LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, September 15, 2022
Top Stories: No Rail Strike; Is A UPS Strike A Fait Accompli?; It Took 17 Days To Unionize 5,000 Minor League Players & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. U.S. railroad strike averted by late-night deal
…White House statement…
…CNN: ‘Failure wasn’t an option here’...
…Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike…
2. Experts Predict Historic Strike at UPS, As Union Looks to Get Better Contracts
3. 5,000 Baseball minor leaguers form union, 17 days after organizing began
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Total Entries: 73
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
BCTGM Union and American Crystal Sugar Company Reach A Four-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement
AT&T agrees to raise wages, give parental leave, and restrict call center cameras
ECONOMIC NEWS
President Biden To Announce $900 Million In EV Charging Funding
Stabilizing Employment Through State Unemployment Workshare Programs
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Lindsay Dougherty, Leader Of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, Sees Union Becoming “More Militant”
Amtrak Cancels All Long-Distance Routes Amid Looming Rail Strike
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Deal on health benefits leaves NJ unions happy, local and county governments not so much
NJ state workers will pay higher health costs. Here’s how much
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Nurses union reaches tentative contract with Maine Medical Center
SEIU strike ends in PA, nursing home workers celebrate ‘historic moment’
HR NEWS
SHRM: Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Consider Data Privacy Legislation
DOL Updates Auditor Independence Rules for Employee Benefits Plans
HRD: Quiet quitters make up more than 50% of workforce– Gallup
NLRB NEWS
JD Supra: Two recent actions from the NLRB show a continued pro-employee push
WSWS: NLRB Rejects Amazon’s Objections to ALU Staten Island Election Win
ORGANIZING NEWS
Employees at West Marine store forming a union. Here are the details
Unions Push Retail Organizing Campaign...Organizing campaigns see success under Biden administration
SHRM: Condé Nast Employees Organize a Union Through Card Check
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
MarketWatch: Starbucks stock jumps after bigger profit promised
Starbucks labor organizer resigns from Buffalo store, claims she was forced out
Union Backers Blast Starbucks Labor Practices During Capitol Hill Hearing
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Amid a U.S. teacher shortage, Florida turns to military veterans
Biden Administration “Had a Plan” for School Re-Opening; Let’s Review
East Texas school districts brainstorm teacher shortage solutions
New Mexico education department says it will cut red tape for teachers, districts