LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Top Stories: 'Call of Duty' Testers Unionize; Secretary of Labor: "...be aggressive and organize..."; Professors File Amicus Brief ; No Extensions For Carhaul Teamsters & UAW Strikers Enter Week 4
TOP STORIES:
1. Activision’s ‘Call of Duty’ Testers Have Voted 19-3 To Unionize
2. Labor Secretary Walsh hopes union pushes at Amazon and Starbucks signal ‘long term’ labor revitalization
"...go out and be aggressive and organize..."
3. American Association of University Professors Files Amicus Brief On Faculty Unionization
4. Teamsters: National Carhaul Committee Conducts Strike Authorization Vote
...National contract expires May 31, NO extensions...
5. United Auto Workers reject Case New Holland Industrial proposal; strike enters 4th week
NLRB Petitions & Charges: May 20, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
65 Total Entries
Petitions: 10
Charges: 55
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Negotiations still ongoing for U.S. Foods drivers in Virginia
Union ratifies new contract with Highmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Teamster Leaders Endorse Tentative National Agreement at American Red Cross
ECONOMIC NEWS
Oriole Park At Camden Yards Concessions Workers Call For $15 Per Hour Wage
Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build new JV battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana
NRTW: North Carolina Right to Work Law Encourages Business Expansion
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Dollar General Workers To Hold Rally During Corporation’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
54% of Utahns support labor unions, but their views aren’t that simple
Battle over smoking in New Jersey casinos pits workers’ health against profits
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
AFL-CIO: AFSCME Local in Kansas City Secures Large Wage Increases
Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers Approve Union, First in Missouri to Do So
Missouri’s High Court to Hear Greitens-era Labor Union Dispute
Group Wants Paid Leave for Federal Employees to Get Out of State Abortions
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nurses at two more Portland-area Providence hospitals begin strike authorization votes
Howard University Hospital, nurses reach agreement after 9-month labor dispute
JNESO: Nurses and Techs Stage Strike Rally At New Jersey St. Michael’s Medical Center
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
Viking River Cruises and Other Changes Poised to Rock the Boat on Arbitration Agreements
Jon Hyman: Federal court holds that the NLRB doesn’t have a sense of humor
NLRB NEWS
The NLRB doesn’t want Amazon workers to know the truth about unions
Activision Illegally Threatened Staff, US Labor Officials Find
Vernuccio: The NLRB doesn’t want Amazon workers to know the truth about unions
ORGANIZING NEWS
LaborPress.org: How to Strengthen the Labor Movement—My Union Experience
Trader Joe’s workers push to unionize amid wave of organizing efforts
Workers of Seven Seas Entertainment Publishing Company form a Union
Virginia Target workers plan to refile petition for union election within next few weeks
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
NLRB asks for order for Starbucks to negotiate with union for Camp Road store
Starbucks employees seek to form first union for coffee chain at a Maine store
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Tax hike, ‘tax breaks’ called out by Columbus teachers’ union over school funding plan
Fresno Teachers, District Gear Up for What Could Be Tough Contract Talks
CTU Educators, Families Join Fight Against Devastating, Unnecessary CPS Budget Cuts
SLPS Offers Pay Plan to Increase Starting Pay for New Teachers
