LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Monday, May 9, 2022
Top Stories: The NLRB Goes After Amazon and Starbucks
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The NLRB Goes After Amazon and Starbucks:
NLRB finds merit in union accusations against Amazon and Starbucks
Starbucks hit with sweeping labor complaint including over 200 alleged violations
NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 5, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
43 Total Entries
Petitions: 8
Charges: 35
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Valero union workers at Texas refinery reject company contract offer -sources
TARTA approves 3-year union contract that starts with 8 percent raise
ECONOMIC NEWS
Baltimore giving out $1,000 monthly no-strings-attached checks to young parents
Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the biggest decline since 1947
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Philly trades unions show off skill and efforts to improve diversity at open house
What Pilot Shortage? Spirit Airlines CEO Joins Pilot Unions That Say It’s A Myth
Spirit Airlines crew slept on airport floors, union official says
More than 700 railroaders quit after BNSF institutes ‘draconian’ attendance policy
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Federal stakeholders continue to voice concerns over VA medical center cutbacks
FEMA, union agree to new policies to fix overtime discrepancies under $16.5M settlement
Incidents at a Federal Prison in Texas Have Sparked Broader Concerns About BOP Staffing Levels
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
WSJ: Hospitals Look to Raise Treatment Costs as Nurses’ Salaries Increase
2,000 Cedars-Sinai Service Workers Planning to Strike Monday Morning
Nurses deserve our full respect and support for the essential work they do
HR NEWS
Younger workers aren’t keeping their salaries a secret anymore. Here’s why it could be a good idea
Employment Law: 9 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know in 2022
Eric Meyer: I’ve got your VIP passes to hear the Department of Labor discuss possible OT changes tonight
LABOR DISPUTES
Fresno bus drivers union approves labor strike as negotiations with city break down
Drivers Continue Strike At King’s Ready Mix In Cedar Rapids; Rally Set For Tuesday
National Fuel Gas unilaterally imposes terms; IBEW votes to strike
LEGAL NEWS
Minnesota Enacts Legislation Funding Unemployment Coffers, Authorizing Pay to Frontline Workers
DHS Has Temporarily Increased Extensions of Employment Authorization Documents
New York’s New Notice of Electronic Monitoring Went into Effect on May 7
ORGANIZING NEWS
CNBC: Employees everywhere are organizing. Here’s why it’s happening now
NYT: Amazon Abruptly Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Warehouse
Atlanta Opera Leaves Some Hair and Makeup Workers Out of a Job
POLITICAL NEWS
Unions Blast SCOTUS Draft Opinion Ending Federal Right to Access Abortion
Biden Grants Amazon $10B Contract Despite Pledge to Oppose Union-Busting
President Biden to Visit Chicago Next Week for IBEW Convention
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks in hot water: NLRB confirms employee intimidation allegations...Workers Say NLRB Complaint "Fully Unmasks Starbucks' Facade as a Progressive Company"...
Workers at two Wisconsin Starbucks locations vote to unionize