LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Top Stories: Starbucks' Union Loses in...Chicago? UAW Raises Strike Pay & Investigation called for SEIU Affiliate
TOP STORIES:
1. Union Loses 2 of 3 Elections at Starbucks in Chicago
2. UAW raises strike pay ahead of Detroit 3 talks. What it means…
3. Right to Work legal group seeks federal probe of Healthcare Michigan
...Flashback: 'Financial malpractice' alleged at Michigan healthcare union...
NLRB Petitions & Charges for June 6, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
81 Total Entries
Petitions: 14
Charges: 67
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
UAW raises strike pay ahead of Detroit 3 talks. What it means…
Santa Clara VTA Board approves adjustment to bus operators’ starting pay
Liberation News: San Diego’s Town & Country hotel workers demand fair union contract
WSWS: Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement
ECONOMIC NEWS
Bloomberg: Stagflation Danger Sees World Bank Cut Global Growth Outlook
World’s Largest Four-Day Work Week Experiment Begins
...Flashback: California considers a shortened, 32-hour workweek...
…What Employers Should Know Before Trying a 4-Day Work Week…
ABC News: CEO pay gap with workers widened at low-paying companies in 2021
...Podcast: Shedding the Light on 'Excessive CEO Pay'—How the media distorts the topic...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Trench Warfare in California Hospitals: Kaiser Clinicians Prepare to Strike
Rhode Island is facing a mental health crisis and the General Assembly needs to act
HR NEWS
SHRM: Business Purchaser Can Have Successor Liability for Title VII Claims
Gen Z treats life as a full-time job and work as a side gig.
LABOR DISPUTES
AT&T Alaska Teamsters Make Unconditional Offer To Return To Work
WSWS: Case New Holland workers need full strike pay and a new strategy to win this struggle!
Strike by cement truck operators stalling construction throughout Metro Vancouver
Operating Engineers Strike Could Delay Road and Construction Work
LEGAL NEWS
New York State Legislature Seeks to Expand Employee Rights to Freelancers Statewide
Freedom Foundation: AFSCME Settles Suit, Agrees To Stop Seizing Nonmembers’ Vacation Hours
ATR: Biden Department of Labor Must Protect Independent Contractors in New Rulemaking
NRTW: Courageous Tennessean Wins Big in Union Discrimination Suit
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Socialist Alternative: How Can We Unionize Amazon Everywhere?
Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.
Microsoft’s Union Pledge, and the New Era of Organized Labor in Tech
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks Just Lost One of Its Most High-Profile Union Battles
3rd Central Coast Starbucks votes to unionize, 6th in California
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Harrisburg School District Approve One-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement
In the Wake of Uvalde, a Teacher’s Plea for Police-Free Schools
Mayor starts re-election bid by balancing City budget on the backs of CPS students
