LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Top Stories: Chipotle Workers Demand $20; Chevron Workers End Strike; Are Elections Really Skyrocketing? The NLRB GC Issues Another Memo & Costco Workers Urged to Vote 'No'
Editor’s Note: As the Morning Digest did not go out on Thursday or Friday last week, in addition to the Memorial Day Holiday, you may find there are more stories below than usual.
TOP STORIES:
1. ‘No Justice, No Tacos!’ Chipotle Workers Hold March to Demand $20 an Hour and a Union
2. Chevron California refinery workers ratify contract; ending strike
3. LRI: ARE UNION ELECTIONS REALLY SKYROCKETING?
4. New NLRB GC Memo: Emphasize Quality Over Timeliness of Investigations (for paid subscribers)
5. Costco Teamsters Urged to Vote ‘No’ on ‘Substandard Contract Offer’
NLRB Petitions & Charges for May 27, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
NLRB Petitions & Charges for May 26, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
NLRB Petitions & Charges for May 25, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
NLRB Petitions & Charges for May 24, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
TOP STORIES:
BARGAINING NEWS
Teamsters Protest Planned AAA Facility Closure, Attack on Organizing Rights
Macy’s workers across New England, including North Attleboro, support striking
Costco Teamsters Urged to Vote ‘No’ on ‘Substandard Contract Offer’
WSWS: US rail unions seek government-imposed contract settlement
What West Coast ports’ labor negotiations mean for your packages
ECONOMIC NEWS
CNN: Gas prices hit yet another record high...Brent crude breaks $120 a barrel...
Despite some sharp wage rises, low-paid US workers have far to go
When it comes to stability, the gig economy needs work, say experts in Davos
What the Wave of Retail Labor Unions Says About Shifting Tide of Workers’ Power
GENERAL UNION NEWS
TIME: ALU’s Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Among the 100 Most Influential People of 2022
Jacobin: Dollar General Workers Are Fed Up...‘You saw us coming’: Dollar General turns away activists and workers...
Netflix “Sees What’s Next” with New Policy Addressing Employee Activism
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Historic Union Win for Workers at One Missouri Library System
EPA Delays Plans to Close, Consolidate Labs Following GAO Audit of USDA Relocations
Advocates alarmed by use of private messaging app by San Diego public officials
We’re county commissioners who support the collective-bargaining bill for county workers
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Two Unions Join Together To Unionize UNM SRMC health-care workers
Resident Physicians Voting on Whether to Strike at Three LA County Hospitals
Mercyhealth nurses look to form union after they claim administration won’t listen
Judge dismisses UPMC lawsuit against nurses’ union, pension fund
HR NEWS
Voluntary Leave of Absence Does Not Qualify as an Adverse Employment Action
AI In HR: Better Privacy, Less Friction And Improved Employee Experience
“Presenteeism is dead” say HR and recruitment experts in response to ONS report
LABOR DISPUTES
Season finale or final season? Fate of the San Antonio Symphony in limbo as negotiations collapse
Montreal IKEA workers picket Saturday after last-minute strike vote
Vice: Teachers At Blue Man Group-Founded School Are on Strike
Alaska Air pilots take strike vote over ‘stalled’ contract negotiations
Monroe County aerospace facility releases statement in connection with labor dispute
LEGAL NEWS
City of Chicago Expands Protections for Victims of Sexual Harassment
Supreme Court makes it harder for employers who litigate arbitrable claims to change their minds
Court Rules Job Applicants Don’t Have Right to Explain Background Checks Under FCRA
Employee with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Was Not “Disabled” Under California Law
The Labor Department Wants to Staff Up Worker Protection Agencies
NLRB NEWS
New NLRB GC Memo: Emphasize Quality Over Timeliness of Investigations
JD Supra: ‘Any Person’ May File Unfair Labor Practice Charges With the NLRB
NLRB general counsel pushes for significant restrictions on employer rights
NLRB Board Demands Refunding to Meet the Rise in Unionization
NLRB: Sneak Peek at Union Access Arguments in Labor Board Advice Memo
ORGANIZING NEWS
Hollywood Reporter: Academy Museum Staff Seeks to Unionize With AFSCME
As Apple Store Workers Organize, the Company Pushes an Anti-Union Message
NRTW: After 18 Months, Mountaire Farms Workers Finally Oust Union
...Overwhelming vote against UFCW follows NLRB shredding first ballots...
Apple Store Showdown: Inside the Battle for Union Representation
Aramark workers rally for union recognition at Western Kentucky University
Truthout.org: Want to Win a Union at Work? Here’s What the Amazon Labor Union Can Teach Us.
Employees at America’s Test Kitchen move to unionize in Boston’s Seaport District
Apple Store union effort reaches fourth location with Kentucky workers organizing
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
CPUSA: Interview with Striking Starbucks Workers in Leesburg, Virginia
Organizers Herald 100th Win as Starbucks Unionization Wave Continues
Truthout.org: Starbucks Workers United Wins in US’ Most Anti-Union City
Starbucks Workers Formed First Union in Missouri and Ohio, 23 States Now Have Unions
Jacobin: Starbucks Is the Country’s Worst Labor Law Violator. Joe Biden Should Rein It In.
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Illinois Education Association Statement on Gun Violence in Schools
Gary Residents Demand Lawmakers Return Schools to Community Control
Members of Madison teachers union rally for increased staff retention efforts
UNION CORRUPTION
NILRR: Another Union Boss, IBEW’s Connie Deal, Pleads Guilty
Former treasurer of Detroit fire union gets prison for embezzling $200K in union funds
