LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, June 9, 2022

Top 3 Stories: Ex-NLRB Chair—Amending the NLRA Will Not Solve Unions' Problems; Beyond Starbucks, Local Coffee Shops Are Unionizing & A Judge Ruled A Starbucks' Firing Of Was Not For Union Activity

TOP STORIES:

1. Former NLRB Chairman: Union Growth Will Not Ride on Amending the NLRA

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2. Local coffee shop chains are part of union surge, though not every owner seems to enjoy the taste

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3. Federal judge sides with Starbucks, finding employee was not fired for unionizing

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for June 7, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

53 Total Entries

• Petitions: 5

• Charges: 48

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• OHSU-AFSCME collective bargaining enters week 13

• Teamsters: Potential Work Stoppages Could Have Major Impact on East Coast Food Service Industry

• Dierbergs Union Workers Vote on New Contract Today

• Union Claims Unsafe Policies Endanger Oakland Road Commission Workers

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Proposed NY state Minimum Wage Increases Would Lift Wages for More Than 2M Workers

• Projections: The Cost of Unionization

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• 4 Atlantic City Casinos Not Cleaning Rooms Regularly, Workers’ Union Claims In Complaint

• Green city: Labor unions gather in Tribeca call for bold climate action

• How Unions Are Fighting to Protect Abortion Rights

• Alphabet Must Add “Caste” as a Protected Category and Address Caste-Based Harms in Its Workplace

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Ohio public employee settles with union over vacation time

• IRS management once again covered by parts of union-negotiated contracts

• To Delay Future Retirements, Baltimore County Will Renew Incentive to Extend Careers

• Richmond Police group highlights dangers of understaffed department

• EPA Union Girds for Contract Talks With Eye Toward 2024

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Joint Commission Faces More Pressure to Require Safe Staffing for Accreditation

• Providence Nurses Vote to Strike in Oregon

• AdventHealth Murray emergency nursing team receives trauma certification

• 2 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Massachusetts Health Care Organization

• Healthcare Workers Afraid to Go to Work, State Association Says

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HR NEWS

• Evil HR Lady: What Can I Do with My PTO?

• Can You Legally Close a Facility in Response to Unionization?

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LABOR DISPUTES

• California fast-food workers strike for better pay and work conditions

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority Strike Ends, Services to Resume

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NLRB NEWS

• Amazon files motion to close hearing on union victory to the public

• Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of May 23 - 27, 2022

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Across the U.S., undergraduate student employees are forming unions

• New Seasons Hires Another Trump-Aligned Law Firm to Fight Workers Union Efforts

• Intelligentsia Coffee Employees File Petition to Unionize Chicago Roastery and Cafes

• Pro-Union Protesters Picket MoMA Gala Honoring Starbucks Chairwoman

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Senate Fails To Confirm President Biden’s nominee to head Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

• President Biden Visiting AFL-CIO Convention In Philadelphia Next Week

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• One Win, Two Losses for Chicago Starbucks Locations Voting to Unionize

• Astoria Starbucks Workers Vote to Form Union, First in Queens to Unionize

• Starbucks ‘Getting Wrecked’ as Memphis Workers Win Latest Union Drive

• Stuyvesant Plaza Starbucks Workers Approve Union

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Teacher organizations don’t support Gov. Abbott’s active shooter training plan

• Indiana Students, Teachers Demand Gun-Safety Steps

• Solving the teacher retention crisis: Give teachers the respect they deserve

• Guns, Gas and Governments: Why Teacher Pension Divestments Are Complicated

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Administrative manager of the Northeast Carpenters Pension Fund admits to embezzling $140K from pension fund

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