LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Top Stories: Obamacare Call Center Workers On Strike; Trader Joe's Goes To The Bargaining Table; Home Depot Workers Begin Voting On Union; Connecticut's 'Captive Audience' Law Challenged & More...
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TOP STORIES:
1. Strike at health-care call centers mars opening day of ACA enrollment
2. Trader Joe’s union, management plan negotiations this week
3. Home Depot workers in Philadelphia vote on whether to form 1st unionized store
4. CT’s ‘captive audience’ law challenged in federal lawsuit
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Total Entries filed on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022: 69
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Universal Stainless Reaches Labor Agreement at Its Dunkirk Facility
University of California Student Researchers Hold Strike Vote
University of Alaska announces contract agreement with faculty union
United Airlines strike? Pilots reject contract offer as they push for raises
Recology Sonoma Marin, union still negotiating after expired contract extension
CATA comes to agreement with union after 3 years of negotiations
ECONOMIC NEWS
WashTimes: Biden’s Labor Department moves to raise taxes on the American workforce
Trucking industry report shows driver labor issues have eased slightly
MarketWatch: U.S. job openings jump to 10.7 million — labor market still too hot for the Fed
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Medical benefit misunderstanding prompts morning bus driver strike
Nevada corrections officers, other state employees likely to get 3% pay raise next year
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
Disability, religion may require safety gear exemptions, EEOC says
Ogletree: 1 More Hour of Sleep but 4 More Wage and Hour Problems as Daylight Saving Time Ends
SHRM: Should Workers Be Required to Participate in Inclusion Campaigns?
LABOR DISPUTES
Negotiations resume between striking union workers, Ingredion
Teamsters Union votes to end strike with local beverage distributor, sending dozens back to work
LEGAL NEWS
Bringing Work Home: Emerging Limits on Monitoring Remote Employees
Reuters: Business groups sue over Conn. law banning mandatory anti-union meetings
ORGANIZING NEWS
SPEEA: Engineers’ union expansion in Wichita will start with local employees
Screenprinters vote to unionize, but owner says he closed their shop
UAW says Ultium is ignoring union’s presence...UAW Vying to Represent GM Battery Plant Employees...
Bar In Bed-Stuy Takes Steps Towards Workers Holding Union Election
Union Formed with Communications Workers At Knoble Knight Game Retailer
POLITICAL NEWS
WSJ: White Suburban Women Swing Toward Backing Republicans for Congress
These Cooks, Waiters and Casino Workers Could Swing the Senate
Bernie Sanders rallies young, progressive voters in Austin ahead of midterm elections
21st state Senate opponents divided on ‘right to unionize’ constitutional amendment
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Labor expert weighs in after Starbucks and workers face off in Seattle hearing
Why Hire Labor Spies When Courts Will Do the Union-Busting for You?
Labor Board Says Starbucks CEO Schultz’s Comment to Pro-Union Worker Was Illegal
Almost a year later, Starbucks has no union contract. A look at latest in the high-profile talks
