LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Top Stories: Striketober Redux? Elon Musk's Brother Is In NLRB' Crosshairs; Starbucks Wants To Bargain; Democrats Want Biden To Back EPA Union & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. ICYMI: New ‘Striketober’ looms as US walkouts increase amid surge in union activity
2. NLRB Seeks Court Order Against Elon Musk’s Brother’s Gardening Nonprofit
3. Starbucks Says It Wants Union Bargaining to Begin
4. Democrats urge support for EPA union, testing Biden’s pro-labor pledge
5. Staffers in Democratic lawmaker’s office vote to form union, first of its kind on Capitol Hill
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Total Entries: 53
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
New York Times staffers mull strike as management balks at salary demands
Rail deal hangs in the balance as union ratification process begins
Worker protests at airports spread nationwide over staffing and pay
ECONOMIC NEWS
Generac Shares Surge As Hurricane Ian Barrels Toward Florida
The Robots Are Coming: Chipotle Mexican Grill will test robotic tortilla chip maker
...Panera Bread, McDonald’s testing automated drive-thru ordering...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Workers demand labor protections at Austin Energy base rate rally
Union asks Ohio University to restore staffing levels to pre-pandemic numbers
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Jail Guard Union Blames Democrat-Backed Policy for Assault by Prisoner
Democrats urge support for EPA union, testing Biden’s pro-labor pledge
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Therapists on strike refuse Kaiser’s offer as contract dispute enters second month
MNA-UMPNC “highlights” expose sellout agreement with Michigan Medicine
RNs applaud as momentum grows to pass the VA Employee Fairness Act
HR NEWS
Return-to-office push: How does U.S. compare with the rest of the world?
IRS Update Clarifies Prescreening of New Hires for Work Opportunity Tax Credit
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
Paving Firm’s Layoffs Punished Workers for Union Case, NLRB Says
Health-Care Company Tried to Undermine Union, Labor Board Says
ORGANIZING NEWS
Union Station Hotel workers seek to organize with UNITE HERE
Allies show up to support Ryder warehouse workers seeking Teamster representation
Amazon disputes the union’s victory in New York and accuses them of interfering
According to early results, labor won in New York and Amazon is dominating the union vote in Alabama
Union seeks representation election for 3,000 JetBlue ground workers
POLITICAL NEWS
Rep. Tim Ryan questioned for decision to campaign with Randi Weingarten after school closings
California Farmworkers Pressure Gov. Gavin Newsome on Union Bill
Collective bargaining amendment brings national labor fight to Illinois ballot
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Garfield Heights teachers say strike is on the table if contract deal not reached
CPS teacher groups cooperate on finding educational inequities and solutions
UNION CORRUPTION
Former ICE Officer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Funds While President of DHS-ICE Union
Former President of Local Labor Union Indicted for Embezzlement