LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 20, 2023
Top Stories: A six-month strike ends; A former AFL-CIO pres. dies; NetJet pilots picket; IL, MN & WI discuss paid FMLA; Chicago schools kids failing & more labor unions news...
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TOP STORIES:
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Kaiser mental health workers in Hawaii end 6-month strike
…longest strike by mental healthcare workers in U.S. history…
Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94
…1995 Debate: Embattled interim president vs. Sweeney…
NetJets pilots picketing for better wages and quality of life, union VP says
Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workers
Minnesota representatives talk paid family and medical leave bill
Evers proposes 12 weeks paid family leave in sweeping Wisconsin budget
No Student Across 55 Chicago Schools is Proficient in Reading or Math
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Yale security officers ratify historic five-year labor contract
Harpercollins Union UAW Local 2110 Members Ratify New Contract
ECONOMIC NEWS
Report: Kroger is texting, emailing former staff to try to make them ‘boomerang’ back after leaving
CNN: Here are the US cities where home prices are actually falling
Idaho, Utah Workers Led U.S. in Quitting Jobs, While New Yorkers Largely Stayed Put
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94
Richmond city workers move another step closer to unionizing
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Maine hospital restores nurses’ paid leave benefits after 2-month contract battle
Allina hospital doctors file for union election in first for Minnesota
HR NEWS
Gen Z exposes a shortcoming of their college education that could impact the workforce for decades
Talent Management & HR: 19 million threw a Super Bowl sickie; only one-in-five have a work ‘bestie’
Risky Business: Addressing the Legal Risks of Workplace Romance
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
California’s Tech Layoff Boom: What Employers Need to Know About Federal and State WARN Act Triggers
Littler: Ninth Circuit Allows Enforcement of Employment Arbitration Agreements in California
Labor groups show up in force to oppose ‘Right to work’ proposal
NLRB NEWS
NRTW: Workers Win Cash Back in Case Challenging Illegal Discrimination for Non-Union Status
Reuters: Exxon accepted risk of a refinery lockout ahead of labor talks
ORGANIZING NEWS
Over 150 people rally with PGSU to support next steps in union campaign
Tesla workers mobilize for a union, company responds with mass firing
POLITICAL NEWS
Unions were biggest category donating to Nevada Legislature in 2022 cycle
Generational warfare threatens to rock 2024 presidential race
Biden Goes After Republicans Over the Economy, U.S. Debt Default
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
As teacher strikes take root in Massachusetts, districts brace for more
McAllen teachers union reacts to leaked audio of TEA official supporting school vouchers
AFT NM Praises Funding For Increased Salaries For Educational Assistants
