LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, August 25, 2022
Top Stories: CWA Strike Against Frontier Communications Settled; Columbus Teachers Have 'Conceptual Agreement;' Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. CWA Strike Against Frontier Communications In California Over Subcontracting Ends
...2,000 union-represented employees walked of the job Friday...
2. Columbus teachers union and school board reach ‘conceptual agreement,' tentatively ending strike
3. Biden announces $10,000 student loan forgiveness plan—here’s who qualifies
...More than $10B in student loans for government workers...
...AFSCME's Saunders on Student Debt Relief: 'Working People Are Finally Catching a Break'...
...Axios: The next student loan crisis...
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Total Entries: 48
BARGAINING NEWS
Construction on Delayed Purple Line Light Rail Project to Ramp Up Soon
ASARCO has given an official notice of closure for the Amarillo plant
Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approves three new labor agreements
ECONOMIC NEWS
Initial Jobless Claims Resume Uptrend, Massive Divergence From Payrolls
...Bloomberg: US Jobless Claims Fall for Second Week, a Sign of Labor Strength...
A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million US Homes Are Behind on Energy Bills
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Phil Spencer on Unions: ‘We Recognize Workers’ Needs to Feel Safe and Compensated Fairly’
Chevy Bolt Highlights Failure Of New Electric Vehicle Subsidy Law
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
10th Circuit says Fort Collins postal worker may not sue union for false information
Union calls for locked doors at Trumbull commissioners’ office
AFSCME members urge Biden administration to extend PSLF temporary waiver
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
SEIU Threatens To Strike If UW Health Does Not Recognize Union
Nursing home workers at 24 facilities throughout Pa. issue notices to strike
SEIU-UHW: Healthcare Workers Launch Campaign for Statewide $25 Minimum Wage
Nursing home workers across Pennsylvania getting ready to strike
Kaleida Health labor unions to hold strike authorization vote next month as negotiations continue
HR NEWS
LEGAL NEWS
California’s Minimum Wage Rate Jumping to $15.50 Per Hour in 2023
Oregon Equal Pay Act’s Temporary Exclusion of Hiring and Retention Bonuses to Expire on September 28
NLRB NEWS
Harrisburg pizza shop workers file unfair labor practice charges after closure
Is closing a Starbucks store after a union vote illegal? KC lawyers say it’s complicated
Government’s top labor lawyer: Workers need to know we’ll protect them
ORGANIZING NEWS
TruthOut: Union Organizing at “Progressive” Companies Comes With Its Own Set of Challenges
Bad to worse: Gannett chain turns to union busting, layoffs, stock buybacks
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks union vote not yet decided, due to challenged votes
Workers are organizing independently. Why don’t our politicians seem to care?
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Columbus teachers union and school board reach ‘conceptual agreement,’ tentatively ending strike
Uvalde School Board Votes Unanimously To Fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo
DeSantis Endorsed 30 Candidates. 25 Won, Turning Florida School Boards Red.
New Jersey Teachers Union Blasts Parents As ‘Extremists’ For Questioning Left-Wing Extremism