LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Featured Stories: America’s Most Prominent Labor Leader, Parents Protest, Blame Union For LAUSD Mask Mandate and Labor Relations Radio

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FEATURED STORIES:

Source: AFGE, Wiki Commons

1. The Ascent of Sara Nelson, America’s Most Prominent Labor Leader

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2. Parents Protest, Blame Teachers Union For LAUSD Mask Mandate

David Crane @vidcrane

Parents of #LAUSD students protest outside of #UTLA Tuesday. The parents blame UTLA for continuing the district's indoor masking mandate while most other school districts have now lifted the mandate. LAUSD must negotiate with UTLA to get the mask mandate lifted. #COVID #mask

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3. Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 9—Reputation Partners' CEO Nick Kalm Discusses Attacks On Company Brands

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BARGAINING NEWS

• Grocery Workers Union Authorizes Strike Vote Against Kroger, Albertsons

• BP Refinery oil workers in Indiana to vote on new four-year contract

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• NRTW: ‘State-of-the-Art’ Steel Heads to West Virginia

• Approval of the Pipeline Relocation Project Means More Wisconsin Jobs

• EPI: Unions can reduce the public-sector pay gap

• Young, Low-Income Americans Say They Feel Safer in Their Jobs

• U.S. retirement system vulnerable to financial disruptions

• U.S. wholesale inflation surges again, prices are up 10% in the past year

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• USDA okays faster processing speeds at three pork plants with UFCW approval

• Texas Is A Right-To-Work State, But Unions Can Gain Strength With Labor Shortages

• Largest Aerospace and Defense Union Urges Administration to Fully Invest in IAM-Built F-35 Program

• Machinists Union Urges Administration to Fully Invest in IAM-Built F-35 Program

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• MPS food service workers announce 10 day notice ahead of potential strike

• Labor Organizers And Anti-Union Activists Square Off Again On Membership Dues

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• SEIU protests wages at St. Louis County health system headquarters

• Safety Net Hospitals Still Struggling With Huge Nursing Costs, Partly Caused by Union Opposition to Licensing

• Hundreds of Oregon nurses picket Southwest Portland

• Sutter Health Nurses Plan Informational Pickets At 15 Hospital After Negotiations Stall

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HR NEWS

• Littler: DOL Issues Guidance on Use of Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Plans

• SHRM: Looking for Knowledgeable Talent? Hire Your Customers

• The financial costs of unpaid caregiving

• New York and Massachusetts bills seek to ban discrimination against the overweight

• White House Labor Task Force Report on “Worker Organizing and Empowerment”: What Employers Should Know

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Strike Begins at City Brewing Company in Latrobe

• Workday Minnesota: The Strike Wave Sweeps the Twin Cities

• Big inflatable rat appears on the Eaton picket line

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LEGAL NEWS

• Freedom Foundation Puts California Unions On Defensive

• California AG Reminds Employers and Workers That Noncompete Agreements Are Not Enforceable Under State Law

• Asking for $8.7 Millions, BuzzFeed Employees Claim They Were Illegally Shortchanged in IPO

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB To Resume In-Person Operations On April 4

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Employees at Miami Springs Starbucks File to Unionize

• Workers and Allies Call For Boycott of Amy’s Kitchen

• Not All Daniel Boone Regional Library Employees Want To Unionize

• Investor group urges Starbucks to adopt neutrality toward union efforts

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POLITICAL NEWS

• SEIU Locals Endorse Perez in Maryland’s Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

• Statements In Support Of The 2022 Senate Majority One-House Budget Proposal

• Raskin asks Biden to withdraw her nomination for Fed vice chairman

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Mercy College adjunct professors threaten strike if contract isn’t reached

• Parents Protest, Blame Teachers Union For LAUSD Mask Mandate

• Rohnert Park Cotati Educators on Strike for the Schools Students Deserve

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill to Change Student Standardized Testing

• School Board Approves Agreement With Beatrice Education Association

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Beneficiary of St. Louis carpenters union’s millions faced previous financial trouble

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