LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Friday, March 25, 2022

Top 4 Stories: Mass. Supremes Deliver "Apocalyptic End" to Franchise Model; SCOTUS Keeps Crime Commission; AFL-CIO Teams Up With Teamsters; Hershey Workers Vote, and Labor Relations Radio

1. In 7-Eleven case, Mass. top court says franchisees can be employees

...an "apocalyptic end" to franchising in the state...

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2. Supreme Court Stops New Jersey From Dissolving Organized Crime Watchdog Agency

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3. AFL-CIO to Boost Amazon Organizing Efforts With Teamsters

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Source: AgnosticPreachersKid | Creative Commons

4. Hershey workers at Virginia plant vote against unionizing

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“What is past is prologue.” —Wm. Shakespeare, The Tempest | “The Future” statue | Source: David via Wiki Commons

5. Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 12—Guest: Michael J. Lotito, Nationally-Recognized Thought Leader on Workplace Policy

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NLRB Petitions & Charges: March 23, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

66 Total Entries

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MORE NEWS…

BARGAINING NEWS

• Worker Collective Announces Tentative Deal with Meow Wolf

• BIW drafters union approves new contract with wage gains

• Sappi Mill Paper Workers Ratify New 3-year Contract With Help from USW

• Strike Authorization Vote Friday for Hundreds of Union Workers at ISU

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• NRTW: Right to Work Kentucky Businesses are Expanding

• Biden Says to Expect ‘Real’ Food Shortages Due to Ukraine War

• Solar Power, Unions and the Need for a New Clean Energy Paradigm

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• AFL-CIO: Global Labor Mobilizes Resources in Solidarity with Ukraine

• Charlestown International Longshoremen’s Association site not old enough to save from demolition

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• San Francisco government workers march against low staffing

• Chicago Police Union Prepares to Campaign

• LA County IG says 41 LASD deputies belong to Banditos, Executioners gangs

• It Just Got Easier for Feds to Vote and Work at Polls

• Reuters: What to expect when U.S. Social Security Field Offices Reopen in April

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• LRI: The Doctor Might Be In The (Union) House Soon

• Plattsburgh Nurses Union Fights for Fair Contract

• Labor Notes: Stung by Ascension’s Union-Busting, Michigan Nurses Gird for Contract Battle

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HR NEWS

• Littler: Is an Emoji Worth a Thousand Words? The Impact of Emojis in the Workplace

• Evil HR Lady: Discrimination in Hiring Is Always Bad. But It Might Not Always Be Illegal

• One-Third of American Workers Lack Paid Time Off

• 7 Books All Labor Relations Pros Should Read

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LABOR DISPUTES

• USW: Striking Steelworkers Will Welcome Sen. Sherrod Brown to Sherwin-Williams Picket Line

• Mississippi call center workers go on strike to demand better benefits, treatment

• Bernie Sanders Backs Federally Contracted Call Center Workers on Strike

• Railiway Union to Seek Arbitration Over Attendance Policy That Ruled Unions Can’t Strike

• IAM Members at Cummins Enter Sixth Week of Strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Labor Department Prioritizes Employer Engagement to Meet Goals

• Federal Trade Commission Could Still Sue to Block the MGM Merger

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NLRB NEWS

• Some Wins for US Labor, But Big Picture Stays Tough

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Blog: Starbucks employees are trying to “kick down the door” across the entire food and beverage service industry

• Why U.S. workers are speaking out against their employers and unionizing

• Amazon Fired and Disparaged Him. Then He Started a Labor Union

• AFL-CIO to Boost Amazon Organizing Efforts With Teamsters

• Union Organizing Tensions Forced Environmental Nonprofit To Dissolve

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Sacramento schools remain closed as strike continues with no movement on bargaining

• Former CTU Teacher Says, ‘Union Prioritizes Politics Over Education’

• SC Gov Hopeful Cunningham Proposes 10% Teacher Pay Bump

• New Group Fights Push to Return Schools to ‘Normal’

• Minneapolis Students Have Now Missed 11 days of Classes Due to Teachers’ Strike

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Labor Union Gives $100K to Bernie Bro Embezzler

• AFSCME: Fred Licon Used Money Donated to Union as Personal Slush Fund

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