LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Top Stories: Congressional Hypocrisy; The NLRB's New RD; Trader Joe's Unhappy Workers Get Warren's Support; Yellen's Global Tax Returns & CEO Pay Went Up Again, But...

TOP STORIES:

1. WSJ: Democrats Say Secret Ballot for Me, Card Check for Thee

“House Dems supports different union-election rules for their own employees.”

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2. Conflicts of Interest? NLRB General Counsel Appoints Union-Side Lawyer to Regional Director for Chicago and Vicinity

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3. Famously Cheerful Trader Joe’s Workers Are Actually Unhappy and Want a Union

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweets support of Trader Joe’s workers’ organizing efforts

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Image Credit: European Central Bank | Creative Commons

4. Yellen Looks to Get Global Tax Deal Back on Track During Europe Trip

• ...FLASHBACK: Yellen pushes higher taxes, stronger unions, more global competition...

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5. WSJ: Pay Packages for CEOs Rise to Record Level

...of 400 BIGGEST U.S. companies...

...BLS: ACTUAL CEO mean wage in 2021 --> $ 213,020...

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NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 13, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

64 Total Entries

• Petitions: 8

• Charges: 56

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Massena union members have tentative contract agreement with Arconic

• Contract negotiations are underway for workers at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach

• Writers Guild’s CBS News Union Ratifies New Three-Year Agreement

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Why Labor Leader Tefere Gebre Has Brought His Organizing Talents to Greenpeace

• Senators Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Union Busting

• Teamsters Call Out AT&T’s Abuse of Alaskan Workers During PGA Tournament

• Detroit Three automakers reinstate mask mandate at some Michigan facilities

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Mental health workers announce one-day walkout strike

• Nurses Stand Up to Profiteers and Demand Universal Healthcare

• RaDonda Vaught will avoid prison time, drawing praise from nurses and experts

• Health care workers to get bonuses in draft California budget

• ANA releases updated ‘Nurses Bill of Rights’

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LABOR DISPUTES

• ‘I cannot survive on $260 a week’: US retail and fast-food workers strike

• Striking CFL players in Hamilton invite fans to ‘show of solidarity’

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LEGAL NEWS

• Ogletree: California’s Draft Regulations Spotlight Artificial Intelligence Potential to Lead to Discrimination Claims

• Littler: New York State Senate Poised to Pass Expansive Lien Law for Wage Claims

• Colorado Issues First Round of Regulations on its Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program

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NLRB NEWS

• IUOE: NLRB Files Complaint Against Resorts World Las Vegas Over Unlawful Anti-Union Conduct

• Government Overreach in Firing Decisions Won’t Stop with Big Companies

• NYT: Lawsuit accuses the N.C.A.A. of violating wage laws by refusing to pay athletes as employees

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POLITICAL NEWS

• AFL-CIO says lawmakers should remove ‘pro-China’ provisions from chips bill

• Senate Democratic Campaign Workers Want Teamsters Representation

• Biden Balances Crime-Fighting and Reform Agendas in Message to Police

• Pro­gres­sives target De­mo­c­ratic in­cum­bents on LA City Council

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Starbucks workers in Brooklyn walk out over no air conditioning, understaffing

• First Starbucks in South Carolina unionizes

• Second Starbucks in Connecticut seek a union as Vernon workers petition for election

• Starbucks in Boone becomes first location in NC to unionize

• Yes, labor law allows Starbucks to offer raises to unionized workers

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Brookline, Massachusetts closes schools on Monday as teachers go on strike

• Good Teacher Not Rewarded By Contract She Helped Negotiate

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