LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, March 31, 2022
TOP 3 MUST READS: DOL Nominee David Weil Defeated, Amazon Vote Count Today & An Activist Group With White House Ties Builds A Website To Sabotage Companies' Hiring Efforts
TOP 3 MUST READS:
1. Bi-Partisan Group of Senators Block Advancement of Divisive David Weil to DOL's Wage and Hour
2. Less than 40% of eligible voters voted in Amazon’s Alabama election, vote tally comes today
3. EXCLUSIVE: An activist group with White House ties is creating a website to sabotage "union busting corporations'" hiring efforts (for paid subscribers)
NLRB Petitions & Charges: March 29, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
62 Total Entries
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
American Red Cross, Teamsters avert strike with tentative agreement
US Soccer, women’s union set to bargain past deal expiration
SEIU Is Hosting A Nationwide Day of Action At Airports Today
Teamster Waste Workers In Illinois Secure New Agreement At Republic Services
ECONOMIC NEWS
State Chamber survey: Georgians Concerned About Right to Work
NY Gov Caves to Buffalo Bills Owners’ Demands for Taxpayer-Funded Stadium
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Workers are fed up, and that’s a good sign for unions, says AFL-CIO’s Shuler
Data Breach Alert For Soft Drink & Brewery Workers Union’s Retirement Fund
AFL-CIO’s Elizabeth Shuler says fed-up employees are leaving the workforce
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO holding convention in Pittsburgh this week
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
White House Proposes Major Pay Raise for TSA Screening Workforce Next Year
CDC will review the use of pandemic-era border restriction Title 42 Today
Unions prepare to fight as California state departments order employees back to offices
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nurses, Management At Peninsula Hospital At Odds Ahead Of Strike
Nurses ask Essentia CEO to respect union organization at new facilities
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Detroit’s Striking Coffee Workers Can’t Have Their Union… Yet
Judge: Seattle concrete companies intentionally drove into striking workers at picket line
LEGAL NEWS
House Passes ‘SECURE Act 2.0,’ Requiring Automatic Enrollment in Retirement Plans
Employment Law: 4th Circuit Recognizes Overtime Gap Pay Claims Under the FLSA
Teamsters: Minnesota Warehouse Quota Measure Takes Important First Step
NLRB NEWS
Worker Wins Almost $17K in Federal Case Against IAM Union Officials for Illegal Firing
Daily Grill Found to Have Violated Labor Law by Refusing to Bargain with UNITE HERE
ORGANIZING NEWS
Amazon’s Repeat Union Election in Alabama Saw Smaller Turnout
Workers at fourth Minnesota Starbucks Store Seek to Form Union
The Ugly Truth Behind Unite Here Local 11 Harrassing Chateau Marmont
WSWS: BCTGM Drive At Hershey Ends With Decisive Vote Against Union Affiliation
POLITICAL NEWS
Bi-Partisan Group of Senators Block Advancement of Divisive David Weil to DOL’s Wage and Hour
Assembly Ambush: Assemblyman Kiley’s Gas Tax Suspension Bill Hijacked
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
NEA Recognizes Dedication of Long-Serving Bridgeport Teachers
Severe Staffing Crisis in Sacramento Schools Leads Teachers, Staff to go on Strike