Labor News & Commentary February 29, 2024 ski patrollers in Lake Tahoe petition for a union election & more

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https://onlabor.org/february-29-2024/

By Luke Hinrichs

Luke Hinrichs is a student at Harvard Law School.

In today’s news and commentary, Law360’s unionized workers authorize a strike; ski patrollers in Lake Tahoe petition for a union election; Apple shareholders reject a labor-backed proposal for an artificial intelligence transparency report; and Amazon lobbyists are barred from the European Parliament.

Unionized editorial workers at Law360, owned by LexisNexis, voted 263-12 to authorize a strike on Monday as contract negotiations with LexisNexis continue to stall. The Law360 Union, representing nearly 300 workers, is part of the NewsGuild of New York-Communications Workers of America. With over 95% of the union’s members voting, 96% voted to approve the strike. The vote comes two weeks after Law360 laid off 10% of its newsroom staff despite parent company LexisNexis’ record profits in 2023.

Ski patrollers at Palisades Tahoe, Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort, took a significant step toward unionizing. On Monday, 70% of eligible patrollers submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting an election. The Palisades Tahoe Professional Patrol Association is the fourth ski patrol association to seek to join CWA 7781 this year as ski patrollers raise concerns about safety, staffing shortages, and low wages. If the unionization effort is successful, the Association would be the first unionized ski patrol in California.

FULL story at link above.