LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Top Stories: DOL Targets Gig Economy; Kroger Workers Reject "Sellout Agreement" & On China, Biden Has A Union Problem

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TOP STORIES:

1. DOL Announces Plan to Issue New Independent Contractor Final Rule

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Image Credit: mkudel | Creative Commons

2. WSWS: Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement

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Image Credit: Gage Skidmore | Creative Commons

3. Scoop: Labor unions warn Biden not to lift China tariffs

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Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 25—Guest: Max Nelsen, The Freedom Foundation's Director of Labor Policy

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for June 3, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

72 Total Entries *Updated

• Petitions: 12

• Charges: 60

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Conco Drivers Unanimously Ratify First Contract with Teamsters Local 174

• Red Cross, Union Workers Extend Acrimonious Contract Talks

• Teamsters: Chicago Zoological Society Continues to Undervalue its Workforce

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Conference Board: Inflation and Interest Rate Hikes Weigh on Consumer Sentiment in May

• Majority of CEOs say economy will get worse

• The Role Of Unions In Electrifying Everything

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Solidarity, defense of port workers and growth, keys to the IDC General Assembly

• Media unions seek to protect members’ access to abortion through health care plans

• Here’s What’s Behind the New Labor Movement

• Shelby Scott Dies: Former AFTRA President Helped Spearhead Merger With SAG

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Vallejo Firefighters Association chimes in on dispatcher staffing levels

• Philadelphia-area transit cops to get big pay raise amid officer shortage

• Mayor Wu: Patrick Rose case is shaping the city’s approach to collective bargaining

• With Quorum Restored, MSPB Issues Whistleblower Precedent

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• WSWS: Why did the Michigan Medicine nurses union turn its “Contract Campaign Ally Meeting” into a private event?

• Deadly Hospital Shooting Renews Urgency for Stronger Violence Protection for Massachusetts Healthcare Professionals

• Providence St. Vincent, Nurses Union Agree to Avert Strike

• Employees Picket at Windham Hospital as Union Negotiations Continue

• OR Healthcare Workers Seek Union Representation to Boost Provider Agency

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HR NEWS

• SHRM Asks IRS Not to Increase Employer Reporting Burdens Under Proposed ACA Fix

• What Employers Should Know Before Trying a 4-Day Work Week

• Labor Law: Religious accommodations not required if the accommodation impacts other employees

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Why are MAAC employees on strike?

• Striking Molson workers reject offer as picket lines stretch into 11th week

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LEGAL NEWS

• U.S. Supreme Court Issues Important Decision on the Federal Arbitration Act

• CWA: Google Contract Workers with Artech Win Thousands in Back Pay

• Surveilling your employee’s online activity to out union supporters is Illegal

• New York bill targets Amazon’s use of productivity quotas

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NLRB NEWS

• Union, Nevada Gold Mines settle second Unfair Labor Practice dispute

• Op-Ed: NLRB favoring union policies

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Moog Music Workers Are Unionizing To Fight For Fair Pay

• ‘People are stressed’: Apple workers set to begin first in-person union election

• Music Supervisors Speak Out on New Unionization Effort: ‘We’re Just Asking for Fairness’

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• The First Starbucks Location That Voted to Unionize Is Being Shut Down

• Starbucks Workers On Strike Just Got A Big Win

• Starbucks cleans house, looks outside company for new CEO

• Chicago Sees Rise In Union Organizing

• Staffing shortages and little training spurred Biddeford Starbucks workers to start union drive

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Teachers unions hit the Hill ahead of gun safety votes...“This is one of those issues that are difficult for labor leaders to maneuver..."

• Solon school board approves three-year contract with teachers union

• Can public funds be used for private school classes? Education department isn’t sure

• Teachers rally against new law limiting classroom lessons as state tries to dismiss lawsuit

• Covid challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the door

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Inside the battle to keep Mafia wiseguys off the NY-NJ waterfront

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