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Labor News & Commentary November 12, 2023 Bangladesh increases minimum wage for garment workers etc
https://onlabor.org/november-12-2023/By Will Ebeler
Will Ebeler is a student at Harvard Law School.
In this weekend’s news and commentary: hospitality workers unions reach tentative agreement with Las Vegas resorts; Honda raises wages by 11%; Bangladesh increases minimum wage for garment workers; and Disneyland workers will receive a higher minimum wage.
Last week, two Las Vegas hospitality worker unions reached a tentative agreement with MGM Resorts International (on Thursday) and Wynn Resorts (on Friday). The agreement covers both Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, both locals of the UNITE HERE union. The unions did not immediately disclose details of the agreement: the Culinary Workers Union explained it wants to “ensure unionized workers have the opportunity to see full details of their contract first and vote whether to accept it.” However, they did announce that the agreement includes “the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the history of the Culinary Union,” reduced workloads, improved worker safety protections, and increased technology protections. As Jacqueline explained last week, the unions on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement with Caesars Entertainment, another major hotel owner in the city. The unions had planned to go on strike if they did not reach an agreement with the hotels, and the tentative agreement with Wynn Resorts came less than three hours before the strike deadline.
Next, Bloomberg reports that Honda Motor Co. plans to increase its base wage for US employees by 11% starting in January. The pay increase is likely spurred by the recent contract agreement reached by the United Auto Workers. After its recent successes at US-owned car companies the UAW is trying to organize workers at the US factories of other car companies, including Honda and Toyota, another company that recently announced significant wage increases.
FULL story at link above.