LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, March 24, 2023
Top Stories: Problems with the Amazon Labor Union; Disney to raise min. wage in new contract; Where the Starbucks union stands; SNL editors have a new contract & 43 union news articles...
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TOP STORIES:
[47 Articles Posted]
The American Prospect: The Problems With the Amazon Labor Union
How the company’s refusal to bargain has empowered the ALU’s president but hurt the union. Read more…
Related: NYT: Strains Emerge Inside the Union That Beat Amazon
Disney World strikes deal with union workers to raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour
Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company on Thursday that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour by the end of the year in a pact that could set the basement for starting pay throughout central Florida’s sprawling tourism industry. Read more…
Where the Starbucks union stands after rallies, proposed audit
As a new CEO takes over, employees of the Seattle-based coffee giant are taking their demands to the street: Stop union-busting and bargain in good faith. Read more…
Saturday Night Live editors strike averted as crew sign contract
Saturday Night Live post-production workers have signed a contract averting a forthcoming strike. Read more…
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Thursday, March 23, 2023
Total Entries filed March 22, 2023: 58
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
U.S. economy speeds up in March, S&P finds, but so does inflation
Vox: Interest rates and a struggling economy haven’t stopped worker power
Ford plans to build 500,000 EVs annually at its $5.6 billion Tennessee campus
Millennials plan to stick with online shopping even as stores rebound, new survey finds
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Carpenters Union Alleges Wage Theft at Carlson Crossing Project in Framingham
CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens Highlights the Power of Organizing at “Labor Spring” Forum
Rail worker’s union says Norfolk Southern doesn’t prioritize safety
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
LAUSD schools reopen after 3-day strike ends with no contract
On Labor: What Can We Learn from Growing Federal Sector Unions?
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
CNA Calls Off Strike At MarinHealth Medical Center After Agreement Reached
Union healthcare workers rally over concerns about Hochul’s budget proposal
Missouri senior care workers ask governor for more nursing home inspectors
UMich respiratory therapists and technologists seek union recognition
HR NEWS
As Employee Wellness Declines, Benefits Satisfaction Drops to Decade Low
Communicating layoffs: why these experts call for empathy, transparency and support
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
NLRB General Counsel Doubles Down on Captive Audience Meetings in Response to Legal Challenge
The NLRB GC’s McLaren Macomb Memo Provides Murky and Ominous Guidance on Board’s Prohibitions
ORGANIZING NEWS
SEIU threatens 2nd strike at Twin Cities’ condo management company over neutrality
‘We’ll be back’: NYU’s contract faculty continue fight for unionization
Employees at OKC’s historic Kaiser’s Grateful Bean Café have formed a union
POLITICAL NEWS
Democrats, worried about job losses, push back on more Fed rate hikes
Justice for Manchin: Senate Republicans closing in on 2024 recruit
Warren: Fed Chief Powell is a ‘dangerous man to have in this job’
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Where the Starbucks union stands after rallies, proposed audit
Angry Starbucks Union Workers Rallied Outside of Corporate HQ
Starbucks Says It Won’t Enter Labor Neutrality Agreement (paywall)
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Oakland teachers are going on unauthorized ‘Wildcat’ strike over contract negotiations
House to vote on GOP education bill that aims to provide additional oversight for parents
San Diego Unified schools still lack full-time counselors and nurses
SPEA holds informational session on collective bargaining agreements
