LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Top Stories: Disney workers march to unionize; Cub Foods workers to vote on strike authorization; Union claims SC OSHA discriminates on inspections; Starbucks' union "salts" & 46 more labor stories
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TOP STORIES:
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Disney Production Workers March at Burbank Lot With Animation Guild to Demand Unionization
The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) staged what it called a “solidarity walk” around Walt Disney Studios in Burbank with dozens of the studio’s animation production workers in protest of Disney’s refusal to voluntarily recognize its unionization efforts. Read more…
Thousands of Cub Food workers to vote on strike authorization Tuesday
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union who work at dozens of Cub Foods stores are set to vote Tuesday on authorizing a strike due to what they call “unfair labor practices.” Read more…
Bloomberg: South Carolina Safety Inspections Discriminate Against Black Workers, Union Says
South Carolina’s workplace safety agency “engages in egregious discrimination,” by failing to inspect industries with high percentages of Black workers, a union alleged in a federal complaint. Read more…
The Undercover Organizers Behind America’s Union Wins (paywalled)
At Starbucks, Amazon.com and other big employers, activists known as “salts” have been a key to labor success. And they say they’re just getting started. Read more…
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Monday, April 3, 2023
Total Entries filed March 31, 2023: 65
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Hydro, United Steelworkers local reach 4-year contract for about 900 workers at Cressona plant
American Airlines reportedly nears deal with pilots union...Contract would bring $8 billion to American Airlines pilots...
ECONOMIC NEWS
Labor Market Finally Cracks: Job Openings, Hires Crash To Lowest Since May 2021, Miss Every Estimate
AT&T closing downtown Minneapolis office, moving workers to Bloomington
GENERAL UNION NEWS
WWE and UFC now have the same owner. Now’s the time for a combat sports union
United Auto Workers union membership rose 3% in 2022 to 383,000
Union representing many Kauffman workers wants to ensure access to safe drinking water
Female Union Leader Allegedly Threatened Her Husband’s Accuser
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Rock Island Arsenal union alleges workers are being forced to accept illegal contract
Chicago State University faculty go on strike after failed negotiations with union
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Health care unions and hospitals compromise on bill to solve medical staffing woes
US Sues Staffing Company for Requiring Nurses to Pay Back Wages
HR NEWS
Union accuses American Airlines of ‘totalitarian’ attendance policy
SHRM: Recruiting Dashboards Turn Hiring Data into Useful Intelligence
LEGAL NEWS
Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio Rail Disaster
New Guidance Helps Employers Navigate End of the COVID-19 Emergency Orders
Grocery Delivery Drivers Sue over Alleged Wage and Hour Infractions
Meatpacking Company Wins Lawsuit Concerning COVID-19 Infections
NLRB NEWS
Activision Blizzard Faces Privacy Invasion Allegations From Workers
National Labor Relations Board Pursues Complaints Filed Against Activision Blizzard By The CWA
ORGANIZING NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
Michigan’s Repeal of Right-to-Work Law Helps Democrats, Not Workers
Senate Republicans keep notching victories by peeling off vulnerable Democrats
Maryland Labor union calls for worker protections in final cannabis bill
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Greektown Starbucks Workers Win Union Election, Become Chicago’s 8th Unionized Shop
Watch Sen. Casey corner Starbucks CEO Schultz, then expose his real feelings on union-busting
Starbucks union pressures board members with billboards, posters – and a butter sculpture
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Teachers and staff at Living School form union. 6th New Orleans public school to unionize.
Denver Public Schools principals union urges changes to discipline policies
Restricting union membership hurts teachers, students and taxpayers
