LaborUnionNews.com's Daily News Digest for Friday, February 11, 2022
FEATURED STORY: Joy Silk Revisited
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The following are the top employee and labor-related news stories from LaborUnionNews.com.
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FEATURED NEWS
LABOR RELATIONS RADIO
FEATURED STORY: Joy Silk Revisited
The Joy Silk doctrine: How a small change to labor law could have huge benefits for organizing workers
WATCH: NLRB General Counsel Says She Will Impose Decades-Old 'Card Check' Legal Doctrine
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BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
Inflation surges 7.5% on an annual basis, even more than expected, highest since 1982...‘Everything is going up’: Families feel the squeeze.....Inflation Is Probably Costing You $276 a Month...
GM, Toyota, Ford cut production following Canadian trucking protests
US Wind moves ahead with Sparrows Point manufacturing hub for offshore wind farms
GENERAL UNION NEWS
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nursing school dean elected to national nursing organization board
SEIU accuses HCA of unnecessary hospital admissions, Medicare fraud
Nurses say safe staffing is under attack at Florida’s nursing homes
Seattle Children’s Hospital – Management Needs a Reality Check
HR NEWS
President Expected to Sign Mandatory Arbitration Ban for Sexual-Harassment Claims
‘Dr. Phil’ Set Alleged to Be a “Toxic Workplace” in New Report
LABOR DISPUTES
Union representing KY American Water workers to strike, alleges unfair labor practices
Teamsters Go Out On Strike at Sysco St. Cloud...Drivers for restaurant food supplier Sysco on Strike...
LEGAL NEWS
House Committee Approves Bill To Give Essential Workers $1,500 In Bonus Pay
Amicus Curiae Brief of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Before the NLRB in The Atlantic Opera, Inc.
Governor Newsom Signs Paid Sick Leave Extension, Expanded Relief for Small Businesses
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
‘This is a national movement’: union drives surge at US Starbucks stores
Union election rematch: Bessemer workers continue to fight Amazon’s anti-labor campaign
Cannabis workers describe pushback against unionization efforts
POLITICAL NEWS
As the Super Bowl approaches, is the NFL lining up for a pension bailout?
State’s Largest Law Enforcement Groups Boycott Governor’s Rollout Of Public Safety Plan
Unions urge Biden to protect airport agents from unruly passenger
AFL-CIO: Union Members at USPS Applaud House Passage of Postal Service Reform Act