LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Top Stories: UAW Survival Hinges On Unionizing EV Battery Makers; Gen Z and Unions; PBGC Bails Out A Teamsters' Pension Plan & Much More...
TOP STORIES:
1. To preserve jobs, UAW head says battery plants must be union
...Analyst: The UAW is 'going to lose a lot of members'...
2. Will Young, Well‐Educated Workers Lead a Union Revival?
3. PBGC gives $715 million in aid to struggling Teamsters multiemployer plan
Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 30—Guest: The National Retail Federation's Ed Egee on Underground Efforts To Install Electronic Voting and Card Check
NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 22, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 57
BARGAINING NEWS
Machinists union votes to reject Boeing contract over 401(k) dispute, strike starting Aug. 1
Southern Poverty Law Center and employees’ union agree to new contract
U.S. Railroad Workers Inch Closer to a Possible National Strike
ECONOMIC NEWS
Difficulty Paying Bills Tops Pandemic High in US Census Survey
USW President: Bring Back and Strengthen Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
GENERAL UNION NEWS
UPS Drivers Rallying for Change Following Heatwave-Related Incidents
Orlando rally to demand Sen. Marco Rubio’s support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Youngstown Finance Committee discusses contract with street department union
Richmond City Council passes collective bargaining resolution for city employees
Lorain: Safety forces bump in longevity pay bonus sparks angry words
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Labor union sees breakthrough in contract talks with Kern Medical
Nurses vote on getting rid of union at Mayo Clinic’s Mankato hospital
HR NEWS
Evil HR Lady: Instead of Being Friends With Your Employees, Do This
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SHRM: Proposed Rule Would Help Prevent Displacement of Qualified Service Contract Workers
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
Nurse Failed to Show Her Termination by Medical Practice Was Discriminatory
Third King Soopers Employee Hits UFCW Union Officials with Federal Charge for Illegal Strike Fine
ORGANIZING NEWS
More than 400 Planned Parenthood workers unionize across five states
Heine Brothers’ workers union files charges over Highlands shop closure
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks Union Starts Workers’ Fund After Firing of Over 50 Pro-Union Workers
Alabama Starbucks employee organizers reportedly fired ahead of union vote
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
The AFT-W Voted Unanimously To Restore Rules Barring Visitors From Carrying Weapons.
Area schools scrambling to fill vacancies in summer’s waning days
Florida school board rejects 2 sex-ed books after parents voice objections