LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, September 1, 2022

Top Stories: California passes FAST Act; Starbucks and Amazon Accused of Dragging Their Feet; HR, Don't Mess This Up & More...

TOP STORIES:

1. California Passes Bill To Regulate Wages For Fast Food Workers

…California bill will decide wages for about half-million fast-food workers…

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2. Starbucks and Amazon accused of dragging their feet on union contracts

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3. Inc: The One Human Resources Decision You Can’t Afford to Mess Up

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Hollywood Reporter: SAG-AFTRA Members Vote to Ratify Netflix Deal

• Delta pilots picket for 3rd time this year as busy travel weekend approaches

• Cornell Workers Vote ‘No’ on Negotiated Contract With University

• US Steel, United Steelworkers agree to extend negotiations beyond contract deadline

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Powell Abandons Soft Landing Goal as He Seeks Growth Recession

• Bed Bath & Below: Shares Plunge On New Stock Offering, Job Cuts, 150 Store Closures

• 59% in US Living Paycheck to Paycheck as Corporate Profits Surge to All-Time Highs

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Americans are falling back in love with unions for the first time since the 1960s

• How Labor Unions Are Combating Domestic Violence

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Brooklyn VA nurses, veterans plan rally to protest staffing shortage after PACT Act

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• OHSU, healthcare workers reach impasse on negotiations

• 15,000 Minnesota nurses plan to strike starting Sept. 12

• Appeals court strikes down bid to reinstate OSHA COVID-19 protection standard

• WSWS tells Michigan Medicine workers : “Vote ‘Yes’ to strike for safe nurse-to-patient ratios!”….

• Burlingame Skilled Nursing union seeking improved working conditions

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LABOR DISPUTES

• ‘No contract, no crunch!’ say strikers at Corn Nuts factory

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LEGAL NEWS

• AB5 law at heart of Universal-Teamsters labor deal in Southern California

• Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Termination for Off-Duty Recreational Marijuana Use

• McDonald’s U.S. head says California fast-food bill unfairly targets big chains

• In Union Victory, California Legislature Passes Bill to Regulate Fast Food Industry

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB: Board Rules Workplace Policies Limiting Wearing Union Insignia, including Union Apparel, are Unlawful Absent Special Circumstances

• JD Supra: NLRB Shifts to Heightened Scrutiny of Apparel Policies

• NRTW: General Motors Worker Forces UAW Bosses to Stop Seizing Dues for Politics

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• LaborNotes: How Zoomers Organized the First Chipotle Union

• Etsy sellers are starting a ‘union’ to fight policies they say hurt merchants

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Farmworkers march across California to demand governor sign labor rights bill

• Rasmussen: Most Americans Still Not Sold on Electric Cars

• California Oil and Trades Union Alliance Threatens Oil Setbacks Bill

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Unionized Starbucks Employees Fight for Abortion Care Benefits

• Behind Starbucks Union-Busting Stands CEO Who Got $940M Richer During Pandemic

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Defense of Freedom Institute sounds off on teachers unions’ ‘summer of woke’

• With just one more day of bargaining left, Seattle Teachers Strike Looms

• Safe Schools for All: NYSUT report details recommendations as students head back to class

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