LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, May 19, 2022

Top Stories: Connecticut Bans Mandatory Meetings; Union Withdraws Target Petition; Elle Asks Whether Union Leaders Can Be Fashionable; More Apple ULP Charges & Young Workers Fuel Union Drive

TOP STORIES:

1. Connecticut’s Lamont Inks New Law Banning Captive Audience Meetings

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2. Union withdraws petition at Virginia store

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ALU President Chris Smalls via Twitter

3. Elle: Can Labor Activists Be Style Icons?

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Image Credit: Project FAV | Creative Commons

4. Apple Is Union-Busting In NYC, Labor Group Alleges

• ...CWA, Machinists & SEIU are all courting Apple workers...

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5. Amazon, Starbucks, and beyond? Young workers fuel union drives.

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NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 17, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

72 Total Entries

• Petitions: 13

• Charges: 59

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Amtran approves employee contract

• Schnucks workers approve new union contract

• Teamsters Reach Deal With AMPTP For New Contract Covering Casting Professionals...Talks for the agreement lasted two months, details unknown...

• Teamsters: Members at Swissport Ratify Strong New Agreement

• Washington D.C. Transit Union Calls Off 3-day Strike, Agrees to Below-Inflation Wages

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Right to Work Alabama Allows Incredible Economic Growth

• Teamsters Report Blasts Amazon Executive Compensation

• Port of Savannah moves nearly 500K TEUs in record April

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Stevedores at SC, Ga. Ports Call Price-Fixing Allegations ‘Complete Fabrication’

• Frontier Welcomes Support from Association of Flight Attendants for Spirit Transaction

• The Amazon Labor Union Victory Shows That Jurisdiction Is Dead

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Youngstown street union rejects proposal over wages

• TSA Screeners Could Be in Line for 30% Pay Raises on Average

• Persistence nets new contract for hundreds of NY law enforcement members

• Medium Security Unit at Pontiac Correctional Center has been closed

• OHSU-AFSCME collective bargaining enters week 10

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LABOR DISPUTES

• In Unionizing Effort, Gresham Cannabis Workers Face Roadblocks Familiar to Ag Industry

• How Will the UAW Strike Impact Customers’ Purchasing Plans?

• WSWS: Striking Iowa CNH worker speaks out, as UAW floats ending strike without a contract

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LEGAL NEWS

• Collective Bargaining Bill Wins Approval on the Final Day

• Connecticut’s Lamont Inks New Law Banning Captive Audience Meetings

• EEOC Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and Americans with Disabilities Act Considerations

• Oregon Releases Final Rules on Heat Illness Prevention and Wildfire Smoke Exposure

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NLRB NEWS

• Worker justice delayed: The NLRB Blues

• Dos, Don’ts and Takeaways for Employers: Navigating Increased NLRB Scrutiny Over Union Organizing Activity

• Lawmakers Look to Boost NLRB Funding

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Bozeman Daily Chronicle votes unanimously to form union

• Skidmore College asks feds to consider delaying and limiting union vote

• The Amazon Labor Union Victory Shows That Jurisdiction Is Dead

• Vice.com: Amazon Makes Union Organizer Pick Up Cigarette Butts Alone in Parking Lot

• The Hill Reporters Petition to Unionize Their Newsroom

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POLITICAL NEWS

• American Prospect: Anti-Union Consultants Have No Place in the Democratic Party

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Amos Hall Starbucks workers reflect on the union victory

• New Orleans Starbucks Fires Supervisor Leading Store’s Unionizing Effort

• Starbucks Workers Win Big In Portland and Latham Union Elections

• Unionized Employees at Eugene Starbucks Protest Labor Practices

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• NH ‘parental bill of rights’ fails after objections from attorney general

• Tennessee is ranked 42 in teacher salary. What does that mean for recruitment?

• New Teacher and State Education Association Address Teaching Shortage

• 5 Tips to Retain Your Educators During School Staff Shortages

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