LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Top Stories: Google Workers Strike; Steelworkers Strike Continental Cement; Q&A's with a Democratic Party Activist and Union Organizer; AFL-CIO: How the Fed Can Close Racial Wealth Gap & More...
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TOP STORIES:
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Google Workers in Austin Strike for Better Union Practices
Steelworkers Strike Continental Cement over Unfair Labor Practices
A Q&A with Democratic Party Activist and Organizer About the Push for a Union
AFL-CIO’s William Spriggs: How the Fed can close the racial wealth gap
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
WGA East Files 3rd ULP Charge Against Hearst Magazines Media for Increases During Bargaining
WSWS: Opposition builds among Caterpillar workers with UAW contract deadline one week away
WGA To Hold Two More Membership Meetings This Week Ahead Of Contract Talks
House cafeteria workers eyeing pickets, walkouts if contract talks sour
ECONOMIC NEWS
1 in 6 retirees are mulling a return to work. What to consider before ‘unretiring’
More than 1,000 flights canceled as major winter storm threatens to produce historic snowfall
Big Moment For Student Loan Forgiveness Is Just Around The Corner
The South’s union membership stagnates, but workplace protests grow
McKinsey Plans to Eliminate About 2,000 Jobs in One of Its Biggest Rounds of Cuts
GENERAL UNION NEWS
AFL-CIO: UNITE HERE Culinary Union Calls for Increased Mental Health Funding for Young People
Labor Notes: Baseball Players Defeated Non-Competes to Build Union
Celebrating Two Heroes of the Cold War Who Freed Millions From Communism
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Seattle police union accuses department of “spying” on officers
New Mexico state agencies denying telework as a disability accommodation
Spokane City Council inserts itself into future labor negotiations
Portland Social Service Agency Workers File for Union Recognition
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Oregon Republicans want to ease entry of out-of-state nurses
New York nurses who attended seven Florida schools could lose licenses
HR NEWS
Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden return-to-office policy
HRD: ‘Big win for California employers’ from federal appeals court
Leadership transition: How to best navigate with a remote workforce
LABOR DISPUTES
TUGSA rejects tentative agreement with Temple, strike continues
Jacobin: Inside the Teamsters’ Preparations for a UPS Strike
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Unsatisfied with Wages, Working Conditions, Urban Ore Workers Try to Unionize
Pay, advancement top priorities for organizers as staff unionization ramps up
POLITICAL NEWS
Bernie Sanders jabs Joe Biden over promise to halt federal contracts for anti-union employers
Politifact: Joe Biden miscalculates how much billionaires pay in taxes
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Federal judge rules against Starbucks, orders halt on union-related firings
Jacobin: In Philadelphia, Starbucks Workers Just Won Another Victory Against Their Bosses
Starbucks workers hope to become the first Sacramento-area stores to unionize
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
The74: How the National Education Association’s Membership Numbers Keep Going Up
Oklahoma teachers cite low pay, negative rhetoric among reasons to leave education
Low pay, lack of input drive KU faculty to consider unionizing
