LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Friday, April 22, 2022

Top Story: The GOP's Missed Opportunity: The Secret-Ballot Protection Act

The GOP’s Missed Opportunity: The Secret Ballot Protection Act

…Report: the Secret Ballot Protection Act…

…Flashback (2011): The secret ballot protection act…

“Since unions have not been able to get card check legislation passed in Congress, many are concerned that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will attempt to bypass the will of Congress. Already, the NLRB is looking to overturn established workers’ rights to a secret ballot. Passage of the SBPA will prevent card-check from happening and alleviate concerns.”

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NLRB Petitions & Charges: April 20, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

60 Total Entries

• Petitions: 15

• Charges: 45

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• CWA Bargaining Update: AT&T Mobility and DirecTV and union ‘far apart’

• UFCW Reaches Tentative Agreements Covering All Save Mart Companies Banners

• For Portland shipyard workers, contract … or strike

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Baltimore to launch guaranteed income pilot program in May

• Fed Chair: Double-sized rate hike is ‘on the table’ in May, making mortgages, car loans, and credit-card interest even more pricey

• California is Facing a Lack of Workers, Driven by the Lack of Housing

• WSJ: Amazon Faces New Activism From Pension Funds in New York Over Worker Safety

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Daimler’s Daum: Autonomous Trucks Will Benefit Industry Without Threatening Jobs

• Mask mandate tossed as COVID spikes again: Unions face “chaos and confusion”

• Silicon Valley’s Transportation Authority Ends COVID-19 Mask Requirement

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• VIDEO: North Hawaii hospital nurses hold informational picket

• SEIU 2015 Rallies in Support of Higher Wages for Home Health Care Workers

• Stanford Hospitals Say They Will Cut Striking Nurses’ Pay, Healthcare

• Why Minnesota Nurses Are Leaving

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HR NEWS

• Voluntary Benefits On the Rise as Employers Fight for Talent

• SHRM: NLRB General Counsel Calls for Union Organizing Through ‘Card Check’

• ADA Lawsuits Are on the Rise. Here’s How to Avoid Employee Suits

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Kansas City IUPAT ends strike with contract with 2.5% to 3% wage increase

• Negotiations Between Union, Chevron at Richmond Refinery Break Down Once Again

• Teamsters’ two-year battle with Hood River Distillery continues

• With Victory Against Station Casinos In Hand, Casino Workers Union Continues Struggle In Vegas

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LEGAL NEWS

• Connecticut’s Ban on ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings Would Be Preempted by Federal Labor Law

• 309 Pilots and Flight Attendants Ask Court to Declare TSA Mask Rule Permanently Illegal

• FLRA Clears Way for Decertifying Immigration Judges Union

• Washington State Unions Sued for Allegedly Blocking Attempts to Cancel Membership

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NLRB NEWS

• Nintendo on NLRB complaint: Employee was terminated for “disclosure of confidential information and for no other reason”

  …Nintendo Hit With Labor Complaint, Fired Worker Alleges Union Intimidation…

• Car Parts Maker Turned Back on Union Too Early, NLRB Rules

• Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of April 4 - 8, 2022

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Workers in two more Midwest cannabis dispensaries join labor unions

• Workers’ World: Boston union to Starbucks’ Schultz: “We don’t want your NFTs or union busting!”

• Overwhelming Victory for first Unionized Starbucks in Pennsylvania

• Starbucks Baristas at New Orleans Outlet Are First in State to File for Union Vote

• Machinists Union Leadership Visits Lufthansa Technik Workers in Puerto Rico as Union Vote Tally Nears

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• New America School Charter Board Rejects Teachers Union Push

• Illinois Hires More Than 5K Teachers, Bringing Statewide Vacancy Rate to 1.5%

• Parents, Teachers Sue to Get Unconstitutional Union Boost Off Ballot

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