LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Top Stories: 340K UPS Teamsters to rally ahead of talks; Gen Z most pro-union generation alive; Social Security Administration in 'crisis'; Starbucks union enlists allies & 57 more articles...
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340,000 Teamsters to rally ahead of labor negotiations with UPS
More than 340,000 UPS delivery drivers and warehouse workers are prepared to walk off the job if the shipping giant fails to provide a “fair and equitable agreement,” with their Teamsters union.
Rallies with representatives from 176 Teamster locals are being held this week throughout the U.S. ahead of the union’s national bargaining sessions with UPS. Read more…
Gen Z is the most pro union generation alive. Will they organize to reflect that?
A recent poll shows that public support for labor organizing is the highest it's been in decades. But union membership is at an all-time low. Will Gen Z bridge that gap? Read more…
Social Security is in the ‘worst public service crisis in memory,’ AFGE says
Beneficiaries who call the agency's toll-free number may face hold times of more than 30 minutes, experts said Monday during a panel hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, a union representing more than 40,000 Social Security Administration employees. Read more...
Starbucks union enlists potent allies in its battle with the chain
The labor groups backing the unionization of Starbucks have enlisted scores of progressive organizations to ramp up public pressure on the coffee chain to collaborate with what are now 7,500organized baristas seeking new employment contracts. Read more…
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NLRB Petitions & Charges for Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Total Entries filed April 10, 2023: 91
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
Inflation rises just 0.1% in March and 5% from a year ago as Fed rate hikes take hold
Walmart Abandons Unprofitable Chicago Stores After Investing “Hundreds Of Millions”
CPI Tumbles More Than Expected But Real Wages Decline For 24th Straight Month
GENERAL UNION NEWS
WSWS: Air traffic controllers outraged over union bureaucrats’ junket to Hawaii
Funny Numbers: Deconstructing the 2022 Union Membership 'Gains'
Dining employees claim University of Minnesota offering less summer work than promised
3 years after Sprint merger, T-Mobile employs 9k fewer people, insists it upheld pledge on jobs
AFSCME highlights voices from 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, says issues persist today
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
NYPD union pres Pat Lynch to step down after almost 25 years
Social Security is in the ‘worst public service crisis in memory,’ AFGE says
Santa Fe City employees’ union pushes back against proposed budget
With NYPD-PBA contract as precedent, FDNY unions gear up for negotiations
Please Touch Museum workers overwhelmingly vote to form union through AFSCME
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
SHRM: Will Legislation Affect the Anticipated Proposed Overtime Rule?
Lock-outs, mass emails, closed offices: Virtual layoffs are normal now
Colorado Mandates Annual Notice to Employees Regarding Available Income Tax Credits
HRD: Lessons and tactics for the new decentralized workplace
LABOR DISPUTES
Tyson Workers Strike Ahead of Chicken Plant Closure in Arkansas
Pittsburgh NewsGuild Leader Crosses Picket Line as Strike Implodes
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
Sonic the Hedgehog Roblox game studio can’t stop its workers from discussing pay
Gamefam settles NLRB complaint alleging retaliation over pay discussions amongst staffers
ORGANIZING NEWS
YouTube TV contractors say they’re being held in ‘captive meetings’ to discourage unionizing
Urban Ore workers win vote to unionize, but salvage store’s owners may fight on
MGB Housestaff File for Election After Hospital System Declines to Recognize Union
‘Inmates?’ DHL Express, Teamsters locked in struggle at CVG unionization drive
POLITICAL NEWS
SoCal Scandal: Fletcher Negotiated with Accuser for Weeks Before Admission
Florida’s GOP lawmakers approve anti-union legislation; critics call it a vindictive, ‘mean bill’
How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown
Biden unveils push to send electric car sales into overdrive
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
New Starbucks CEO gets a powerful welcome message from pro-labor groups: no more union busting
Stick it to Starbucks: How Baristas are Asking for Solidarity on Day of Action
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Rutgers faculty strike expected to go to third day, as fourth union considers joining in
Another Rutgers union mulls a strike, but faculty ‘feel good’ about talks
Washington State Community College Professors Planning Tuesday Walkout Over Wages
Eastern faculty to rally with two other Ill. university unions as negotiations continue
3 Rutgers unions are striking. Now a 4th considers joining the fight.