LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Monday, February 14, 2022
Featured Story: Young workers give unions new hope
The following are the top employee and labor-related news stories from LaborUnionNews.com.
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FEATURED NEWS
FEATURED STORY
Young workers give unions new hope
...'see unions as the best way to combat wage inequality and poor working conditions'...
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 10, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
61 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
UFCW Begins Negotiations For 60,000 Workers At Albertsons/Vons and Ralphs
United Steelworkers picket in Utah for better refinery contracts
Union employees call off strike, say they’ll keep negotiating with Kentucky American Water
COVID Safety Agreement Between Studios, Guilds Set to Expire Sunday
Union celebrates a NFL trailblazer and contract with SoFi Stadium
ECONOMIC NEWS
$100 Oil Threatens to Compound World Economy’s Inflation Shock
So, how much are ‘free’ COVID tests actually costing the government?
Fed Rush to Catch Up on Inflation Raises U.S. Recession Risks
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Historic Merger – Building Power and Creating the New UFCW 3000
NYT: Business Booms at Unionized Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores, but Workers Are Left Behind
FREELANCERS UNION: Freelancing is More Secure Than Your Day Job
Union, ‘shocked’ by decision to close plant that employs 900, presses for answers
Unions Condemn Anti-Mandate 'Freedom Convoy,' Drawing Teamster Members' Ire Online
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Schumer touts Postal Service reform bill that would ‘speed up delivery times’
Chicago-area Firefighters Defend Right to Vote Out Union Amid Spurious Union Allegations
WSWS: Unions push through sellout agreement to call off Portland municipal workers strike
Massachusetts Employee Relations Board upholds Baker vaccine mandate
NM Gov. And State Union Leaders Reach Agreement On Historic Compensation Package
Reopening of Social Security Offices Provides Opportunities- and challenges
California scientists battle over pay disparities could impact state’s environmental efforts
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Staffing Shortage: Minnesota EMS workers depart as demand for emergency services grows
Van Nuys Behavioral Hospital Nurses Reach Labor Deal, Cancel Strike
‘A real crisis’: License backlogs are preventing health care workers from seeing patients
Workers At Bear Valley Community Hospital Join Teamster Union
HR NEWS
Deaf ears and a blind eye: when leadership won’t listen to HR
Biden Expected to Sign Mandatory Arbitration Ban for Sexual-Harassment Claims
We are officially in the Golden Age of Union Organizing. How will your company respond?
City of Boston HR dept. apologizes for ‘accidentally’ emailing out names of unvaccinated employees
LABOR DISPUTES
United Airlines & Flight Attendant Union In Bitter Retaliation Dispute
Things appear to be getting a little ugly between striking concrete workers and companies
LEGAL NEWS
California Considers Requiring Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Status in All Employment
Nebraska law enforcement recruitment, retention bills considered
ORGANIZING NEWS
Despite resistance from Duke, DUP Workers Union wins election to unionize
A Rhodes Scholar barista and the fight to unionize Starbucks
Starbucks unions multiply, company says position hasn’t changed after Atlanta store joins movement
POLITICAL NEWS
California’s Newsom wants to end school masks, but teachers’ unions say not yet
SEIU 32BJ Confident Vote On Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants in Beacon Hill
Unions Condemn Anti-Mandate ‘Freedom Convoy,’ Drawing Teamster Members’ Online Ire
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
‘Our Patience Has Run Out’ — Proviso Teachers Union Sets Feb. 18 Strike Date
Rep. Ilhan Omar Joins Teachers In Support Of Their Union Negotiations
Orange East Supervisory Union to consider mandating COVID-19 vaccines
Wolf’s $1.55B K-12 school plan aims to address inequitable funding
Efforts underway to address teaching vacancies in West Virginia