LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, February 24, 2023
Top Stories: UAW ups its strike pay to $500; Railroad workers get paid sick leave; TWU wants to nix JetBlue/Spirit merger; AFSCME may strike amidst Chicago mayor's re-election bid & more union news...
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UAW Statement on Increasing Strike Pay to $500 Per Week
…UAW strike pay increases as union gears up for Detroit 3 bargaining…
BNSF, TCU and NCFO Agreed to Paid Sick Leave
2,100 rail workers to get paid leave in new deal with Union Pacific
TWU: America’s Largest Airline Union Calls on DOJ, DOT to Stop JetBlue/Spirit Deal
Chicago union threatens Lightfoot with strike just days before mayoral election
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Thursday, February 23, 2023
Total Entries filed February 22nd, 2023: 69
Petitions: 9
Charges: 60
Average Petition Unit Size: 156 employees
1 petitions < 15 employees; 8 petitions > 15 employees
Charges Against Employers: 51
Charges Against Unions: 9
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
U.S. West Coast Port Labor Talks Ongoing, Union and Employers Say
House cafeteria workers eyeing pickets, walkouts if contract talks sour
ECONOMIC NEWS
Raimondo Calls on Construction Industry to Train Workers for Chip Plant Projects
Key Fed inflation measure rose 0.6% in January, more than expected
US New Home Sales Unexpectedly Soared In January As Prices Plunge
GENERAL UNION NEWS
TWU: America’s Largest Airline Union Calls on DOJ, DOT to Stop JetBlue/Spirit Deal
NY Times Union Hits Back at Reporters Who Defended Paper’s Trans Coverage
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Austin City Council passes temporary ordinance to fund police after contract negotiations break down
Lexington wants to re-hire retired cops as vacancies remain. Lawmakers have to say yes first
Federal employees say remote work is better for the planet, resist calls to return to the office
Goldwater Institute warns Phoenix and Tempe of potential union dues violations
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Northwell, South Shore U Hospital nurses reach tentative deal, averting strike
Nearly 500 health care workers at Kaiser’s Maui Health have gone on strike in a dispute over pay
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Temple grad students overwhelmingly vote down proposed contract, strike continues
Every Google Worker: A Comprehensive Survey of Alphabet’s US Shadow Workforce
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Serving $66 entrees for $18 an hour: the union push at an upscale New York restaurant
The Rise of Union Organizing, Techniques of Organizers and Avoiding Unionization
POLITICAL NEWS
3 cities want to host the next Democratic convention: Inside the negotiations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Illinois as part of visit aimed at showing he’s pro-police
Why Does NEA Want Julie Su to Be the Next Secretary of Labor?
AFL-CIO: Union Veterans Council Leads Delegation to Express Solidarity with Ukraine
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
NLRB says Starbucks must reinstate, pay 2 illegally fired employees in Philadelphia
CEO Howard Schultz was grilled about his stance on the company’s growing unionization movement
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Rutgers could face first faculty strike in its history — key union vote Tuesday
Parental rights bill panned by educators gains traction in Kansas House
