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Service Employees International Union workers reach tentative agreement with University of Michigan Health
Read full article: Service Employees International Union workers reach tentative agreement with University of Michigan HealthThe Service Employees International Union workers have tentatively agreed with the University of Michigan Health.
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget
Read full article: California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budgetDemocrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the budget.
Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court
Read full article: Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal courtDartmouth says it will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month.
Labor board gives Dartmouth's trustees more time to appeal as athletes prepare for union vote
Read full article: Labor board gives Dartmouth's trustees more time to appeal as athletes prepare for union voteThe National Labor Relations Board has granted Dartmouth’s trustees extra time to request a review of a regional official’s ruling that the school’s men’s basketball players are employees.
After labor victory, Dartmouth players return to the basketball court
Read full article: After labor victory, Dartmouth players return to the basketball courtThe two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort.
US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote
Read full article: US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union voteA National Labor Relations Board regional official has decided that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes.
As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
Read full article: As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staffPlanned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff.
After strike, LA school district workers approve labor deal
Read full article: After strike, LA school district workers approve labor dealLos Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a contract to increase wages and provide better benefits for staffers after a three-day strike last month.
Thousands of LA school district workers to hold 3-day strike
Read full article: Thousands of LA school district workers to hold 3-day strikeTens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will strike for three days next week over stalled contract talks and teachers will join them, likely shutting down the nation’s second-largest school system.
Little Caesars Arena workers demand action at city hall in Downtown Detroit
Read full article: Little Caesars Arena workers demand action at city hall in Downtown DetroitLook around the next time you go to a Detroit Pistons or a Detroit Lions game, and you’ll see workers doing all kinds of jobs, like cleaning crews, security, ushers, and camera crews. Those workers say they’re getting a raw deal from management on several issues.
Macomb County prosecutor calls for committee to review nursing home deaths
Read full article: Macomb County prosecutor calls for committee to review nursing home deathsMOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Macomb County prosecutor and former Michigan House Rep. Pete Lucido said his office is flooded with calls from families who said their perfectly-health loved-ones died in nursing homes. READ: Michigan AG looks into requests to investigate state nursing home policyHe said they’ve told him they are unable to get any answers from nursing homes or from the state about what has happened. Some believe their deaths may have been connected to a nursing home policy put in place by Gov. Initially, patients who tested positive for COVID were placed in the same facility with patients who did not have COVID. The report, released by the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT), evaluated the state’s regional nursing home hub strategy, comparing the approach to outcomes in other states.
AP Exclusive: 'Strike for Black Lives' to highlight racism
Read full article: AP Exclusive: 'Strike for Black Lives' to highlight racismThe national strike will also include a handful of worker-led marches through participating cities, organizers said Wednesday. Our members have been on a journey to understanding why we cannot win economic justice without racial justice. This strike for Black lives is a way to take our members understanding about that into the streets, Henry told the AP. Strike for Black Lives" organizers say they want to disrupt a multi-generational cycle of poverty perpetuated by anti-union and other policies that make it difficult to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions. An estimated 54% of Black workers and 63% of Hispanic workers fall into that category, compared to 37% of white workers and 40% of Asian American workers, the group said.