LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, August 15, 2022
Top Stories: Another Trader Joe's unionized. Is it the next Starbucks? Kaiser mental health clinicians poised to to strike; $2 million fine against Santa Barbara News-Press stands & more...
TOP STORIES:
1. Minneapolis Trader Joe’s workers vote to unionize, second store to join union in nation
...Trader Joe’s could be the next Starbucks...
2. More than 2,000 California mental health clinicians poised to strike this week
...NUHW: Strike dates and locations...
3. $2 Million Sanction Against ‘News-Press’ for Unfair Labor Violations Stands
NLRB Petitions & Charges for August 11, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 58
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across U.S.
Bloomberg: Food Prices Soaring, Climbing 10.9% from a Year Earlier, Biggest Increase Since 1979
Freight Rail Unions Running Out of Time to Avoid Strike That Could Cripple Supply Chain
GENERAL UNION NEWS
WSWS: The American trade unions and the parasites who run them
The organized labor movement has a new ally: venture capitalists
Construction company at Google Ohio data center refused to hire union workers
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Cleveland police union contract that provides 11% raise approved by City Council
As Pressure Ramps Up Against USPS Reforms, DeJoy Asks Stakeholders to Fall in Line
PACT Act signed into U.S. law, legislation will protect veterans exposed to toxins
Washington Times: Biden Administration Abolishes ICE Labor Union
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
American University Staff Union Launches GoFundMe Page For Strike Support
CWA: Workers at federal contractor Maximus strike at four different call centers
LEGAL NEWS
$2 Million Sanction Against ‘News-Press’ for Unfair Labor Violations Stands
Workplace Safety in Arizona: OSHA Delays Decision on Proposal to Revoke State Plan
NLRB NEWS
On Labor: A Troubling Holding on Jurisdiction for NLRB Consent Orders
NLRB Signals New Push for Consequential Damages Is Intended to Make Employers Whole, Too
How the Inflation Reduction Act Favors Unions over Taxpayers
ORGANIZING NEWS
Vote to unionize Bates College faculty and staff remains in limbo
Breeze pilots vote to unionize, an effort the airline vows to fight
‘More can get done’: Berkeley unions fight for equitable wages, housing
After Amazon in the US—fighting to set up a union at Trader Joe’s
POLITICAL NEWS
Progressive National Baptists, AFL-CIO reunite for midterms voter initiative
VP Harris Touts Claims Of 0% Inflation In July Despite CPI Data Showing Inflation Dropped To 8.5%
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Ann Arbor Starbucks workers strike over delayed pay hike, longer hours
Starbucks worker of 13 years says he was fired for being a union leader
Starbucks Workers in Montclair Vote Unanimously for Fourth Union Shop in New Jersey
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Teachers leaving to ‘get 20% more’ in non-teaching jobs: AFT union president
Pitt faculty union, administration reach deal on COVID-19 protocols
At Harrisburg School Board meeting, district staff protest wages, await delayed union agreement
Governor Greg Abbott continues campaign push for school choice
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