LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest for Wednesday, February 9, 2022
FEATURED STORY: The Interview: Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien
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 Interview With Teamsters’ General President Sean O’Brien
The Interview: Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien
'...I’D LIKE TO SEE EVERYTHING UNIONIZED...'
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
The Government’s Pandemic Jobs Program Was a Resounding Failure
PA Power Plant Closures Would Cause Real Harm for Illusory Environmental Gains
GENERAL UNION NEWS
State legislators to address escalating crime rates, fallen officers
GreenCore and B&D Industries Partner to Provide Labor for 10K Solar EV Charging Plazas
Over AFA’s objections, Southwest to Reinstate Alcohol Sales on Flights Feb. 16
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Unionization Would Make Congress Even More Costly and Inefficient
Largest Federal Employee Union Identifies Top Legislative Priorities
Federal Employee Union Expresses Support of Congressional Workers Organizing Drive
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
NLRB: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore hospital broke rules in failed unionization drive
CA ‘Gig-Worker’ RNs Could Soon Book Directly With Hospitals As Independent Contractors...“Uber for Nurses” May Soon Be on the Ballot in California...
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
15,000 laborers will soon be idled if concrete strike continues, contractors estimate
Alaska Airlines Executive’s Unusual Interaction With Picketing Pilots...Exec Confronts Pilots As They Stand Silently On Picket...
LEGAL NEWS
California Governor Signs 2022 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill
Littler: Illinois Court Blocks Mandated COVID Mitigation Measures at 170 Districts
Anti-worker bills killed by Virginia state Senate thanks to AFSCME members
CWA Journalists gain protections in $825K settlement with Minnesota State Patrol
ORGANIZING NEWS
Starbucks Responds To Union Claims Company Illegally Fired Seven Activists
The SEIU Claims Starbucks 'Illegally' Fired 7 Employee-Organizers, But Did It Really?
POLITICAL NEWS
Biden’s new taxpayer-exploiting Ponzi scheme to boost unions and Democrats
Texans for Better Democrats Coalition Trying To Oust Two Sitting House Democrats
Whitmer budget plan hikes higher ed by 5%, also boosts nursing home worker pay