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Jan 25, 2022

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(Updated) NLRB Petitions & Charges: Jan. 24, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

TX: Sheriff’s union overwhelmingly approves new labor contract with pay raise
Rail Unions Representing 100K Workers Want 40% Pay Increases, Say Talks ‘Completely Stalled’
WIN-WIN: Titan International Chairman Boasts New USW Contracts Reward Increases in Production Output
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

MLB lockout: Players submit counter-offer to owners with negotiations set to continue this week
AFT confirms Birmingham, Alabama teachers, staff were planning walkout amid rising COVID cases
Teachers Association files 10-day strike notice in Cleveland suburb
Golden Gate Transit bus operators vote to authorize strike (ATU)
BNSF railroad asks judge to block 17,000 workers from striking
UFCW Members Ratify Contract Following 10-Day King Soopers’ Strike

CNN: Biden admin to withdraw vaccine or test regulation aimed at large businesses
Mandatory Employee Vaccines – Coming to A State Near You?
‘A bridge too far’: Judge rules against vaccine mandate for federal workers
2022 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers
Employment-at-Will Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

NLRB Reconsiders ‘Gag Orders’ in Arbitration Agreements
NLRB Orders Springfield Symphony Orchestra To Hold Two Spring Concerts (AFM)
NLRB Top Lawyer Is ‘Speeding’ Through Agenda Items

With fast food workers making more than substitute teachers, Fargo Public Schools struggles to compete
The Baby Bust and Its Impact on Work
Interest Rate Hike Coming In March?
Inflation, Supply Chain, Omicron Expected to Take a Bigger Toll on Global Growth
Goldman economist says it’s tough to sustain wage gains of 5% to 6% without ‘meaningfully high’ inflation

Unions Among Top Donors Of $17.8 Million Massachusetts App-Based Driver Initiative
Biden concedes Build Back Better breakup; unions campaign to save key pieces

Employers pinpoint workforce mental health as one of HR’s top priorities for 2022
What’s keeping HR up at night? The Great Resignation and much more
HR lessons in compassion from the pandemic
Top Employee Handbook Updates for 2022
Podcast: What’s Driving American Employees To Give their 2 Weeks Notice?

‘Broken’ US Labor Law Blamed for Drop in Union Membership
NYT: The U.S. Labor Movement Is Popular, Prominent and Also Shrinking
Will California Supersize the Bargaining Power of Fast Food Workers?
- ...a 'bold new idea'...
PTSD, depression and addiction soar amid skyrocketing Omicron cases...men faring worse...
New Mexicans voice concerns about National Guard members becoming substitute teachers