LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, March 11, 2022
Featured Story: Baseball's Back! and Minneapolis Teachers' Strike: Day 4
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1. Baseball is back! MLB, players reach deal to end 99-day lockout
...Where do we go from here?...
2. Minneapolis teachers strike Day 4: Union leaders continue negotiations
Minneapolis teachers strike continues as sides remain far apart on deal
...Teacher—"I can make more money right now going to work at Target..."
NLRB Petitions & Charges: March 9, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
81 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
Sherk: Labor Department Can Create Jobs by Calculating Davis–Bacon Rates More Accurately
US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high
...February marks largest grocery price jump in over 40 years...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Union Bus Drivers Protest For Fired Co-Worker Outside Arbitration Hearing
Union: Theater Industry “Fell Short” on Diversity and Inclusion Promises in 2020
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Minnesota State Public Defenders Poised To Strike Over Pay, Staffing
New report argues it’s time for public-sector union reform in Pennsylvania
Lawmakers Ask For Delay of New VA Health Record System After Computer Outage
VA Department Will Recommend Closing Facilities, After Review of Aging Assets
...AFGE Already Pushing Back on Agency’s Closure Plans and Union...
Federal Employees Can Sign Up for a COVID-19 Hazard Pay Lawsuit Now
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nurses Advocate for Better Pay, Working Conditions at Baystate Franklin
NPR: Nurses Are Waiting 6 Months or More for Licenses Despite Hospitals’ Needs
Stanford Nurses Hold Rally for ‘Fair Contracts’ After Rampant Burnout
HR NEWS
Ogletree: OSHA Intends to Focus Inspections in Healthcare Facilities With A Covid Focus
Warning: Your Company’s Personnel Policies May Be About To Expire
LABOR DISPUTES
Striking Davenport Machinists ‘staying strong’ despite letter from management
Teamsters: Concrete Strike Continues After ‘Regressive Proposal’ from Merlino Brothers Construction
LEGAL NEWS
Connecticut Employer Gag Order: Same Bill, Two Diverging AG Opinions
American Made Bags learns an expensive lesson on wage and hour compliance
Calif. AG tells SCOTUS Arbitration Exemption Key to Enforcing Labor Laws
Teamsters ordered to return thousands in dues illegally seized
NLRB NEWS
NLRB General Counsel Recommends Abandoning Workplace and Confidentiality Rule Frameworks
…GC Urges Board to Flip-Flop on Workplace Rules Standards
…Asks Board To Revisit Standard For Analyzing Employee Handbooks
ORGANIZING NEWS
CWA: Verizon Wireless workers are organizing to form a union
Four More Portland Starbucks Stores Join Nationwide Unionizing Effort
8 Michigan Starbucks Await Unionization Ruling, While 3 More File to Start Process
Amazon, Starbucks and REI: A New Crop of NYC Union Organizers May Be Having a Moment
POLITICAL NEWS
The Difficulty Recruiting Teachers Becomes An Issue In The Governor’s Race In Texas
AFSCME’s Saunders marches with Vice President Harris for voting rights
House Republicans Call Out Union Requirements Driving Up Cost Of Federal Projects
GOP senators press Biden to rescind pro-labor construction order
Union workers urge Manchin to pass key bill in West Virginia ad blitz
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Nashua School Board, Teachers Reach Tentative 4-Year Contract
St. Johns County Teachers Would Receive Raises In ‘Biggest’ Compensation Deal In Years
