schumer-nlrb-vote-manchin-sinema

 

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US judge blocks nearly $25bn Kroger-Albertsons grocery chain merger

Judge sides with FTC that merger would lead to higher prices and less bargaining leverage for union workers

www.theguardian.com

Albertsons sues Kroger, backs out of $25B merger after courts block the deal

Albertsons has filed a lawsuit against Kroger one day after federal judges blocked a potential $24.6 billion merger deal.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Warren Bill Would Stop Companies From Placing Shareholder Paydays Over Worker Rights | Common Dreams

Senator Elizabeth Warren is taking a stand against corporate greed with the Accountable Capitalism Act. Let's hold corporations accountable and prioritize the well-being of all stakeholders. #AccountableCapitalismAct #ElizabethWarren #CorporateGreed

www.commondreams.org

 

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Booze Hound! Lina Khan, Not Done Yet, Targets Nation's Largest Alcohol Seller | Common Dreams

"The FTC is doing what our government should be doing: using every tool possible to make life better for everyday Americans," said one advocate.

www.commondreams.org