LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, April 28, 2022
Top Stories: Unions Call for Twitter to Unionize; UFCW Joins the Starbucks Union Fray; NLRB GC Calls for FMCS Bargaining Partnership & Did Trump Support Yellow PPP for Teamsters' Support
TOP STORIES:
1. Mashable: The time is right for Twitter employees to unionize
2. Move over SEIU, UFCW has joined the wave of Starbucks organizing campaigns
3. NLRB GC Promotes Productive Collective Bargaining Through FMCS Partnership
4. Emails suggest possible Teamsters support drove Trump to back Yellow’s $700M loan
NLRB Petitions & Charges: April 26, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
50 Total Entries
Petitions: 9
Charges: 41
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
TDU: UPS profits are up “and we’re going to come for it in the 2023 contract.”
IAM Rail Division Will Testify before the Surface Transportation Board
ECONOMIC NEWS
Norquist: Biden’s PRO Act is a covert tax hike on 7.7 million Americans
...The Tax Impact of Applying the ABC Test to Independent Contractors...
Apple Down 4% as Workers Seek to Unionize and Earnings Likely to Miss Target
ABC: State Construction Unemployment Is Down in 45 States From a Year Ago
GENERAL UNION NEWS
JetBlue’s Pilots Vote No Confidence In The Airline’s Airports & System Operations Leader
Congressional Lawmakers Speak Up For Marijuana Worker Protections Amid Union Push
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Thousands of Stanford nurses in California wage strike with no end date
Nurses Hold Rallies to Protest Staff Shortages at Hospitals in Stanislaus County
Maine Med nurses picket for better conditions as they negotiate their 1st union contract
HR NEWS
When do N-words and sex jokes NOT create a hostile work environment?
Keys to Hiring College Grads: Providing Connections, Support, Advancement
LABOR DISPUTES
Union concrete workers, suppliers reach truce without scheduling new contract talks
Pilots close to striking over poor working conditions with Alaska Airlines
LEGAL NEWS
Inside Track: Is It Time to Add a Labor Attorney to Your In-House Team?
AB5’s ABC Test: Wiley Files Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioners in Supreme Court Case
Ogletree: California Bill Proposes to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Against Marijuana Users
South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Curtailing Employer Vaccine Mandates
NLRB NEWS
U.S. Chamber: As Union Petitions Increase, NLRB GC Wants to Change Rules to Favor Union Organizers
Starbucks Store Unionizing Surge Tests Cash-Strapped Labor Board
House Lawmakers Demand More NLRB Funds As Workplace Organizing Spreads
ORGANIZING NEWS
After Losing a Union Vote, Amazon is Changing Its Tactics For Round Two
Facing Protests, Amazon Makes Cell Phone Access at Warehouses Permanent
Non-Equity ‘Waitress’ Musical Tour Files for Union Recognition
Hundreds of students, workers rally for Northeastern dining workers
POLITICAL NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Oakland Unified Tells Parents Not to Take Kids to School Friday as Teachers Plan to Strike
Unionization drive targets non-tenure-track faculty at Skidmore in Saratoga
Duluth Public Schools Approves New Contract With Teachers’ Union
Rufo threatens ‘full-scale legal war’ against Randi Weingarten, AFT over doctored quote