LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Top Five Stories: Target Gets Targeted; Congressional Staffers Can Unionize; The NLRB Sues Starbucks; Democratic Campaign Workers Are Now Teamsters & Diesel Prices Are Hurting All Of Us
TOP STORIES:
1. Target Gets Targeted: An NLRB Election Petition Has Been Filed By The Wobblies In Virginia
...Organizer: Filed with "about 30% of the staff" signing cards...
2. House approves measure allowing Congressional staffers to unionize
...Teamsters Laud House Measure Protecting Congressional Staff's Right to Organize...
…WSJ: Nancy Pelosi’s Unionization Folly…
3. NLRB Sues Starbucks in Federal Court Seeking Immediate Reinstatement for Seven Workers in Memphis
4. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Employees Are Now Teamsters
5. Record High Diesel Prices Will Ripple Across The Economy
NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 9, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
69 Total Entries *Updated
Petitions: 16
Charges: 53
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Longshore Union’s labor negotiations could disrupt Oakland port operations
USW members will hold Arconic strike authorization vote Thursday
ECONOMIC NEWS
Skipping meals. Racking up debt. How inflation is squeezing single parents
Prices Are Going Up So Fast at This Restaurant They’re Using Stickers on the Menu
Household debt nears $16 trillion despite rising rates and inflation
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Austin medics fight for livable wage as cost of living across city continues to skyrocket
Ann Arbor workers tried using religion to avoid COVID vaccine, the city didn’t buy it
Jail staff want to strike, Fresno County says that’s illegal
Salisbury Mayor Talks Collective Bargaining for City Employees
Officials from 37 Colorado Counties Call for Veto of Collective Bargaining Bill
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
RNs condemn AHMC Seton for Unit Closures That Serve Vulnerable Elderly Populations
It’s Day 2 of strike by service workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
HR NEWS
As Pandemic Wanes, Employers Still Have Concerns About Hybrid Work
If Your Employees Are Working In the Office, You Should Be There, Too
Is it legal for companies to cover travel expenses of an employee’s abortion?
LABOR DISPUTES
Union strike in the Iowa concrete industry continues over wage dispute
Grad Students Suspend Their Strike at Indiana U. But the Fight’s Not Over.
Yearlong strike cost Warrior Met Coal nearly $10 Million in First Quarter
LEGAL NEWS
New York AG’s Lawsuit Again Amazon Dismissed by Appeals Court
UMWA, Wyoming County mine operator get federal judge to dismiss layoff advance notice lawsuit
Don’t File Criminal Charges Against Employees Who’ve Engaged in Protected Activity
NLRB NEWS
‘Fortnite’ maker denies it unfairly passed on hiring ex-Apple, Blizzard engineer
NLRB upholds ‘successor bar doctrine’ in Mooresville union dispute
NLRB actions ignore long-standing precedents – including their own
Amazon Fires Employees at Unionized Warehouse as Its Tactics Come Under Scrutiny
ORGANIZING NEWS
Call of Duty: Warzone devs say “Activision tried so hard to stop our union” ahead of final vote
Raven Software Staff Say Upcoming Union Vote Makes Hard Work “Worth It”
Target Gets Targeted: An NLRB Election Petition Has Been Filed By The Wobblies In Virginia...Organizer: Filed with "about 30% of the staff" signing cards...
ALU Organizer Tells Other Amazon Facilities To ‘Hold Off On Getting New Authorization Cards Signed’
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Group of 14 Senators Urges Starbucks CEO to Support Unionization Efforts
Starbucks’ caffeinated anti-union efforts may leave a bitter taste – but are they legal?
‘Hands are tied’: Starbucks benefits and wages take center stage in union fight
Workers protest outside Starbucks in Bridgeton demanding company stop stifling unionization efforts
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Sacramento School District, Teachers Union Fight Over How To Make Up 8 Strike Days
Bay City School Board Votes Against Privatizing Busing Services
Education Leaders, Kids’ Health Advocates Want Social-Media Reform
Librarians, authors, publishers form anti-book ban coalition