LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Featured Story: Biden's State of the Union Address' Union Message
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FEATURED STORY:
Biden Urges Passage Of PRO Act In State of the Union Address
...CWA: Joe Biden Demonstrates Continued Strong Support for Workers...
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 28, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
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BARGAINING NEWS
Could Another Grocery-Store Strike Be Headed San Diego’s Way?
SAG-AFTRA union reaches settlement with New York Public Radio
USW Local 624 ratifies contract extension with Cenovus Refinery
ECONOMIC NEWS
Businesses and People Are Fleeing California. Here’s Why… (podcast)
Steel mills pay out up to $14,515 in profit-sharing bonuses for 4th quarter
Commerce Department Awards Funds to Manufacturing USA Projects Focused on Pandemic Resiliency
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Bridgestone plants in Iowa and Tennessee cancel shifts amid cyberattack
Workers at Mexico Border Auto Parts Plant Oust Powerful Union, Eying Ripple Effect
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Biden Urges More Federal Employees to Return to the Office as Pandemic Conditions Improve
Proposed contract for Syracuse police to cost $9M, lands city ‘right back at the table’
New CalPERS CIO sees future with fewer private equity fees, more control
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
Prescription drug spending soared from 2010 to 2020, as out-of-pocket costs fell
A Checklist to Prepare for the DOL’s Expansion of FMLA Audits
LABOR DISPUTES
BLS only reported 16 strikes in 2021. A new database argues there were 14x as many
Great Lakes Coffee’s striking baristas file unfair labor practice charges
Striking concrete worker union claims companies are using ‘ghost trucks
High hopes among IAM members as Eaton Corp. resumes contract discussions
MLB cancels first two series of 2022 season after players reject owners’ proposal for a new CBA
Talks between Eaton-Cobham and Davenport workers expected to start Tuesday
The Root, Gizmodo, Jezebel and other G/O Media Sites Writers Strike After Talks Stall
...Why GMG Union Is Striking...
…Gizmodo Union Blasts 12-Week Family Leave Policy As ‘Inadequate’…
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
NLRB GC Supports Aggressive Use of Injunctions Against Employers in Organizing Campaigns
Federal Agencies Team Up to Target Employer Retaliation in the Name of Racial and Economic Justice
ORGANIZING NEWS
Truthout: Starbucks Union Files 20 Complaints, Alleging Company Is Illegally Union Busting
Labor, Consumer Groups Urge FTC to Scrutinize Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Merger
U.S. Trade Chief Tai Says Watching Union Vote at Mexican Auto-Parts Plant Closely
POLITICAL NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Teacher Union Bosses Caught Illegally Seizing Dues from California Charter School Educator
West Virginia Senate Advances Its Own Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill
Those in Favor of, Against School Voucher React to Bill Failing to Pass