LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Featured Story: New ULP Charges Filed Against Amazon May Challenge ALL Employers' Right to Hold 'Captive Audience Meetings'
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New ULP Charges Filed Against Amazon May Challenge ALL Employers’ Right to Hold ‘Captive Audience Meetings’
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 21, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
6 Total Entries**
BARGAINING NEWS
Teamsters Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Standard Forwarding for Three-Year Contract
After Two Years Without a Contract, College of Arts Staff ‘Pretty Close’ to Striking
ECONOMIC NEWS
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Lawmakers advance 35% pay raises for Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Party for Socialism: Boston Public Library Workers Rally in Response to Anti-Mask Protest
CT Federal Prison Named in Two Complaints Alleging Work Place Issues
Navy Thinks It Has Some Specific Answers to the ‘Fix Our Computers’ Complaint
Why The Biden Admin’s Plan To Unionize The National Guard Is A Horrible Idea
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
SEIU retracted support of MNA days after striking St. Vincent nurses reached agreement
Nearly half of the 140,000 who went on strike in 2021 work in health care
Pandemic-Fueled Staffing Shortages Threaten Nursing Homes – 5 Ideas to Help Stem the Tide
Verdugo Hills Nurses to Hold Picket to Demand Safe Patient Staffing
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Lockout Update: MLB, MLBPA Spend 5 Hours Meeting in First of Daily Negotiations
Teamsters: Historic Victory in Court Hearing as Companies Fail to Stop Union Picketing
Great Lakes Coffee Roasting owners respond to employee strike, allegations
LEGAL NEWS
NPPA seeks Supreme Court review of lawsuit challenging California’s AB5
A Court Says United Airline’s Unpaid Leave Policy for Religious Objectors Does ‘Irreparable Harm’
NLRB NEWS
A Newspaper Union Clash Could Have Bigger Implications For Worker Rights In Biden Era
NLRB director delays U.S. Brick unit vote to decertify Teamsters local
Why Amazon Stock Fell Today, All Is Not Quiet on the Labor Front
...Union accuses Amazon of more interference with election...
Starbucks Is Retaliating Against Union Leaders, Fired Worker Says
ORGANIZING NEWS
Starbucks Tries To Slow Union Elections But Misses Legal Deadline By 8 Minutes
Coffee Tree Workers Vote to Unionize with UFCW...Baristas at Coffee Tree Roasters vote to unionize...
POLITICAL NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Minneapolis school district, union to protect teachers of color before strike
The Chicago Teachers Union’s Purpose is Not to Fix Our City’s Social Problems
Tennessee’s Governor Wants to Give More Money to Rural Schools
Is The Battle Against The Educational Establishment Reaching A Tipping Point?