LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Top Stories: Unions Get A Boost From The Job Market; West Coast Port Tensions Increase; Philly Art Museum Workers Vote To Strike & More...

TOP STORIES:

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1. WaPo: The labor market is still red-hot — and it’s helping union organizers

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2. WSWS: Tensions mount at West Coast ports as dockworkers enter third month without contract

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3. Philadelphia Museum of Art workers’ union authorizes strike

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• High School Athletic Season Kickoff In Jeopardy Amid Referee Pay Dispute

• United Steelworkers prepared to strike at BAE Systems

• University of IllinoisI service workers ratify new contract

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Bed Bath & Below: Shares Plunge On New Stock Offering, Job Cuts, 150 Store Closures

• 59% in US Living Paycheck to Paycheck as Corporate Profits Surge to All-Time Highs

• What Do Analysts Say About United States Steel Corporation?

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• CUF Launches Workplace Election Integrity to Protect Secret Ballots

• Deep Roots Keep Unions Alive

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Union chief warns of potential threats in wake of Mar-a-Lago search

• University of Minnesota service workers hold ‘practice picket’ for higher wages on move-in day

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Embattled OHSU faces possible strike of 7,400 health and support workers

• Kaiser nurses in Santa Rosa to hold ‘informational picket’ to highlight staffing shortages

• Strikes called off for two NEPA nursing homes

• Seattle Children’s nurses would get $10 per hour raise under proposed contract

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HR NEWS

• Inc: The One Human Resources Decision You Can’t Afford to Mess Up

• Forbes: 5 Ways To Build An Engaged Workforce

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Some School Bus Drivers In Franklin, Tennessee Are On Strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• McDonald’s U.S. head says California fast-food bill unfairly targets big chains

• In Union Victory, California Legislature Passes Bill to Regulate Fast Food Industry

• Top Multistate Compliance Challenges as Remote Work Rises at the End of the Pandemic

• NRTW: Atlantic Aviation Employees Win Freedom from Unwanted Union

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NLRB NEWS

• Tesla Decision Overrules Employer Bans on Pro-Union Apparel

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Louisville’s Courier Journal newsroom announces intent to unionize

• Spirit Airlines mechanics agree to unionize

• WESA, WYEP content staff announce intention to unionize with SAG-AFTRA

• Workers at Michigan’s largest cannabis company voted to join UFCW

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• After August’s pro-union events in Eugene, Starbucks fires two employees

• Starbucks’ new dress code for 2022 continues debate over union stores

• Fight for unions at Starbucks at a crossroads one year after first wave of momentum

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Port Angeles teachers union authorizes strike as negotiations stall

• Ridgefield teachers union votes to authorize strike

• Seattle teachers union authorizes strike vote; teachers expected to vote this weekend

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