LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Top Stories: AFL-CIO Blasts Fed On Interest Rate Hikes; NLRB Says Maybe Unionized Employers Give Unilateral Pay Increases; U.S. Chamber On DOL's Independent Contractor Proposal & More...
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1. AFL-CIO’s Chief Economist Blasts Fed Rate Hikes: ‘The greatest harm I could ever imagine’
2. Bloomberg: How NLRB Guidance Supports Employer-Led Wage Hikes
3. U.S. Chamber: DOL’s Independent Contractor Proposal Takes Aim at Broad Array of Sole Proprietors
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Total Entries filed on Oct. 24, 2022: 90
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Hundreds of GE union workers rally for better pay, healthcare, other items
Pueblo steelworkers/EVRAZ reach new collective bargaining agreement
University of Rochester Avoids Strike from Skilled Trades Staff
ECONOMIC NEWS
Harley profit rises as pent-up demand fuels improved shipments
SC ports, labor union must find a way to make full use of Leatherman terminal
THR: Hollywood Union Pay Bumps Lag Behind L.A. Cost of Living — Will That Change?
GENERAL UNION NEWS
We need better unions, Ideological shtick is hurting labor’s prospects
AFL-CIO Has Put Together A Handy Guide of Union-Made Halloween Candy
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Pittsfield Police say they’ve ‘hit pause’ on body camera pilot program amid union concerns
Stamford police union says removing sergeants from 911 dispatch center puts cops at risk
Board of Trustees approves raises and bonuses for union employees
AFGE Urges State Department to Take Action Against Employee Spouting Antisemitism, Hatred
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
‘Epidemic of violence’: Nurses unions demand action after Methodist Dallas killings
In Novel Tactic, Labor Unions Target Coos Bay Hospital Board For Recall
Nurses Union File Unfair Labor Practice Against Joliet Hospital
HR NEWS
The Surgeon General correctly wants you to focus on employee mental health
Evil HR Lady: Your Job Candidates Don’t Owe You Thank You Notes
NY Post: NYC pay transparency law will spur demands for raises nationwide
LABOR DISPUTES
IAM District W24 Rallies in Oregon, Puts Tentative Agreement with Weyerhaeuser to Vote
Medicare Call Service Workers Strike Over Low Pay, Harassment by Callers
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
Forced Dues For Politics: CWA Union Hit with Federal Charge by Pennsylvania Metal Worker
Union group files complaint against Activision exec after ‘anti-union’ message on Slack
ORGANIZING NEWS
Alabama GE workers withdraw union petition at Auburn aviation plant
Yale’s union for graduate student workers, has triggered the process of unionization
POLITICAL NEWS
SAG-AFTRA urges Congress to end hair discrimination by passing The Crown Act
Facing stiff GOP competition, Rep. Henry Cuellar buries hatchet with organized labor
Axios: Fetterman’s painful debate...NY Post: Pundits stunned by ‘painful’ performance...
Republicans want working-class voters — without actually supporting workers
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Bargaining attempts still slow-going for Starbucks and its union baristas
Starbucks alleges union broke rules by recording talks in 5 places
Lakeview Starbucks Workers Vote to Unionize as Glenview Store Announces Organizing Effort
Starbucks’ Negotiations With Union Stores Begin and Immediately Collapse
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
San Antonio education leaders join lawmakers to call for gun reform
Falling Test Scores Illustrate the Disaster of Distance Learning
