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CNN reports: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating the collective bargaining rights for a sizeable share of the federal workforce. The preliminary injunction issued by US District Court Judge Paul Friedman in the District of Columbia also found that a key section of President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing more than a dozen federal agencies …

Politico reports: Two powerful labor unions endorsed scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayoral bid Monday, providing organizational muscle and solidifying his front-runner status in the Democratic primary. The labor groups 32BJ SEIU and Hotel and Gaming Trades Council — which represent building service workers and hotel and casino employees, respectively — are coveted by most candidates running in highly …

The Hill reports: A federal employee union has sued to block a Trump administration order that would strip bargaining rights at 18 departments, arguing the president abused a limited national security authority to attack unions. President Trump last week signed an order that directed agencies to terminate already-signed collective bargaining agreements and to “cease participating in grievance procedures.” The Civil …

The Hill reports: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Thursday that President Trump signed an executive order limiting numerous agency employees from unionizing and instructing the government to stop engaging in any collective bargaining. The OPM memo references an order from Trump, but it is an accompanying fact sheet from the White House that lays out the rationale for …

The Huffington Post reports: Labor unions sued the federal government Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s controversial “deferred resignation” program, saying the effort to nudge government workers out of their jobs violates the law. Officials have told federal employees in a series of emails that they can submit a September resignation now and still receive pay and benefits while doing little …

Via press release from the Teamsters: At midnight last night, Amazon Teamsters at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island joined the historic strike against the corporate giant. They join thousands of Teamsters striking at DBK4 in New York City; DGT8 in Atlanta; DFX4, DAX5, and DAX8 in Southern California; DCK6 in San Francisco; and DIL7 in Skokie, Ill.; as well …

The Associated Press reports: Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Starbucks Workers United, the union that has …

The Washington Post reports: The Teamsters are launching strikes against seven Amazon warehouses Thursday, in the union’s biggest provocation yet against the nation’s second-largest private employer, threatening to delay some package delivery during the busy Christmas season. The strikes will take place at sites in New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Skokie, Ill., and Southern California. Roughly 9,000 Amazon workers …

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Seattle’s NBC affiliate reports: Boeing machinists represented by IAM District 751 voted to approve a new contract with the company on Monday, bringing an end to a nearly two-month long strike that paralyzed the company’s jet production and cost them an estimated $1 billion a month. The contract received 59% approval from union membership. This latest contract proposal offers a …

The Huffington Post reports: Vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) crossed a virtual picket line by publishing an opinion piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday, according to the union whose workers are on strike at the newspaper. Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild-CWA, told HuffPost that there was no excuse for Vance, the running mate of former President …

“Hi, my name is Dawnya Ferdinansen with UAW Local 14 of Toledo, Ohio. I am an 18-year UAW member in good standing. I’m making this video in response to Trump’s statement that auto workers just assemble parts out of a box. “I challenge you, Trump, to one full 12-hour day in any auto assembly plant. I want to see you …

The New York Times reports: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will appear together on Monday in Pittsburgh to celebrate labor unions, a crucial mobilizing force for Democrats, at their first joint campaign event since Ms. Harris replaced Mr. Biden at the top of the ticket in July. Mr. Biden has called himself the most pro-union president in history, …

Politico reports: International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien made a splash last month speaking at the Republican National Convention, and his organization now stands alone among America’s largest unions in withholding an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. But Donald Trump’s comments to Elon Musk Monday night suggesting that striking workers ought to be summarily fired have inflamed …

The Associated Press reports: The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. Gwen Mills, the union’s president, said Trump was merely “making a play” for votes while Harris has credibility from having supported unions. …

Reuters reports: The United Auto Workers union endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. president on Wednesday, boosting Harris in the swing state of Michigan as her recently launched campaign ramps up. UAW President Shawn Fain, who spoke by phone last week with Harris, praised the vice president’s record “of delivering for the working class” and said she “will stand …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union’s staff announced a strike and set up picket lines Friday. Biden had planned to speak Sunday, but his campaign said the president is a “fierce supporter of unions and he won’t cross a picket line.” …

CNN reports: Joe Biden will land a major union endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it. In making one of their earliest ever presidential endorsements, NABTU leaders are kickstarting an eight-figure organizing program to try to deliver their 250,000 members in the battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, …

The Washington Post reports: The United Auto Workers endorsed President Biden at its annual legislative conference Wednesday in Washington, signaling union support in auto-making swing states, where former president Trump is also popular. The endorsement is a political victory for the self-proclaimed “most pro-union president” who has gone to great lengths to appeal to union members, including auto workers. The …

CNBC reports: The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor have reached a tentative agreement that will end a nearly six-week strike at the automaker, the union announced Wednesday night. The tentative agreement, which was first reported earlier by CNBC, includes 25% pay increases over the terms of the agreement and will cumulatively raise the top wage to more than …