LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Top Stories: Boeing Workers Vote Today; UAW Accused Of Threatening Members at Convention; NUHW Announces Indefinite Strike Against Kaiser & Much More

TOP STORIES:

1. Boeing defense workers to vote on revised contract offer

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2. UAW Accused of “Threatening and Intimidating” Members at Constitutional Convention

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Image Credit: NUHW

3. NUHW: Kaiser Permanente workers announce plans for indefinite strike in Northern California

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Photo by Louis Velazquez on Unsplash

4. Fast Company: Anti-union bills bubble up in Congress, despite growing voter support for organized labor

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5. New York Post: New York Times employees ‘very angry’ as company stalls on pay-hike discussions

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for August 1, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 80

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Verizon workers in Everett, Lynnwood ratify first contract

• Michelin Reaches Tentative Agreement with USW

• ‘Wellbeing of the employees is not valued’: Security, pay top TARC union demands

• Teamsters reach deal on AT&T contract, avoid Alascom strike

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Major U.S. Metal Manufacturer Announces Significant Round of Layoffs

• 8 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Working People

• Job openings declined in June but remain much higher than pre-pandemic

• Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid rail worker shortage

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• More than 3,000 union officials to gather for USW convention

• Union Watchdog Launches Campaign, Mobile Billboard Exposing Unite Here Local 26’s Track Record

• UAW Accused of “Threatening and Intimidating” Members at Constitutional Convention

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties

• Largest Federal Workers Union Calls For Ending Marijuana Tests For Most Government Employees In Legal States

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Nurses at second Mayo Clinic hospital in southern Minnesota vote to sever ties with union

• St. Charles doctors, health care workers restart unionization effort, accuse hospital of stalling process

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Strike ends as union workers reach agreement with FireKing

• Cedar Rapids Factory Workers Go On Strike

• Seattle concrete truck drivers a no-show to work after failed negotiations with concrete companies

• MetroAccess drivers employed by TransDev stage strike to ‘win a fair contract’

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LEGAL NEWS

• California Truckers Claim “Small Victory” After Judge Seeks More Time To Review AB5 Suit

• E-Verify Resumes Prepandemic Timeframes for Social Security Mismatches

• FisherBoyles: A healthcare employer agreed to pay over $10M to settle claims about a COVID shot mandate

• New Congressional Bill Would Create Hybrid Job Classification for Gig Workers – But is Already Facing Stiff Opposition

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NLRB NEWS

• Take Another Look at ‘Joint Employer’ Standard, Court Tells NLRB

  …Appeals court sends Browning-Ferris orders back to NLRB…

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Teamsters, UNITE HERE Rally Against Union Busting and Safety Violations At Amy’s Kitchen

• Museum, library workers form new University of Michigan union

• Workers at shuttered Augusta Chipotle say they aren’t backing down

• Workers launched first union at Trader Joe’s in Massachusetts

• Meow Wolf Denver workers celebrate quick union approval after 70% say “yes” to bargaining units

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Senate Democrats Have Joined the Push to Block Schedule F

• Locked Out of AFL-CIO and Democrats Labor Meeting

• Workers rally at Capitol for bill that could overhaul California’s fast food sector

• Computer Chip Companies Eyweing Federal Money

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• The Starbucks at Mockingbird Station is the First in Dallas to Unionize

• Why Starbucks Is Being Accused Of Holding Back On Union Benefits

• Starbucks Union Leaders Hit Back As Unionized Workers Excluded From New Benefits

• Starbucks Workers in Wichita Reject Union Bid

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Columbus City Schools Board meets as teachers’ union threatens to strike

• Senator Tina Smith Reintroduces Bill to Help Schools Overcome Teacher Shortages

• On eve of school reopenings, Hawaii teacher calls for fight against state’s elimination of COVID measures

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