LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, February 24, 2022
Featured Stories: Amazon Labor Union Leader Arrested, Starbucks Stocks Are Tanking & Why Is Teen Vogue Pushing Unions?
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Amazon Labor Union Main Organizer Arrested Outside of NYC Warehouse
...NYPD: charged with trespassing, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration...
Has Anyone Else Noticed Starbucks’ Stocks Have Been Tanking Since It Became A SEIU Target?
Why Is Teen Vogue—A ‘Fashion Magazine’ For Young Women—Pushing Readers Towards Unions
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 22, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
94 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
NYC Mayor to Slash 560 School Safety Posts; Union Questions Logic
AFSCME Union prepares for potential strike at Illinois State University
City councilors consider Albuquerque Police Union bargaining agreement
Virginia: In a First, Firefighters Union To Represent Workers In Collective Bargaining
Veterans Affairs reopening union talks after Trump era’s contentious bargaining
Denver’s RTD union says double-digit raises are likely as negotiations near finish line
FOP Calls for Change in Leadership in the Columbus Police Department
Lancaster County Board Approves Labor Agreement with Corrections Union
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
More than 500 UW resident physicians plan protest of bargaining contract
Frontline UW Health Nurses Plan to Hold Historic “Informational Picket for Safe Staffing”
Connecticut Home Care Workers Arrested at State Capitol While Demanding Dignity
Bonus Pay for Front-Line Nurses in Nebraska Could Be A Morale Booster
Nursing Homes Across Florida Are Closing Wings and Refusing Patients Due to Staffing Shortages
HR NEWS
All Eyes on Washington’s Public-Option Health Insurance Plan
In a Tight Labor Market, Age Bias Against Younger, Older Workers Hasn’t Stopped
LABOR DISPUTES
Lockout of almost 300 Collins Aerospace Workers in Troy Continues
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib pickets with 200 Detroit ‘comrades in coffee’
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Impact Justice Employees’ Union with OPEIU Local 29 Voluntarily Recognized
Activision Blizzard Law Firm Claims Unions Exploit ‘Lazy’ and ‘Whiner’ Employees
Starbucks Union Irate as Appeal Halts Vote Count at Three Stores
‘Rick and Morty,’ Production Workers File to Unionize With Animation Guild
POLITICAL NEWS
Unionized staff would force Democrats to take on management’s role
How Canada’s Freedom Convoy could be a wake-up call for the Teamsters
Uber and Lyft Accord With Teamsters Advances in Washington State
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
WSWS: Despite Massive Opposition, Oakland School Board Forges Ahead with School Closures
Lawmakers Rewrite Indiana Law Targeting Teachers Union Dues Payments
Charter schools awaiting Supreme Court order on lifting injunction