LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, April 7, 2022
Top Stories—The Amazon Effect: Biden Backs Amazon Union; Union Organizing Is Up 57%; Amazon Victory Is Turbo-Charging Unions & More...
TOP STORIES—The Amazon Effect…?
WaPo: President Biden appears to back broadening union push at Amazon
Axios: Amazon workers’ union victory is turbocharging a new labor movement
NLRB: Union Election Petitions Increase 57% In First Half of Fiscal Year 2022
183 open petitions for Starbucks stores
NLRB Petitions & Charges: April 5, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
51 Total Entries (Updated)
Petitions: 11
Charges: 40
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Hollywood’s biggest union strikes deal with advertisers on new commercials contract
Elevator Constructors Union Ratifies New Collective Bargaining Agreement
Transportation Union Wants Federal Action Against Class 1 Railroads’ attendance policies
Hard bargaining underway with granite industry contracts all expiring
ECONOMIC NEWS
Fed officials plan to shrink the balance sheet by $95 billion a month
Unions (Quietly) Agree: The Jones Act Is a Contributor to U.S. Supply Chain Woes
Corpus Christi reported a 5.9% unemployment rate, the highest rate among other large metros in Texas
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Teamsters: President O’Brien Joins Board of North American Building Trades Unions
JetBlue Shakes Up Airline Status Quo With Audacious Spirit Bid
Unions play a necessary, balancing role in a capitalist system
AFL-CIO’s Shuler envisions a more diverse construction workforce
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
CTA train operator is shoved onto tracks, union says serious action is needed
AFGE Confirms 600 COVID-19 Fatalities as Commerce, HUD Release Reentry Plans
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nursing home residents suffer from staffing shortages, but the jobs are hard to fill
Hundreds of Howard University hospital workers plan to strike over low wages
Hospitals, Insurers Cast Blame Amid High Health Care Costs Debate
HR NEWS
Evil HR Lady: How Your Business Can Spend $35 and Save Your Employees Thousands
SHRM: Proposal Could Lessen Family Dependence on Employer Health Plans
Salary Budget Growth of 5% Most Common Increase in New Survey
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
Ogletree: Employers Are Strictly Liable for Treble Damages for Late, Pre-Suit Wage Payments
Top 5 Takeaways for Employers on the 2021 Enforcement and Litigation Statistics
Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Montana Law That Conflicts With CMS Vaccine Rule
NLRB NEWS
IWF: Federal Bureaucrats May Have Unethically Helped Create Amazon’s First Labor Union
Union Election Petitions Increase 57% In First Half of Fiscal Year 2022
Duke appeals DUP Workers Union’s legal certification from NLRB
ORGANIZING NEWS
Joseph Thompson, lead organizer for unionizing Starbucks, is just getting started
Colorado Springs Starbucks Store Demand Union Representation
POLITICAL NEWS
Senators strike deal to keep Capitol cafeteria workers from layoffs
Elon Musk’s Mother Tears Into Biden, Harris Over Ignoring Her Son’s Achievements
Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
COVID Paid Leave for Fully Vaccinated Teachers and Staff Guaranteed in Illinois
Dist. 211 Teachers Ready To Strike If No Deal Reached By June 30
Local teachers overwhelmed by state-mandated ‘Reading Academies’
Forfeiture of GI benefits highlights rocky start for University of Arizona