LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Top Stories: DOL Gets an Earful; DHL Strike Turns Acrimonious; California Give Tax Credits for Union Dues & More
TOP STORIES:
1. As PRO Act Stalls, US Labor Department Rethinks Status of Independent Contractors
2. DHL drivers’ strike in Pawtucket turns acrimonious. Union says they’ve been threatened
3. California Governor Newsom Signs New Budget Creating Nation’s First Tax Credit For Union Dues
Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 27—Guest Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Foundation
NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 1, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
49 Total Entries
BARGAINING NEWS
Auto workers hold lots of cards even if U.S. heads for recession
Hawaii Hotels: Extreme Staff Shortage And Now Expired Contracts
ECONOMIC NEWS
Gas price in Europe falls by 6% amid end of strike in Norway
Bloomberg: American Factories Are Making Stuff Again as CEOs Take Production Out of China
As costs rise, is an $18 minimum wage the new standard for pay debates?
Port Of LA Applauds $2.3BN Grant To Bolster California’s Ports
GENERAL UNION NEWS
In These Times: Women Are Taking Over the U.S. Labor Movement
New York Post: Short-staffed hotels are hiring robots — and labor unions are pushing back
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Luzerne County union workers hit health insurance contribution milestone
CTA bus drivers report new police presence on some routes as crime plagues public transit
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Samaritan Health Care Workers Take Stand As Quality Care Union
Nurses’ Union Calls on Senate to Pass Abortion Protections Bill
HR NEWS
How to build cultural pillars for a successful hybrid workforce
Ex-SHRM worker alleges organization let bias fester behind ‘principled public facade’
LABOR DISPUTES
DHL drivers’ strike in Pawtucket turns acrimonious. Union says they’ve been threatened.
Alamo Drafthouse workers at Austin location are on 1-day strike amid union push
ORGANIZING NEWS
Union Changes Mind After Accusing Academy Museum Of “Anti-Union Actions”
Workers World: Wave of union organizing hits REI in California
Union election date set for Trader Joe’s employees in Hadley
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
A New York Starbucks abruptly closed – was it retaliation for a union drive?
How Starbucks workers’ unionizing efforts are leading a national groundswell
What Do Unions at Starbucks and Apple Mean for You and Your Employees?
St. Paul Starbucks union organizer on the fight to organize in Minnesota — and across the country
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Chicago Teachers Union School Closures, Strikes Held Back K-12 Chess Champs
Kamala Harris back in Chicago Tuesday to attend National Education Association Conference
‘Just very pro-Palestinian’ issues to be introduced at NEA teachers assembly
Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Calls for Curbs on School Policing
UNION CORRUPTION
Former Union Officer Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement Scheme That Generated More Than $500,000
WSWS: Ventra Evart worker describes sweatshop conditions, UAW collusion with management
