LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, March 20, 2023
Top Stories: FedEx won't rescue UPS customers at last minute; Union ties complicate Chicago mayoral race; Union troublemakers hold a training; Amazon workers signing union cards in Kentucky & more...
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FedEx warns it won’t bail out UPS customers at the last minute if drivers strike
Late July isn't typically a particularly important time of year for package delivery companies, but this year it could be a game-changer. Read more…
Union ties could make or break the Chicago mayoral race
As mayoral campaign season in America’s third-largest city barrels toward a runoff, one candidate has been backed and bankrolled by the powerful Chicago Teachers Union — and another is trying to distance himself from the conservative Fraternal Order of Police. Read more…
LA Union Troublemakers Plan More Trouble for the Bosses
450 labor and union activists participated in the LA Labor Notes Troublemakers school Saturday, March 11. Read more…
NKY Amazon workers take effort to unionize company’s largest air hub national
The effort to unionize workers at the largest Amazon Air Hub in the world is going national. Local organizers with Unionize Amazon Northern Kentucky KCVG announced Saturday that they're joining forces with the national Amazon Labor Union, which unionized a Staten Island facility last year. Read more…
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Friday, March 17, 2023
Total Entries filed March 16th, 2023: 60
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Teamsters’ Members Ratify First Contract with Coca-Cola Consolidated
Local Tops workers get new union contract including health insurance and pay raises
United Center concession workers vote in favor of new contract
ECONOMIC NEWS
Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers in addition to earlier cuts
Tyson announces plant closures in Arkansas and Virginia, impacting nearly 1,700 workers
U.S. needs half a million construction workers, but nobody seems interested
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Female shipyard workers fighting to ‘be treated equal’ at Newport News Shipbuilding (paywall)
WSWS: UAW election crisis continues after Curry acknowledges “rampant disenfranchisement”
Payday Report: UAW Challenger Fain Purges Top Allies in Favor of Brooklyn Consultants
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Penn Museum union advocates for standardized pay, job security in contract negotiations
LAUSD files last-ditch legal challenge to stop looming strike and school closures
Public transport unions seek right to strike in NY (paywall)
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
500 SNF workers vote to strike Tuesday but provider says declaration is premature
GW Hospital residents, nurses to unionize, citing pandemic burnout (paywall)
HR NEWS
Ways HR is thinking about attracting and retaining Gen Z talent
SXSW Panel Asks if Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the New Human Resources (HR)
FAQs for Hospitality Employers on Tennessee’s “Anti-Drag” Law
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
SHRM: DOL Attorney Criticizes States for Loosening Child Worker Protections
State Department settles 17-year-old lawsuit over Foreign Service jobs
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
United Southern Service Workers Is Organizing Low-Wage Workers Across Industries
Bates union organizers call for count of election ballots sealed for more than a year
Teamsters: DHL Express Ohio, Kentucky Workers Call on Management to Stop Threats and Intimidation
Labor Notes: Underpaid and Insulted, Maximus Call Center Workers Organize
Ski patrollers struggle to afford mountain towns. Will unions help?
POLITICAL NEWS
Filibuster over transgender bill jams Nebraska legislature for weeks
Uber-Lyft Group Challenges Biden’s Labor Pick Over Worker Rules
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks Has Seriously Crossed The Line With Its Union-Busting
NJ Senators Urge Starbucks To Speed Up Talks With Mercer Union Stores
Here’s Why Somerville Starbucks Workers Walked Off the Job This Week
