LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, July 11, 2022
Top Stories: Amazon Labor Union Working To Unionize Two More Facilities; Public Pensions and Crypto; NLRB Underfunding Threatens Organizing Wave & More.
TOP STORIES:
1. Group behind first-ever U.S. Amazon union backs campaigns at 2 warehouses
2. Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds
3. The NLRB is Underfunded and Understaffed—And That’s a Big Threat to the Current Organizing Wave
NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 7, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
55 Total Entries
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
UNITE-HERE: Tentative agreement between Hilton, workers reached
US Labor Secretary Says He ‘Feels Good’ About Port Negotiations
Lincoln railway workers rally for better work conditions, wages
ECONOMIC NEWS
Zero Hedge: The Façade Of California’s Economy Is About To Crumble
Twitter announces mass layoffs amid alleged Elon Musk crisis
Labor Pains: Unions Help Drive Amazon out of New York City Area…Again
Work stoppages at West Coast ports would bring ‘catastrophic’ disruptions
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Trash Piling on Streets, Sanitation Workers’ Union Calls City Council for Help
Monday Strike Would Shut Down Fresno Bus Service, Union Warns
Fully funding America’s secret weapon: Paying our servicemembers what they deserve
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
HR NEWS
Fisher Broyles: Hostility at work is not necessarily a “hostile work environment.”
Increased State Minimum Wage Impacts Daily Overtime Rate in Nevada
SHRM: Louisiana Joins States Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination
8 Ways HR Can Overcome Pushback During the Return to the Office
LABOR DISPUTES
Union steelworkers nearing second month of lockout with Collins Aerospace
Two Months In, Teamsters Protest Champlain Capital in Support of Striking FireKing Workers
General Dynamics strike intensifies in first week, remains civil
DHL strike in RI for livable wages and health care meets with violence on picket line
DHL drivers’ strike in Pawtucket turns acrimonious. Union says they’ve been threatened
LEGAL NEWS
From strikes to labor laws: How the US adopted the 5-day workweek
Ogletree: IRS Launches Pre-Examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program Trial
Minnesota Legalizes THC Edibles—How Can Multistate Employers React to This Growing National Trend?
Littler: Upcoming Changes to NIH Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Reporting Requirements
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Bloom Medicinals employees in O’Fallon, Missouri vote to unionize
NYC Chipotle union organizers file labor complaints for firings, slashed hours
Group behind first-ever U.S. Amazon union backs campaigns at 2 warehouses
An Alamo Drafthouse worker was fired after workers protested for more pay
Workers in Campbellsville, Ky. look to join Amazon Labor Union
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks sows doubt about abortion, gender-affirming healthcare as union-busting tactic
Tag 24: Starbucks Is Going to Court Against the US Government
Starbucks Workers Win Unions In Washington and Arizona, With Oklahoma Result TBD
Fired Starbucks Union Organizer In Georgia Speaks Out On Corporate “Retaliation”
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Latest Update on Social Studies TEKS Revisions Highlights the Need to Remain Vigilant
Teachers unions say Biden plan to recruit 250,000 tutors supports public school
‘Due To The Pandemic’: Tweet Scorches Biden For Blaming Academic Crisis On COVID
UNION CORRUPTION
Elevator Union Contract Controversy at MIA Escalates Into Court Fight
Ex-top MS Coast labor union official accused of embezzlement in 29-count indictment
