LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Featured Story: After 10 months, the ExxonMobil lockout ends
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FEATURED STORIES
FEATURED STORY:
USW votes 214-113 to ratify ExxonMobil contract ending 10-month lockout
...Texas facility has been running with temporary staff since May...
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 18, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
35 Total Entries**
ECONOMIC NEWS
Hiking interest rates seven times in the next 12 months could raise risks of a recession
100 White Castle locations to get robot fry cooks that cook faster and make more food
GENERAL UNION NEWS
LaborPress: Worker-Rights Coalition Slaps ‘Yellow Card’ on World Cup Labor Standards
Bus company hired tier-3 sex offender during Teamster strike last year
Two downtown Baltimore hotels closing amid plans for residential conversion, union says
WSWS: Newport News shipbuilder speaks out against USW-backed sellout agreement
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Metro RTA, Transport Workers Union reach 3-year contract agreement
Springfield fire union, city reach tentative deal on new contract after a year of negotiations
University of New Mexico begins grad student negotiations after petition approval
Spartanburg Fights Back to Keep Oshkosh Defense Postal Fleet Project
Portland City Council hopeful about new police union contract
EPI: How public-sector workers are building power in Virginia
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Minnesota Lawmakers Lead Push to Join 39 States in Nurse Licensure Compact
SEIU Retracted Support Days After Striking Nurses Reached Tentative Agreement
California’s single-payer died ignominiously, but what’s next?
OSHA To Address Soaring Injury Rates at Healthcare Facilities
AANP Applauds Congress For Passing Bill That Provides Support for Burnout Healthcare Workers
HR NEWS
Millions of children at risk of losing health insurance coverage
Epic Games is making hundreds of temp testers into full employees with benefits
...'comes at a time when tensions between workers and major game development studios are high'...
LABOR DISPUTES
Striking concrete workers urged to return to mediation, strike deal
Iowa strikers continue to brave cold temperatures while waiting contract offer
...IAM Strikers Joined On The Picket Line By Other Quad Cities Union Members...
...Negotiations not expected to resume until early March!...
Baseball Labor Talks to Heat Up in Final Effort to Save Opening Day
LEGAL NEWS
Port Authority Union Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Agency’s Vaccine Mandate
RTW: Foundation Opposes Biden Rule to ‘Authorize’ Illegal Union Skim of Medicaid Funds
10th Circuit Stays $15 Hour Min. Wage for Outdoor Recreation Companies On Federal Land...Outdoor adventure guides battle unlawful workplace power grab...
Federal Court Bars Agencies from Considering the Costs of Climate Change in Agency Rulemakings
NLRB NEWS
Atlanta Opera union fight could set independent contractor precedent
...could have ramifications...all across our gig work economy...
ORGANIZING NEWS
Union vote at three more local Starbucks scheduled to be tallied Wednesday
U.S. Museums See Rise in Unions Even as Labor Movement Slumps
The Hill: How Starbucks is trying to stop its workers choosing unions
POLITICAL NEWS
Some Virginia Lawmakers Seek to Reverse State’s Overtime Wage Act
Union members protest as W.Va. lawmakers eye cutting duration of unemployment benefits
Labor Notes: We Can’t Just Keep Saying ‘Pass the PRO Act.’ We Have to Organize
The Right Is Starting to Represent Workers Outside of Unions
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
After Mask Court Rulings, Teachers’ Unions Urge Conversation to Return to Student Learning
After ‘Unproductive’ Bargaining Session, Champaign Teachers Union Takes Action
More Teachers Think About Leaving as Shortages Rise and Demands Grow
Updated Measure Would Ban Required Teaching Of Systemic Racism In Ohio