LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Top Stories: L.A. Docs Ready To Strike; Contracts Expire in Atlantic City & Planned Parenthood Workers Want To Unionize
TOP STORIES:
1. Doctors at three L.A. County hospitals vote to strike if contract talks break down
2. Contracts Expired, Casino Union to Picket Atlantic City’s Tropicana
3. Planned Parenthood workers in Iowa and four other states plan to join a union
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MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
CWA: Fiber-Optic Workers at OFS Fitel Picket Ahead of Contract Expiration
AFSCME accuses Red Cross of ‘bad faith’ bargaining in Wisconsin, Iowa
ECONOMIC NEWS
Home Prices Surge 20.6% In Biggest Spike This Century—And Experts Say It’s Unclear When They’ll Drop
Yellen says she was ‘wrong’ about ‘path that inflation would take’
In these locations, a gallon of gas costs more than the federal minimum wage
Politico: ‘True unemployment’ is a lot higher than you think
GENERAL UNION NEWS
First Latina chosen as president of Colorado union representing 8,000 workers
How Amazon and Starbucks Workers Are Upending the Organizing Rules
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Port Authority, ATU are Negotiating New Contracts After COVID Vaccination Firings
MTA Asks NY Lawmakers to Expand Protections for Transit Workers Amid Frequent Attacks
‘We rocked it.’ How USPS pulled off delivering 380 million COVID-19 tests
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Newark, New Jersey healthcare workers strike against low wages and understaffing
Memphis Nurses Are Trying to Correct COVID Disruption of How Nurses’ Are Trained
HR NEWS
SHRM: Companies Face Increased Litigation Over COBRA Notices
SHRM: Law Protects FL Companies Who Aid Gig Workers from Misclassification Claims
Evil HR Lady: Google’s Practice Interview Warmup Is Good News for Managers
LABOR DISPUTES
WSWS: California Chevron oil workers’ strike sabotaged by United Steelworkers in total sellout
Striking since May 2, UAW says CNH’s latest offer included pay below living wage
LEGAL NEWS
Amazon workplace investigation is through but court battles rage on
Seattle City Council passes ‘Pay Up’ bill, raising wages for certain gig workers
Littler: “One Size Fits All” Data Retention Policies: A Unicorn for International Employers
NLRB NEWS
JD Supra: General Counsel Abruzzo Looks to Overturn Board Precedent Again
Apple Store Workers Withdraw, Labor Board Agrees to Halt Atlanta Union Election
Hotel Workers Wanted Union Gone, Bipartisan NLRB Panel Rules
ORGANIZING NEWS
People’s World: AFL-CIO town hall features young worker ideas for unionizing
Chicago-Based Workers At Intelligentsia Have Filed To Unionize
Planned Parenthood workers in Iowa and four other states plan to join a union
Apple Allegedly Intimidates Retail Workers Into Canceling Union Vote
Strippers Turn to Unions After Litigation, Legislation Falter
How Amazon and Starbucks Workers Are Upending the Organizing Rules
POLITICAL NEWS
Biden wants to rebuild the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it.
Campaign Workers for Democratic Party of Georgia Secure Teamster Contract
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Skidmore College faculty, administration reach union vote deal
North Carolina Pre-School Under Fire, After Principal Finds Sick Woke Tool Used to ‘Teach Colors’
Teachers against gun violence rally outside Ted Cruz’s office after Uvalde mass shooting
