LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, September 19, 2022
Top Stories: 2023 Has CBAs Covering 700K Americans Getting Negotiated; Union (Not HR) Begins Mentoring On Benefits; Rail Contract Not A Done Deal & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. Major contracts covering 700,000 workers are going to expire in 2023
2. UFCW (not HR!) launches in-store mentor to assure members understand, benefit from their health care plan
3. Joe Biden’s deal to stave off ‘crippling’ rail strikes could fall apart within DAYS…
...'average rail worker felt 'a lot of anger, confusion and hostility' towards the deal'...
...The Hill: Deal averting railroad strike has potential to fall apart...
NLRB Petitions & Charges for September 15, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 49
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
UPS, aircraft mechanics union reach deal for labor contract extension
Amtrak’s Crescent Train back in service after rail union reaches deal
San Francisco airport workers ‘arrested and cited’ after ‘civil disobedience’
ECONOMIC NEWS
Retiring baby boomers are creating a labor shortage—immigration could be the solution
Your Future McDonald’s, Burger King Trips May Soon Cost More
...California’s fast-food industry calls for referendum on new labor legislation...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
In These Times: Independent Unions Are Great–And Proof of Labor’s Broken Institutions.
AFL-CIO: Workers Need Stronger Labor Laws Now More Than Ever
Columbia Steel Casting Co. is permanently closing this fall after 121 years of operation
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
No agreement reached yet as Kaiser mental health worker strike reaches one month
The role of top officials in negotiating labor disputes at state, federal level
HR NEWS
WSJ: More Bosses Are Spying on Quiet Quitters. It Could Backfire.
Paid Leave Oregon Becomes Effective in 2023: What Employers Need to Know
SHRM: Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Consider Data Privacy Legislation
LABOR DISPUTES
Longshore and warehouse union on strike in Canada, suspending operations at Delta coal terminal
SAG-AFTRA Issues “Do Not Work” Order Against Essential Audiobooks
LEGAL NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks Loses Court Case Against Employees—What Does It Mean For All Food Service Workers?
CBS Pittsburgh: NLRB hits Starbucks with complaint over ‘union busting’ in Pittsburgh