LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
TOP 4 MUST READS: The Starbucks Organizing Model, 30 People "Held Against Their Will," Teamsters Threaten To Strike Red Cross & SPLC Accused Of Racial Disparity
TOP 4 MUST READS:
1. Jacobin: How the Starbucks Worker Organizing Model Can Accelerate Unionization Across the Country
“The Starbucks workers currently spearheading the SB Workers United drive have charted a way forward for organizing corporate chain stores. Their strategy should be carefully studied and implemented across other corporate chains and adjusted according to context.” Read more…
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2. 30 people held ‘against their will’ for hours at Seattle concrete plant
“Just after noon on Friday, around 100 striking ready-mix truck drivers held roughly 30 people ‘against their will for over four hours’…” Read more…
3. Teamsters threaten to strike Red Cross amid contract negotiations
“The local Teamsters Union has given the Red Cross a 10-day notice of its intent to strike.” Read more…
4. Union: Southern Poverty Law Center’s Return-to-Office Policy Shows Racial Disparity
“Union organizers cited a ‘high attrition rate’ at SPLC of ‘people of color, women and women of color’ as one of their reasons for organizing the union, along with pay and working standards.” Read more…
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BARGAINING NEWS
Teamsters: Stericycle and Shred-it Overwhelmingly Ratify Respective First Contracts
GM Workers At Ramos Arizpe Plant Vote To Keep Current Union Contract
Bloomberg: Bargaining Brought Huge Raises to Union Workers in Q4
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Union Chief Calls Out BuzzFeed CEO Amid Wave of Digital Brand Downsizing
Union Workers Say Iowa Unemployment Law Will Drive Workers Away
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Longmont United Hospital Becomes First Private Colorado Hospital with Nurses’ Union
Nurses Urge CA Senate To Pass Mental Health Resilience Bill For Healthcare Worker
HR NEWS
Form I-9 Alert: Policy Allowing Expired Documents Scheduled to End
Manufacturers Can E-Distribute Retirement Plan Documents to Deskless Workers
SHRM: OSHA Proposed Rule Would Remove One Electronic Record-Keeping Requirement
LABOR DISPUTES
Union says no progress made in talks with Chevron to end California refinery strike
Cleveland-Cliffs offers Mountain State Carbon employees alternative options
Inside Exxon’s 10-Month Lockout of Beaumont Refinery Workers
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Vote Concludes in Amazon Union Election in Alabama, The Count Begins
Second Alabama Amazon union vote count begins: When will we know who won?
Mandatory Meetings Reveal Amazon’s Approach to Resisting Unions
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
The Biden Administration Has Quietly Declared War on Charter Schools
NEA, Airbnb Partnership Aims to Help Teachers Supplement Income
Teacher’s Union President Criticize the Upcoming Rochester Schools Budget
St. Louis Catholic High School Teachers Poised to Strike Over Contract