LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest for Monday, February 7, 2022
LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest for Monday, February 7, 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
The 45-Page White House Task Force Report On Worker Organizing And Empowerment has been released. Here it is…
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 4, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
BARGAINING NEWS
Port Canaveral union seeks changes in how negotiations take place
Santa Barbara County to Continue Negotiating Project Labor Agreement with Unions
ECONOMIC NEWS
Frontier and Spirit to merge, creating fifth-largest airline in U.S. in $6.6 billion deal
Study: 7 in 10 Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck now
AOC: ‘Capitalism is not a redeemable system for us’…...These TikTok Stars Made More Than CEOs
Pay So Low Georgia State Epidemiologists Leaving for Fast Food Jobs
Coming to America? Nova Scotia ‘Fight For $15!’ Group Rebrands, Pushes For $20
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Auto Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Union at GM Plant in Mexico
Some Nationwide Union Drives Have ‘Caught Fire’, Sweeping Through Employers
Robert Reich: So You Don’t Think Labor Unions Have A Future?
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Still No Deal Between Boston, First Responder Unions over Vax Mandate
PA Governor Wolf raises minimum wage for state employees, calls for a $15 statewide minimum
New Contract ‘Will Truly Work for Both Sides’ Fire Union Chief Says
City of Portland and Police Union Strike Deal on Contract; No Body Cams Included
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HCA Healthcare accused of Medicare fraud, excessive admission rates
3+ years later, NewYork-Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital nurses approve 1st labor deal
Geisinger nurses approve labor deal with raises, mental health days
First responders across Illinois seeking freedom from unions
Nursing shortage is a national health issue...Nurses struggle with staffing shortages, low pay as colleagues leave in droves
Bitter feelings linger after lengthy strike at Saint Vincent Hospital
These health care workers say they were fired after raising safety concerns
How a Last-Minute Progressive Push Sunk Universal Health Care in California
NYSNA Says Westchester Hospital Is ‘Hemorrhaging’ RN Staff, 150 Vacancies
New Saint Vincent Hospital CNO strives for fresh start after nearly 10-month strike
HR NEWS
Most Employees Support Employer Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
Over 75% of employees appreciate efforts by bosses to improve wellbeing
LABOR DISPUTES
MLB Lockout Rumors: No CBA Meetings Scheduled To Discuss Core Economics
US cake-makers strike for fair deal: ‘Our raises have been pennies…’
Thousands of trade workers laid off, more to come following concrete worker strike
LEGAL NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
NYC CLC: Drivers And Deliver Workers Kick Off Justice For App Drivers Campaign
As workers seek to unionise, some clergy are filling a crucial role
Architects at a prominent New York firm drop their unionization bid
HuffPo: Starbucks Is Desperately Trying To Slow A Union Campaign That’s Caught Fire
Jacobin: Hundreds of West Coast Truckers Are Fighting for a Union
POLITICAL NEWS
Crossing lines, Manchin (D) endorses Murkowski’s (R) Senate campaign
Are Secret ‘Puppeteers’ Still Directing American Public Policy? (AFL-CIO)
Biden joins ironworkers to sign federal labor protections into law
Biden Loosens Trump Tariffs On Solar Panels Despite Labor Unions’ Pleas
House-Passed ‘America COMPETES Act’ Contains
Union Card Check and Binding ArbitrationGOP Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent ‘Weaponization’ Of OSHA