Four labor union stories loom large in the headlines as we end the week:
- Boeing and the IAM return to mediation as the strike heads into its third week. According to posts on X, the rank and file expect at least a 40% pay increase, and automation remains a key issue.
- CEO Brian Niccol of Starbucks commits to engaging constructively with Starbucks Workers United on bargaining.
- East Coast port workers are heading towards a strike next Tuesday, which would inflict a lot of pain on consumers just before the election.
- Labor unions are activating their ground game ahead of the election, with surprising support for both Trump and Harris.
Links on all this are below:
