LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest: Wed., Jan. 26, 2022

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FEATURED STORY

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

• ...Biden's Early Front-Runner...

• ...The 'Short List'...

• ...'The Squad' calls on Biden for Black woman nominee: 'You promised'...

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(Updated) NLRB Petitions & Charges: Jan. 25, 2022(for paid subscribers only)

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BARGAINING NEWS

• Supervisors could get twice the raise of AFSCME workers

• Strike-ending contract nets some Denver grocery workers a $5 raise

• Harvard Security Guards Strike Down ‘Insulting’ Securitas Contract Offer

• Union proposes higher minimum salary in latest talks (MLBPU)

• Oakland school district reaches agreement with teachers union on COVID safety, avoiding a strike

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Alabama Amazon warehouse workers tilting pro-union, labor reps claim

  • ...Deja Vu? Union files charge, alleges supervisor coerced...

  • ...Co: Employee-organizer was interfering with "interfering with fellow associates during their working time, in their work areas"...

• Activision Blizzard says ‘NO’ to voluntarily recognizing Call of Duty QA union

  • ...Activision Blizzard reorganizes Raven tester department that voted for union...

  • ...Activision Blizzard Union Election Faces Company Opposition...

  • ...'Call of Duty: Warzone' studio will try to unionize without Activision Blizzard's blessing...

• Starbucks Workers Are Unionizing in Starbucks’ Hometown

  • Starbucks Seeks to Halt Arizona Union Vote Count in Appeal

• Biscuit World workers say no to 1st W.Va. fast-food union, UFCW alleges ULPs

  • ...Five voted for UFCW, seven against, BUT six did not vote at all!...

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LABOR DISPUTES

• MLB lockout: Players said to be disappointed by Tuesday meeting with league, owners

• Corvette Line Workers Move Closer To Strike Action

• Seattle’s concrete workers strike over low wages and unfair labor practices

• Alabama coalminers on strike for 10 months vow not to be ‘starved out’

• Judge blocks 17,000 BNSF workers from striking over new attendance policy

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB Issues complaint against East Liverpool City Hospital, claims unfair labor practices

• NLRB’s Invitation to File Briefs and Activist General Counsel Signal the Good Old Days May Be Now for Organized Labor

• NLRB Launches Electronic Spanish-Language Charge and Petition Filing

• Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of January 10 - 14, 2022

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Labor Notes: Striking Massachusetts Nurses Outwait Corporate Giant Tenet

• PA Senate passes new funding for hospitals, health care workers

• Nurses to strike at PA hospital, saying they’re ‘pushed to the brink’

• Dems Introduce Bill to Protect Future Benefits, Health Care for Miners

• NJ Expands Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers and High-Risk Settings

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LEGAL NEWS

• SCOTUS Vaccine Aftermath: What Should Employers Do Now?

• OSHA Pulls Vaccine Mandate, But Will Propose as a Rule

• New York state mask mandate back in effect as judge grants stay in appeal

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• EPI on Interest Rate Hikes: U.S. workers have already been disempowered in the name of fighting inflation

• Federal Reserve signals rate hike in March to fight inflation; stocks rise

• $15 Min. Wage ‘No Longer Feasible,’ Fight For $15 Group Changes Name…

• Hawaii Senate Proposes Highest Min. Wage in U.S…$18 per hour!

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POLITICAL NEWS

• MN Steelworkers to Biden: Keep Domestic Market Strong

• Isn’t it time to end the worker classification debate?

• Unionization Falls as Left Wing Pushes More Coercion

• Slew of union, collective bargaining bills pass Pennsylvania House committee

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HR NEWS

• What if Customers Prefer Vaccinated Employees?

• How Can Multi-State Employers Manage the Compliance Minefield of Wage Disclosure Laws Nationwide?

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GENERAL NEWS

• State budget brings opportunity to envision new future for public education

• NRTW: Rochester UAW Officials Forced to Stop Funneling Dissenting GM Worker’s Dues Toward Politics

• Why Can’t the AFL-CIO Have Two Presidents?

• As Infrastructure Money Pours In, Construction Companies Prepare To Deal With Unintended Consequences

• Internet backlash against businesses: “…If they don’t want to pay you fair wages, force them to close!”

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Fire fighters union political activities flourished under embattled former president with close ties to Biden

• National Association of Letter Carriers Local President Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement