LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Featured Story: How Socialists and Trade Unionists Built a New Labor Organizing Model During the Pandemic
The following are the top employee and labor-related news stories from LaborUnionNews.com.
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FEATURED NEWS
FEATURED STORY
Jacobin: How Socialists and Trade Unionists Built a New Labor Organizing Model During the Pandemic
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 14, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
88 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
USW Members Rally Outside Marathon HQ, Call for Fair Contracts
UFCW at Albertsons, Gelson’s, Ralphs, Stater Bros, and Vons in San Diego County To Hold Rally
Orange County Transit, Teamsters reach tentative agreement to avoid bus driver strike
Sappi union workers rally amid contract negotiations with company
WSWS: Marathon workers say USW union is sabotaging struggle against oil companies
ECONOMIC NEWS
EPI: U.S. trade deficits hit record highs in 2021, $1.09 Trillion!
Democrats weigh gas tax holiday to ease inflation pressure on Americans
...Larry Summers: 'short-sighted, ineffective, goofy and gimmicky'...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
How the New York Times Betrays its Workers
...'one of the most the aggressively anti-union newspapers in the media'...
WSWS: What’s at stake in the struggle by US rail and oil workers
Flight Attendants’ Union Demands No-Fly List for Unruly Passengers
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Oregon Democrats Revive Proposal to Give Low-Wage Workers Economic Impact Checks
Flint City Council Approves Premium Pay for Public Safety Workers (AFSCME)
Lancaster, Ohio City Council Approves AFSCME Contract, Employees Will Receive 4% Raise
Westfield will get good value from good-faith contract, police union president says
...Council committee votes 2-1 against ‘poorly negotiated’ police contract...
SEIU Reaches Agreement with Chico City, “Employees Are Significantly Under Market Value”
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
NNU: RNs at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC call on state agencies to enforce safety precautions
Vermont hospital boosts nurse wages 20%, gives tech workers $5,000 bonus
Healthcare Orgs Kept in the Dark When Missouri Ended COVID Emergency Order
(NYSNA) Why Isn’t New York Enforcing Its Nurse Staffing Law?
Kaiser Permanente’s Net Income Increased, But Operating Margins Fall
Can a Better Nurse Work Environment Keep Patients Out of ICU?
SEIU Says Higher Wages Will Lead to Better Conditions in Nursing Home
HR NEWS
An Employer’s Guide to California’s 2022 COVID Paid-Sick-Leave Law
BAMKO’s global HR director on challenges of growing sustainably
LABOR DISPUTES
MLB Lockout: No bats, no balls, no fans: Pitchers, catchers don’t report
Exxon welcomes upcoming vote on offer to locked-out Texas refinery workers...Union to hold ratification vote February 21...
Texas refinery workers to vote on Exxon proposal that could end 10-month lockout
LEGAL NEWS
Court strikes down Boston’s vaccine mandate for unionized first responders
Congress Moving To Limit Employers’ Right to Arbitrate Sexual Harassment Claims – A Slippery Slope
Austin Legal: When can a Union See an Employer’s Investigation File?
DOL Seeks Comments on Protecting Retirement Savings from Climate Risks
NLRB NEWS
DOJ Antitrust Division Weighs in on Worker Classification Debate at the NLRB
NLRB’s General Counsel Announces Support for White House Labor Report
ORGANIZING NEWS
Graduate workers hold Work-In demonstration for unionization
Four More Starbucks in the Richmond Region Seek Union Representation
Starbucks union protests in Memphis and Seattle after company fired employees
Amy’s Kitchen Workers’ Union Push Garners National Attention
Alamo Drafthouse Workers at Austin Flagship Reveal Plan to Unionize
Starbucks Workers in Hialeah Begin Union Drive, A First For South Florida
“Occupy The Breakroom!” Amazon Union Prepares for Election Showdown in Staten Island
POLITICAL NEWS
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ unlikely alliance with the head of New York’s teachers union
Oregon Senate votes to curb mandatory overtime for bakery workers
Biden Task Force Aims to Increase Unionization Efforts with Pro-Union Report
BlueGreen Alliance: Workers need Build Back Better to avoid economic pain
San Francisco proposes 18-month moratorium on new Amazon delivery facilities
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Florida School Board Votes o Give Teachers $500 Before Spring Break
National Education Association Faces Teacher and Staff Retirement Crisis
Connecticut Union Members Lobby Congress On Behalf of Students