LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest for Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The following are the top employee and labor-related news stories from LaborUnionNews.com.
Categories included in today’s digest are:
FEATURED NEWS
FEATURED STORY
Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage
...‘Building back worse’: Wisconsin’s & UAW’s fight over the production of USPS vehicles
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 1, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
BARGAINING NEWS
Labor Notes: This Year’s Rail Negotiations Are About a Good Job Made Miserable
Talks Stalled: Is Orange County Headed for a Bus Driver Strike?
Oil refiners offer union workers 9% pay raise over three yearsWSWS: USW blocks strike, extends contract for 30,000 US oil workers
ECONOMIC NEWS
Another 1000 Boeing Jobs Lost in WA Last Year, But Unions Hope For An Upswing In 2022
First-of-Its-Kind Fast Food Regulation Council Established Under Union-Backed Bill in California
Surprise! GM’s UAW workforce profit-sharing check will top $10,000
Workforce Shift: Work-from-home options spur blue-collar workers to consider new careers
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Food delivery workers, ride-share drivers demand more rights
OP-ED: Women fighting to protect freelance jobs aren’t ‘hysterical’
Finally…U.S. judge approves direct election of UAW officersJudge Okays ‘One-Member, One-Vote’ Rule After ‘Historic Change’ to Root Out Corruption in the UAWFLASHBACK: How a decade of corruption unfolded at the UAW
Biz leader entangled in ugly dispute between electrical workers union, ex-employer...IBEW protesters call for resignation of ABC of Michigan president
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
WA Legislators, Hospital Association Conflict On Staffing Bills
Mercy Health Muskegon workers began voting on possible picket after failed contract negotiations
HR NEWS
SHRM: Alternative Complaint Systems for Harassment and Discrimination Disputes
Judge intervenes to keep Anthem Blue Cross from immediately canceling hospital contracts
EEOC Issues Guide for Self Representation; Recommends Appeal Brief
COMPENSATION: Wages Are Significantly Outpacing Employment in These Industries
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
OFCCP’s First Webinar on its New Contractor Portal Leaves Most Questions Unanswered
Ogletree: California Employers’ Minimum Wage Compliance Checklist for 2022
Drug distributors, J&J to pay $590 mln to settle U.S. tribes’ opioid claims
FLRA Can Regulate State National Guard Under Specific Conditions in Sixth Circuit Ruling
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
REI’s Customer Base Shows Support for Pro-Union Employees at Soho Store
Labor Press: Amazon Dropbox Helped Trigger Union Revote – Why Is It Back Again?
CWA: Ten Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Employees Win Union Recognition
POLITICAL NEWS
SHRM: Biden Administration Encourages Congress to Act on Equal Rights Amendment
Bloomberg: Top Lawyer Vacancy at EEOC Raises Questions About Biden Plan
Unions, trade associations back House provision to bar duty-free Chinese goods