LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Top Stories: Is Chris Smalls the Future of the Union Movement? Transformational vs. Transactional Unions and Allentown Symphony's BIG Ramifications
TOP STORIES:
1. He Came Out of Nowhere and Humbled Amazon Is Chris Smalls the Future of Labor?
2. Daily Beast: Workers Are Beating Big Bosses, but Organized Labor Can’t Keep Up
..."Worker-led unions are transformational, while organized labor has become transactional"...
3. Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 19: Guest—The Fairness Center's Nathan McGrath On Janus, the Allentown Symphony & More
NLRB Petitions & Charges: April 22, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
60 Total Entries
Petitions: 12
Charges: 48
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Lockheed Martin, machinists union ratify labor deal at Fort Worth F-35 plant
Arconic, United Steelworkers begin contract negotiations on Tuesday, April 26
Rail Unions Refusing Advance Payments in Favor of New Deal
...NCCC Proposes ‘Advance Payments,’ Unions Say It’s Not Enough...
ECONOMIC NEWS
Rents are rising everywhere. See how much prices are up in your area.
Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Union vs. Nonunion Voiceover Work: Everything You Need to Know
Teamsters Union Introduces Cannabis Cultivation Training Program
Unemployment Benefits For Striking Workers? No, It’s Not The Onion
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Colorado’s County Employees Would be able to collectively bargain, not strike
Federal Employee Union Says OPM hasn’t Addressed Health, Safety Concerns
Overlooked by Management, Red Cross Workers Fight for a Fair Contract
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Desert Regional Medical Center Nurses to Picket Over Alleged Under-Staffing
WSWS: What way forward for the nurses strike at Stanford Health?
Non-nursing staff at Howard Brown Health are looking to join the Illinois Nurses Association
Thousands of Stanford nurses strike over burnout, exhaustion issues
HR NEWS
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Hundreds of workers at Red Wing Shoe facility file petition for union election
Apple Hires Anti-Union Lawyers in Escalating Fight With Retail Workers
Workers at Lakewood and Long Beach Starbucks to Vote on Joining Union
NJ Marijuana Legalization Favors Unions for Cannabis Workers
POLITICAL NEWS
Democrats introduce weakened union-rights bill for county employees in final weeks of session
‘Just the beginning’: Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez rally with Amazon union workers
Britain’s hopes of post-Brexit US trade deal ‘depend on workers’ rights’
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Oakland Unified issues “cease and desist” letter about planned one-day strike…
…teachers to stage walkout Friday; district threatening legal action…
Virginia Father Hits Back at Randi Weingarten, Defends Parental Rights Laws
…Weingarten: Republicans ‘just don’t want public schools’ in debate over education…
NEA Charter Repeal Highlights Union’s Long History of Political Activity