LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, September 16, 2022
Top Stories: A Rail Strike May Still Happen...Only Later; DOL, NLRB Release Union-Promoting ‘Toolkit’; Starbucks Made A Huge Announcement & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. We haven’t completely dodged a ‘disastrous’ rail strike, rail workers say
…Workers Have Final Say on Deal — or Possible Strike…
…’they just pushed a potential rail strike until AFTER the Mid-Terms?’
2. DOL, NLRB release union-promoting ‘toolkit’
3. Inc: Starbucks Just Made a Huge Announcement That Will Completely Change the Way It Does Business.
NLRB Petitions & Charges for September 14, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 47
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
We haven’t completely dodged a ‘disastrous’ rail strike, rail workers say
UNITE HERE: JC Resorts Loses Reidy Creek Golf Course Contract in Escondido After 20 Years
NBA enters new collective bargaining agreement with Referees
ECONOMIC NEWS
Florida minimum wage takes another step towards $15 per hour
Covid-19 Illnesses Are Keeping at Least 500,000 Workers Out of U.S. Labor Force, Study Says
Energy companies prepare for more electric vehicle charging stations to come to Michigan
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
A Deputy Explains Why the Oregon State Treasurer Won’t Pay Airfare for Remote Workers
Indy DPW attracts new employees with up to $2K sign-on bonuses
Union workers see pay bump in Maryland budget reconciliation
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Big win for opponents of wage hike for Los Angeles health care workers
Maine Med, nurses reach contract agreement with 15% wage increases over 3 years
UFCW: Employees at Cape Regional Physicians Associates Vote ‘Union Yes!’
Teamsters reach tentative agreement with American Medical Response
With strike over, Minnesota nurses hope it helped contract negotiations
LABOR DISPUTES
Fed Up With Understaffing, Sky Harbor Restaurant Workers Are Striking
Some Florence truckers on strike, asking for better and fairer wages
LEGAL NEWS
Truck Drivers and Prevailing Wage Requirements: A Friendly Reminder
Littler: OFCCP Extends Deadline for Objecting to Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
State bill stemming from San Jose VTA shooting signed into law
Florida Minimum Wage for Standard and Tipped Employees Set to Increase by $1
NLRB NEWS
Labor Day 2022 Shows Union Activity at Highest Level in Decades
The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California’s FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California
Former NLRB Chairman on Augusta Chipotle employee blacklisting: “Devastating, diabolical, insidious”
ORGANIZING NEWS
Budtenders Protest As Chandler Dispensary Keeps Firing Union Supporters
Albany Amazon warehouse will hold a vote to unionize next month
POLITICAL NEWS
Rep. Allen: Employee Rights Act Counteracts What Dems Do With Unions
Biden claims huge win for unions, and himself, in tentative rail deal
Biden announces first round of funding for EV charging network across 35 states
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Pittsburgh case reflects depth of illegal moves by Starbucks
A Lafayette Starbucks appears to have rejected unionizing; vote close enough to change
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Concerned Parents Flood Hillard City School Board Meeting over Staff-Worn LGBTQ ‘I’m Here’ Badges
Dressed to deal: Fredonia Teachers Association pushes for contract
State seeks to dismiss lawsuit filed by teacher unions over vagueness of new state law