LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, July 22, 2022
Top Stories: FBI Can't Find Hoffa (Again); A Year Later, Maine Nurses May Decertify Union; Ford to Layoff 8,000 & Much More...
TOP STORIES:
1. FBI: A dig under New Jersey bridge showed no evidence of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa
2. Maine Medical Center RNs to vote on decertifying union
...FLASHBACK: Maine Medical Center nurses call for better working conditions...
3. NC Democratic Party still hasn’t recognized its staff union
4. Ford plans to cut 8,000 jobs to focus on electric vehicles
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MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Groundbreaking USW Guide on ‘Stop Work Authority’ Will Protect Workers
DirecTV Workers Picket to Demand a Fair Contract that Includes Affordable Healthcare
ECONOMIC NEWS
Recession ‘is here’ and will ‘last for awhile,’ former White House economist says
Inflation, recession fears have retailers facing a tough call: Lose customers or profits?
Central Park’s iconic Boathouse to close due to rising costs
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
Willoughby in negotiation with International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO
Labor Union Points To Understaffing As Factor In Latest Violence At Lansing Prison
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Confluence Health inks first post-pandemic nursing contract; includes standard-setting pay
Workers at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee march on the boss, demand payment of overdue raises
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Materials Strike Grinds Elk Grove Village Resurfacing Projects To A Halt
Deal Ends Strike by Union Workers at Hilton Bayfront as Comic-Con Begins
Alaska AFL-CIO: AT&T Needs To Pay Its Alaska Employees Fairly
LEGAL NEWS
NRTW: Boeing Employee Don Zueger Wins Settlement Against IAM Union Officials
One Seattle restaurant staff’s walkout raises the question, ‘How should a tip pool be distributed?’
Rep. Axne Introduces Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Union Busting
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
TV Commercial Production Department Workers Form Union With IATSE
After Commercial Walk-Off, a Major Union Drive for Production Workers Begins
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Brookline Starbucks workers go on strike, saying manager is retaliating against pro-union employees
Starbucks in Mount Pleasant files for union election, joins 10 other locations in Michigan
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
States Partner On Micro-Credentials To Personalize Teacher Learning
Leftist poll backfires, finds voters trust Republicans with education