LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Featured Stories: Minneapolis Teachers Strike, Newt Gingrich Laid Seeds for Congressional Staffers' Union? and an interview with Steven Greenhouse
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FEATURED STORY:
1. Minneapolis Teachers Strike, Stranding Students at Home
...First time in 50 years...
...District says it can't afford union demands...
2. How Newt Gingrich Laid the Groundwork for Congressional Staff Unionizing
3. Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 7—Guest: Former New York Times Labor Reporter Steven Greenhouse
NLRB Petitions & Charges: March 7, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
80 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
Teamsters “Overwhelmingly” Ratify New Location Managers Contract
Another Grocery Strike? San Diego, Other UFCWs Set Authorization Vote vs. Chains
ECONOMIC NEWS
Spiking gas prices sting drivers nationwide, tapping pocketbooks and patience
Gavin Newsom announces California effort to offset skyrocketing fuel costs
Houma Lawmaker Proposes SNAP Benefit Cuts to Fill Labor Shortages
GENERAL UNION NEWS
#OccupySEIU: SEIU files for restraining order to remove suspended president from Sacramento headquarters
United Steelworkers calls on oil companies to end Russian crude imports
Large Coalition Urges Congress to End Ban on DC Marijuana Sales
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Lamont Administration Reaches Tentative Agreement with State Employee Unions
AFGE Launches Website in Fight for COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Federal Employees
AFGE holds silent protest for EMS workers at St. Louis VA Medical Center
OPM Announces New Chair of Federal Personnel Pay Rate Committee
AFSCME’s Saunders marches with Vice President Harris for voting rights
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
Salary is still the number-one indicator for why a person accepts a job offer.
10 Classic Interview Questions and the Answers You Hope to Hear
SHRM: EEOC Updates Guidance on Religious Accommodations for COVID-19 Vaccines
LABOR DISPUTES
Steelworkers President Forcing Striking Special Metals To Vote On Most Recent Offier
‘Slap in the Face’ Offer from Concrete Companies Riles Striking Teamsters
Steelworkers begin returning to work at ExxonMobil after lockout
NLRB NEWS
NLRB GC’s Extreme Agenda on Display at ABA Mid-Winter Meeting
NRTW: Indiana US Brick Employees Challenge NLRB Policy Trapping Them in Teamsters Union
ORGANIZING NEWS
CWA: New York TV and Film Post Production Workers Petition NLRB for Union Election
Starbucks Fires Another Union Leader as Fight With Workers Intensifies
VICE: A New App Is Taking Labor Unions Out of Union Organizing
POLITICAL NEWS
GOP senators press Biden to rescind pro-labor construction order
Union workers urge Manchin to pass key bill in West Virginia ad blitz
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Chicago Public Schools Chief Not Expecting Teachers Strike After Ending Mask Mandate
NRTW Issues Special Legal Notice for Minneapolis Public School Teachers