LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, August 4, 2022

Top Stories: UAW Strike Hits 90 Days; Machinists Ratify Boeing Contract; Why Rail Workers Can't Strike & Much More...

TOP STORIES:

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1. United Auto Workers-Case New Holland strike passes 90-day mark in Burlington

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Image Credit: International Association of Machinists

2. Machinists Union Members at Boeing St. Louis Vote to Ratify Modified Contract

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3. Vice: Freight Rail Workers Voted to Strike. Here’s Why They Can’t (Yet).

Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 32—Attorney Wally Zimolong on the Constitution, Common Sense and the NLRB

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for August 2, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 53

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• American Crystal extends union contract to September, negotiations to continue

• Machinists at 3 Boeing defense plants ratify new contract

• Hudson Dufry Group – Tentative Agreement Reached

• Purgatory Resort Set To Begin Wage Negotiations With Ski Patrol Union

• Teamsters Ratify Contract At Semper Fi Logistics In Wisconsin

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Why A Recession in 2022 Will Be Unlike Any Other

• Can wage growth normalize without substantially higher unemployment?

• Initial Jobless Claims Hit 8 Month Highs, Continuing Claims Jump Ahead Of Payrolls Print

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• UFCW: COVID-19 threat ever-present for frontline workers

• Mexican union urges U.S. labor complaint at BBB auto-parts plant

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Indianapolis police leader says he’s fed up with weak penalties for violent offenders

• Congress Clears Bill to Make Officer Suicides Eligible for Death Benefits

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Value-based payments company Clarify Health lays off 5% of staff

• Nurses group frustrated over staffing issues at Grass Valley hospital

• 3rd California city approves $25 hourly minimum wage for some healthcare workers

• RNs at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, part of mega chain CommonSpirit Health, alert community members to persistently unsafe conditions at facility

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HR NEWS

• Evil HR Lady: Shopify Does Something No Business Should Ever Do, They Fire via Email

• HR Exchange Network: What Is a Union?

• Legislators shouldn’t shut down ways to help Californians get legal help

• Got a Labor Shortage? Make It Easier to Work

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Vice: Freight Rail Workers Voted to Strike. Here’s Why They Can’t (Yet)

• Strike ends as union workers reach agreement with FireKing

• Cedar Rapids Factory Workers Go On Strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Decision Partly Finds For Unions in Labor Suit Against United Natural Foods

• Legislators shouldn’t shut down ways to help Californians get legal help

• Ohio Employer Law Blog: You won’t like OSHA when it’s angry

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NLRB NEWS

• Teamsters Praise New Fed Agreements Meant to Beef Up Antitrust Law Enforcement

• NLRB demand for UMWA to pay Warrior Met Coal strike costs “outrageous,” threatens American workers’ right to strike

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Employees Protest Mistreatment at Major San Jose Food Plant

• Tiff’s Treats workers are unionizing at cookie shops across Texas

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Feinstein, Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Federal Worker Rights

• Jill Biden on teaching as first lady: ‘Knew I could do both’

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

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Starbucks Worker Roasts Managers Who Don’t Pitch In

• Starbucks reports record revenue on frothy US demand

• Buffalo Starbucks Strike Wave

• Unionized Starbucks workers ready for legal battle with coffee giant over ongoing strikes

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Educators will stay vigilant as Becker School Board tables ban on ‘divisive’ lessons

• Surge in teacher wish lists points to greater need, Texas State Teachers Association says

• States Crack Open the Door to Teachers Without College Degrees

• ACC approves budget giving all employees raises, establishes $20 minimum wage

• Mom who moved from NYC over vaccine mandates slams teachers’ unions

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