LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Monday, June 20, 2022

Top Stories: Apple Gets A Union; Musk Rips Democrats Being Controlled By Unions & How The Fed Rate Hikes Impact Wages

TOP STORIES:

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1. Apple Employees at Maryland Store Vote 2 to 1 to Unionize

...CNBC: Company’s first unionized store in U.S...

…AP: Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize…

…Machinists Union: ‘We did it!’…

…Statista: 272 Apple stores in the U.S. as of Oct. 2021...

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2. WATCH: Elon Musk Slams UAW "Power" Over White House

"...the general public is not aware of the degree to which the unions control the Democratic Party."

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3. CNN: Here's what the Fed rate hike means for your salary

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for June 16, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

54 Total Entries

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• UFCW split amidst negotiations with Richmond Superstore owner Loblaw’s

• Delta Pilots Write Open Letter to Voice Frustration Over Schedules, Flight Cancellations

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• American Prospect: Labor Slams Pensions for Burnishing Image of Private Equity

• POLITICO Playbook: White House searches for gas price fixes

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• What the 10 largest retailers pay their workers

• Former USW President Leo Gerard Resigns as Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• NJ Transit blames train service cancellations, suspension on ‘illegal job action’

• AG Fitch in coalition to defend authority of States over National Guard units

• St. Louis alderman seeks extra tax abatement scrutiny, gets some pushback

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HR NEWS

• Evil HR Lady: Comp Days and the Problems they Create

• Lawsuits Put Spotlight on Paying Remote Workers’ Expenses

• Massachusetts Court Rejects Ballot Measures to Make Gig Workers Independent Contractors

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LABOR DISPUTES

• San Antonio Symphony to dissolve after board, union fail to strike labor deal

• Favorite Beer Might Be Hard To Find In Philadelphia Region As Teamsters Strike

• Teamsters strike hits prominent Chicago-area liquor distributor

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LEGAL NEWS

• Supreme Court Permits Arbitration of Individual PAGA Claims

• Midyear 2022 State and Major Locality Minimum Wage Increases

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Labor Notes Conference: Labor’s Upsurge—How Unions Can Make the Most of This Moment (Video)

• Film Forum Workers Vote to Unionize in NLRB Election

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Rep. Nancy Pelosi and DOL’s Marty Walsh Headline the 2022 CWA Legislative and Political Conference

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been so successful unionizing

• Starbucks Exec At Center Of Union Fight Leaves The Company

• El Paso Starbucks Workers Cancel Union Vote

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• San Diego Unified Set to Offer $10K Incentives for Nurses, Special Ed Teachers

• Resentment between school district and state is growing — like weeds

• American Association of University Professors Votes to Affiliate with American Federation of Teachers

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