LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, March 27, 2023
Top Stories: The UAW has a new president; Union Pacific drops one-man crew push; NYC's Hispanic Society workers strike; FMCS Nominee under GOP fire; Sysco drivers strike & 51 more news articles
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Challenger Shawn Fain wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers. Read more…
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In wake of Ohio derailment, Union Pacific 2nd railroad to drop push for one-person crews
Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail safety following last month’s fiery derailment in Ohio. Read more…
Following Stalled Negotiations, Hispanic Society Workers to Go on Indefinite Strike
After a year of negotiations sparked by a scrapped pension plan, workers at New York City’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library have decided to go on a strike that begins on Monday, March 27th and, for now, will last indefinitely… Read more…
HELP GOP raises alarm about Biden’s chief FMCS nominee
A pair of Republicans on the Senate HELP committee are raising concerns about President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the independent federal agency tasked with facilitating labor contract negotiations, citing allegations of potential employment discrimination. Read more…
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BARGAINING NEWS
Walt Disney World, union workers agree on wage and benefits contract — final vote next
Grocery Worker Fails to Show UFCW Conduct Swayed Contract Vote
ECONOMIC NEWS
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.8 percent in 2023
Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup
GENERAL UNION NEWS
The Labor Movement Has Found A Strategic Advantage In The Airline Industry
ChatGPT Wants to Join SEIU in Breakthrough for Organized Labor
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
NYPD Overtime Budget On Pace For Record As Cop Shortage Worsens
The VA Is Hiring at Record Numbers. A Federal Workers’ Union Says It’s Not Enough
Tallahassee City Commission Votes 3-2 to Approve Police Union Contract
LAUSD, SEIU leaders reach ‘historic’ breakthrough deal following 3-day strike
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Jacobi hospital saw 20% of its nurses quit in 2022. How long can temp staffing fill that gap?
New York City spends $18M+ on travel nurses for 1 hospital, union claims
Penn Med leadership counters union campaign among residents, fellows as NLRB election approaches
HR NEWS
Remote Work Dropped from 2021 to 2022. Is a Plateau Coming in 2023?
Union workers, parents rally in Davenport against proposed Iowa child labor laws
LABOR DISPUTES
Goddard College staff on strike after breakdown in contract negotiations
Jacobin: Academic Workers at Rutgers University in New Jersey Are Poised to Strike
LEGAL NEWS
Banning Noncompete Contracts for Medical Staff Riles Hospitals
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Federal Labor Law Preempts BIPA Claims Asserted By Unionized Employees
With Appeals Court Ruling, Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Remains on Hold
Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law
...What's Next For Workers After Michigan Repeals Right-To-Work...
NLRB NEWS
Axios: NLRB says non-disparagement clauses are unlawful — here’s what that means
Film Company Illegally Fired Union Organizer, NLRB Judge Says
ORGANIZING NEWS
Maine graduate student workers hold rally for organizing a union
Texas’ after-school art program Say Si recognized as union by NLRB
Seattle groups rally against Amazon’s alleged union busting in Kentucky
POLITICAL NEWS
Other Unions Begin Asking “The Big Guy” Where Their Cut Of The IRA Pie Is
Union Joe? Biden’s Foreign Mining Subsidy Scheme Riles Organized Labor
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
What unionized Starbucks employees are demanding in their contracts
NLRB Rebuffs GOP Subpoena for Starbucks Union Election Documents
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
AFT President Calls for Solutions, Not Politics, in Response to Parents Bill of Rights Act, H.R. 5
Universal school choice headed to DeSantis’ desk after passing Florida Senate
Amherst union seeks new contract before vote on new elementary school
