LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Top Three Stories: Mask mandates are gone in the air & rails; No deal in the Chevron refinery strike & A "sham union with mob ties" goes after Amazon
TOP STORIES:
1. TSA stops enforcing traveler mask mandate
...WATCH: Pilot announces court order to full plane, crowd cheers...
...Flight attendant union prez Sara Nelson urges calm and patience...
...still need to wear a mask on NYC subways...
...American Air drops mandate...
...Delta: Masks now optional for employees, customers...
...MTA, NJT Still Require Masks After Judge Voids CDC Mandate; Amtrak Drops Requirement...
2. Chevron, union reject proposals in month-long California refinery strike
3. International Brotherhood of Trade Unions, a sham union with mob ties, filed for an election at a NJ Amazon facility
…NJ Amazon workers set to vote on joining union with alleged past mob links
NLRB Petitions & Charges: April 15, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
45 Total Entries
Petitions: 11
Charges: 34
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Adjunct Faculty Seek Pay Increases as They Negotiate Updated Union Contract
Spotify’s Parcast Union Members Vote Unanimously to Ratify First Contract
Colorado’s Collective Bargaining Bill is a Pointless Cure for a Bogus Ailment
ECONOMIC NEWS
Is Worker Power Rising? Despite Big Union Wins, The Answer May Surprise You
...6 of 10 Indicators Indicate Worker Bargaining Power Is Down...
Biden to agencies: Make sure infrastructure materials funded by law are ‘Made in America’
…USW Applauds the Biden Build America, Buy America Guidance…
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Hospitality Worker Union Wants Hotels to Bring Back More Employees Full Time
SDOT Pours First of Specialized Concrete for West Seattle Bridge Project
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nurses in Berkeley, Oakland join statewide Sutter Health strike
After negotiations without an agreement, over 8,000 staff are on a one-day strike
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Teamsters press New York City Hall to nix fuel contract as strike enters Year Two
600 Kansas City-area construction workers near second week on strike for major wage increases
NLRB NEWS
WSJ: NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo’s Plan to Abolish Union Elections
Atlanta Opera Hair and Makeup Stylists Attempt to Unionize, Impacts Gig Work Debate
Why Activision-Blizzard’s Pay Raise for QA Testers Is Not the Win It Was Hoping For
ORGANIZING NEWS
Cannabis Workers Authorize Union Representation in West Michigan
Alaska Digital Printing becomes first unionized print shop in Interior Alaska
NYC Apple Store employees want $30/hour minimum wage as part of union organizing effort
POLITICAL NEWS
Union bid won $8M Michigan training grant, despite providing less training at higher cost
Right Direction or Wrong Track, 30% of Voters Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction