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Jan 24, 2022

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New 5-year deal for Highland Valley Copper employees and Teck Resources
WSWS: What’s at stake in the looming contract fight of 30,000 US oil refinery workers (USW)
Smith’s grocery store employees threaten to strike (UFCW)
Pilgrim’s Raising Wages by $2 per Hour in Mayfield, Kentucky (UFCW)

Socialists to King Soopers’ Workers: “Reject the sellout contract! Demand the restart of your strike!” (UFCW)
17,000 union employees for BNSF prepare to strike (SMART Union)
Oakland teachers union threatens to strike if district doesn’t reach new COVID agreement
SEIU: Santa Cruz County Workers Reject Last County Offer, Set Unfair Labor Practice Strike For January 25
Minneapolis teachers union moves one step closer to strike
Corvette Production Threatened by Labor Dispute (UAW)

NLRB Top Lawyer Is ‘Speeding’ Through Agenda Items
NLRB Invites Briefs on Multiple, Far-Reaching Standards Impacting Employers…...Here We Go Again? NLRB Seeks Input on Appropriate Bargaining Unit Standards...
Podcast: With “Micro Units” Coming, the NLRB is About to Make HR’s Job Much Harder (Again)
NLRB bucks courts to attack independent workers
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NJ Expands Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers and High-Risk Settings
Health-Care Strike Risk Runs High as Hundreds of Labor Deals End
Health Care Worker Vaccination Deadlines Extended in Some States
After nearly three years at the bargaining table, Trinity hospital workers vow to ‘escalate’ fight (SEIU)
SEIU: Majority of surveyed workers at HCA say staffing shortage is “compromising patient care”
Mayo Clinic Health System nurses petition for action on staffing challenges
St. Vincent Hospital to reopen outpatient services closed during nurses’ strike (MNA)

Podcast: Is Card Check Here? An Interview With LRI’s Phil Wilson (Spotify)
Biscuit World union effort rooted in West Virginia history (UFCW)
Hershey Chocolate in Stuarts Draft petition for a union (BCTGM)
Microsoft Deal Throws Obstacles in Path of Activision Organizers
Workers at REI Store in Manhattan Seek to Form Retailer’s Only Union
Truck Drivers in San Diego, Southern California Seek to Join Teamsters…...XPO and Teamsters fire opening shots in new battle over drayage driver status...
A sixth veterinary hospital in US votes to unionize
Bay Area Transit Workers Organize for Hazard Pay, Build toward Contract Campaigns
Call of Duty Warzone QA testers form a guild

2022 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers
Employment-at-Will Does Not Mean What You Think It Means
Red Rock Casino Employee Urges 9th Circuit to Overturn Order Imposing Union on Workers Who Voted Against Unionization
Older workers press age discrimination claims in challenge to IBM layoffs
OSHA: Health-Care Virus Standard Close to Nine Months Away

New Jersey, New York Ranked Worst U.S. States to Retire
U.S. economy slows sharply during omicron wave
Fisher Phillips: What Will 2022 Bring for the Gig Economy?
WSJ: U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure Due to Omicron ...Starbucks and McDonald's Shorten Store Hours Amid Staffing Shortages...
Truck drivers say Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan overlooks parking, a critical need for breaks and sleep
Autonomous battery-powered rail cars could steal shipments from truckers
Bezos loses $20 billion in one week!
WAGE INFLATION: This trucking company is hiking pay as much as 33%

MN unions grew in 2021, bucking national trend
Union employees speak out against Lifespan, Care New England merger
WSJ: Big Labor’s Resurgence That Wasn’t
Empower workers or government overreach? California’s fast food bill tests labor laws ...
- California lawmakers advance bill to oversee fast-food working conditions...
- ...state-appointed council would establish industry-wide minimum standards...
‘This is a job’: Why college players reject the term ‘student athlete’

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