LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Top Stories: Possible Rail Strike Looms; UC Grad Student Strike Enters Week 2; Anti-UAW Billboards Appear in Ohio & More...
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TOP STORIES:
Looming rail strike would take a major toll on U.S. economy
Biggest U.S. rail union digs in on paid sick time, raising threat of strike
U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls on Congress to settle rail labor dispute
White House says Biden is ‘directly’ involved in railroad strike negotiations
...Won't say how...
UC student-workers strike enters second week: ‘Our needs are not being met’
Billboards of UAW concerns appearing in Warren
CUF Billboard Campaign Educates on UAW Corruption
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Total Entries filed Monday, Nov. 21, 2022: 70
Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 45—Guests Nick Kalm and Haley Hartmann on Gen Z in the Workplace
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Would WGA Build Coalition With DGA & SAG-AFTRA In Upcoming Contract Negotiations?
Convention center union says contract negotiations stalled, labor disputes looming
ECONOMIC NEWS
Labor Market Weakens As Continuing Jobless Claims Hit 8-Month Highs
After Thousands Of Layoffs At Meta, Contract Workers Worry That They’re Next
Federal funds to restore Teamsters’ pensions, five years after cuts
Construction Employment Increases in 27 States in October as Job Openings Surge
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Teamsters Tell FTC It’s Time to Crack Down on Mass Surveillance of Workers
NFLPA alleges NFL owners colluded to nix fully guaranteed QB deals...NFL 'faces collusion grievance from players' union...
Yvonne Wheeler Elected President Of LA County Federation Of Labor
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
AFGE, Education resolve years of negotiations in settlement of over 20 disputes
Canton City Council approves changes to employee disability benefits
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Milford Regional nurses unionized in February 2021; now they have a contract
Unionized Pa. health care workers find new bargaining strength in the wake of COVID
ANA Underscores the Importance of Getting Vaccinated this Season Due to Respiratory Virus Activity
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
How Striking Iowa Workers Prepare For Thanksgiving Without A Paycheck
UC student-workers strike enters second week: ‘Our needs are not being met’
LEGAL NEWS
WSWS: Federal judge hears Will Lehman’s lawsuit demanding extension of UAW election
New York to Require Human Trafficking Recognition Training for Certain Hospitality Employees
Justice Department Memo Raises the Stakes for Workplace Safety–Related Investigations
D.C. Voters Pass Initiative 82, Phasing Out Tipped Minimum Wage by 2027
ORGANIZING NEWS
Rivian Workers And UAW File Safety Complaints, But Incidents Are Low
GM battery plant employees to vote for UAW representation in December
Attorneys for Chipotle pushing back against union-busting allegations for Maine store
Why Hundreds of Planned Parenthood Workers in the Midwest Unionized
POLITICAL NEWS
Union Pacific CEO called to hearing in Washington as risk of rail strike rises
SEIU asking Chicago mayoral candidates to back $25 minimum wage
Union door-knocking for Fetterman and Shapiro helped 99 Philadelphia workers get union jobs
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Highlands Starbucks becomes 4th Louisville location to file for union representation
Starbucks Union Organizers Ordered to Turn Over Communications With Reporters
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Wash. teachers’ union against reinstating SROs on K-12 campuses
Union, state officials sound alarm as 74% of their teachers look to leave
Pompeo says head of teacher’s union is the ‘most dangerous person in the world’
