LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Monday, May 23, 2022
Top Stories: Everyone Wants A Bite At Apple; TIME magazine workers ready to strike; Carpenters Union Bets Big on Renewables; 3rd Circuit Okays Salt Mine Jokes & CTU Elects A New Leader
TOP STORIES:
1. Multiple Unions Vie for Apple Store Workers as Organizing Efforts Build
2. Liberation News: TIME magazine workers prepare to strike
3. HuffPost: Carpenters Union Bets Big On America’s Transition To Renewable Energy
4. Third Circuit Rebukes NLRB On Decision Over ‘Salt Mines’ Joke Tweet
...NCLA: Victory in NLRB Lawsuit over Satirical Tweet, No Veiled Threat, Says Court...
5. Chicago Teachers Union elects Stacy Davis Gates as new president, keeping CORE slate in power
…Chicago Teachers Union leadership retains power, despite growing opposition…
NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 19, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
48 Total Entries
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Atlantic City casino workers’ union warns of ‘labor disputes’ if contracts expire
Minnesota hotel employees speak out over contract negotiations
Pimlico, Laurel Park hospitality workers’ union takes on Maryland Jockey Club over contract
ECONOMIC NEWS
Another baby formula shipment from Europe to arrive in the U.S. on Wednesday
U.S. economy ‘in a better position’ than most countries despite recession risk, Biden adviser says
While Whitmer Touts Job Gains, Michigan Has Yet To Recover From COVID Shutdown
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Battle over smoking in New Jersey casinos pits workers’ health against profits
New Los Angeles Hotel Workers Ordinance Goes to City Council
Pilots at Spirit Airlines Aren’t Ready to Get Dragged Into The Fight Between Frontier and JetBlue
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
The status of OHSU-AFSCME collective bargaining leading into next week’s mediation
Local 126 members ratify first contract with L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art
New Jersey Officials Propose Police Licensing Bill to Hold Officers Accountable
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
UVM Staff Members Will Get Raises as High as 37 Percent as Union Wins First Contract
Nurses reach tentative agreement with Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Nurses to picket 11 Minnesota hospitals amid contract negotiations
NYSNA nurses at CVPH sign contract after many months of negotiations
HR NEWS
SHRM: House Committee Advances Wage Theft Bill
...I4AW: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Theft Recovery Backgrounder...
LABOR DISPUTES
WSWS: Six Things Striking CNH Workers Need to Know About the Company
A new ‘zeitgeist’: Union activity increase in Madison area follows national trend
Union files NLRB charges against Chevron in California refinery strike
LEGAL NEWS
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?
Metal Worker Sues Ex-employer Arconic for Religious Intolerance
NLRB NEWS
Amazon accused of firing worker who was trying to unionize fulfillment center, NLRB investigating
NLRB General Counsel Calls for Reinstatement of Card Check Standard in Union Organizing Drives
ORGANIZING NEWS
California Tribal Casino Workers Could Be One Step Closer to Unionizing Under New Ruling
Graduate Student Workers Across the Country Are Helping Each Other Unionize
Workers at Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project brewpub file petition to unionize
POLITICAL NEWS
Biden highlights Hyundai investment pledge, saying EVs are good for jobs and business
The Mob, Marlon Brando and the New Battle Over the Waterfront
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
NYT: NLRB Seeks Unionization at Starbucks Where Union Lost Election
HuffPost: Starbucks’ Union-Busting Was So Bad It Should Be Forced To Bargain
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Chicago Teachers Union elects Stacy Davis Gates as new president, keeping CORE slate in power
Alameda County Educators Call Out Schools Chief Over Unauthorized Stipends
A Growing Coalition Opposes State Receivership of Boston Public Schools
Texas Will Resume Grading Public Schools Based on Students’ STAAR Test Results
AFT NM And IAM&AW File For Healthcare Union At Sandoval Regional Medical Center