LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, February 27, 2023
Top Stories: SAG Awards turn political; ALU's Chris Smalls Visits Britain; MLB union talks get contentious early; Employers' TIPS & FOE training needs updating & more labor union news...
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TOP STORIES:
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SAG Awards: Fran Drescher Urges Hollywood To Apply Pressure On States To Affect Change; Calls For End To Vax Mandate
...SAG Awards: Winners List...
...SAG Awards Top 1.1 Million Views on Netflix's YouTube Channel...
Amazon labor union leader flies in to help UK strikers ‘kick down the door’
MLB, players union reassume fighting stances over the next CBA
Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 60: Employers Beware—During Union Campaigns, Parse Your Statements…or Else.
Why employers' typical "Do's and Don'ts" training (TIPS and FOE) is likely inadequate in today's environment and needs updating.
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Friday, February 24, 2023
Total Entries filed February 23rd, 2023: 46
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
Despite high inflation, Americans are spending like crazy – and it’s kind of puzzling
Layoffs but low unemployment: What is going on in this strange economy?
U.S. Economy Faces Short, Shallow Recession Amidst Debate on Debt Ceiling
Millions of U.S. workers are still missing after the pandemic. Where did they go?
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Bill proposes a return to state control for St. Louis police
Letter to the editor: We’re hard-working postal employees, and DeJoy needs to go
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
WA lawmakers consider bill to require and enforce nurse staffing minimums in hospitals
Minnesota Nurses Association issues report criticizing proposed Fairview/Sanford merger
Oregon Nurses Association presses Legislature for minimum staffing bill
Union says it’s ready to continue negotiations as Maui Health strike enters third day
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
NYC taxi union strikes at LaGuardia; Uber says rides out of airport increased
Bloomberg: Worker-Led Organizing Efforts: Independent Unions Explained
The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story
LEGAL NEWS
Littler: Berkeley, California Adopts Fair Work Week Measures
SHRM: Supreme Court Rules in Overtime Case Involving Highly Paid Employees
Behind the Headlines: Employment Rights Survive Economic RIFs
NLRB NEWS
Here are answers to 5 key questions about the NLRB’s severance agreement rule change
NRTW: Disney Worker Hits UNITE HERE Union Bosses with Federal Charge for Illegal Dues Seizures
ORGANIZING NEWS
Lake Michigan CU Employees at a Second Branch Plan to Unionize
Labor Notes: Restaurant Workers at Rockefeller Center’s Lodi Confront Union-Buster Ahead of Vote
Workers at FCC Environmental Services in Dallas Join Teamsters
POLITICAL NEWS
CUF: Tennessee Workers Deserve the Right to a Secret Ballot Vote
Ohio train derailment could have been prevented. Pete Buttigieg needs to do his job.
Top labor official, union leader among contenders for Labor secretary
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks board opposes labor review backed by NYC pension funds
Staff wants to unionize a Starbucks in Somerville, following on mixed success at indie coffee shops
Judge orders Starbucks to stop firing union supporters after case in Ann Arbor
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
What an off-the-radar teachers union election means for the education of L.A. children
Penns Manor classes canceled Monday as teachers’ strike looms
Texas teachers need raises, training and better working conditions to fix shortages
