LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, July 21, 2022

Top Stories: Union Strikes Hilton On Eve of ComicCon; Amazon Albany Workers Opt For ALU, Rejecting IBT & RWDSU; 17 Arrested In Senate Dining Hall Dispute; Museum Workers Unioning & Much More...

TOP STORIES:

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1. UNITE-HERE Strikes San Diego’s Hilton Bayfront on Eve of Comic-Con

...Union: "It's on."...

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2. Amazon workers launch campaign to unionize in Albany

...Workers sign with ALU, rejecting Teamsters and RWDSU...

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3. 17 arrested as Senate dining workers protest at the Capitol

…Rep. Andy Levin arrested for second day in a row during demonstrations…

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4. A California Hospital Proposing a $15M Contract to Hire Strike Replacements

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5. Philadelphia Museum of Art workers unionized 2 years ago, but they're still fighting for a contract

…Museum movements: 2,000 protest in Philly; Baltimore votes to unionize…

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 19, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 70

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• TDU: UPS Contract Campaign Update

• Atlantic City: Golden Nugget, Resorts casino workers set July 30 strike deadline for reaching agreements

• WestJet workers vote to strike, seek new contract with airline

• Miami Dade College, FPSU and the SEIU and Change To Win will continue collective bargaining negotiations

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Mortgage demand drops to a 22-year low as higher interest rates and inflation crush homebuyers

• Tesla grows revenue 42%, but automotive margins decline

• Truthout: CEOs Are Driving “Greedflation,” Raising Prices to Pay Themselves More

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• The Nation: Why Is AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Schmoozing With the Enemy?

• Longtime leader of SEIU 1199 New England union stepping aside

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• “Its Critical”: Police Departments Across US Struggling With Staffing Shortages

• Elected officials, corrections union call for HALT Act repeal

• San Bernardino County workers ratify first union contract

• ‘COP-FREE AFSCME’ Still Fighting To Boot Cops From Their Union

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• UMass physicians OK 1st contract

• Union Calls On Lamont To Hire More Health Care Workers

• Confluence Health and its nurses’ union have a new agreement in place

• WSWS: Nurses question staffing levels after patient suicide at Palomar Health in Escondido, California

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LEGAL NEWS

• New York State Launches New Hotline for Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints

• Michigan Decision Leaves Employers Uncertain About Current State of Minimum Wage, Tips, and Paid Sick Leave Laws

• National Right to Work Wins $5.1M Award for Southwest Flight Attendant’s Case Against Union and Airline

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB Top Attorney Sued Over ‘Captive Audience’ Meeting Guidance

• NLRB Expanding Special Relief Settlements

• Union Business Still Booming: Election Petitions Continue To Soar

• More Workers Are Demanding Union Elections Now Than In Years

• Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of July 5 - 8, 2022

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• America’s Test Kitchen Workers Vote to Join CWA

• Workers at Activision Studio Behind ‘Diablo’ Seek to Unionize

• Augusta Chipotle employees outraged after company closes location amid unionization effort

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Starbucks Roastery Workers Protest Closures, Schultz says its “just the beginning”

• Union 3, Starbucks 0 after two more stores vote to unionize in Greater Cleveland

• Did Starbucks Close 6 LA Locations Because It Was Concerned For Worker Safety?

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• National Education Association’s annual convention ignores plight of US teachers fighting COVID and austerity

• New Mexico teacher praises new law allowing retired teachers to return to classroom without penalty

• How to Solve Teacher Shortages, and 3 Other Takeaways From the AFT Convention

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UNION CORRUPTION

• UAW bosses freed after serving fraction of sentences in federal prison

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