LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, March 6, 2023

Top Stories: FedEx Prepares For UPS Strike; Ahead of Big 10, Concession Workers Strike; Immigrants Fight Disney's 'Pay Gap;' NY Ordered To Rehire Court Reporters Fired Over Vax Mandate & More...

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FedEx sets March 31 deadline to prioritize UPS volumes in event of Teamsters strike

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Concessions staff at United Center go on strike days ahead of Big Ten tournament

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Truthout: Immigrant Women Workers Are Fighting to Close Disney’s Gender Pay Gap

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NY court workers fired for refusing COVID vax must be rehired with back pay

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for Friday, March 3, 2023

Total Entries filed March 2nd, 2023: 49

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BARGAINING NEWS

• WSJ: Caterpillar Commits to Not Closing Union Plants Under New Contract

• WGA West President Warns of Guild Contract Talks: ‘It Could Get a Little Rough’

• Forbes: United Pilots Are ‘Not Close’ On Contract, But Talks Will Ramp Up

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Lordstown Motors says it still has $220 million in cash as it grapples with production issues and an EV pivot

• The Last Jeep Cherokee Rolls Off the Line at Belvidere Assembly Plant...2,300 workers affected...

• Core US Factory Orders Jump More Than Expected In Jan, Aircraft Orders Plunge

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• California farmworkers just gained the right to vote for unions by mail, but for how long?

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Union members, bemoaning 'privatization,' plan protest at UMass today

• Puerto Rico was ruined by public unions

• UMass Amherst unions question university plan to privatize more than 100 jobs

• WSJ: Late to Work? Thank the Transit Union

• City of Hibbing, ASFCME in BMS mediation for new labor agreement

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• 15,000 HCA workers begin contract bargaining

• Becker’s Hospital Review: Some innocent nurses may be caught up in degree scheme

• Providence workers seek union representation

• WSWS: NYSNA rams through rotten contract for nurses at Long Island hospital

• Union seeks to reopen contract talks for 78,000 healthcare workers

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HR NEWS

• Forbes: Seven Tips To Resolve Labor Disputes In The Workplace

• HRD: Workplace survivor syndrome can wreak havoc on your business

• Emerging Tech Skills That Should Be on HR’s Radar

• SHRM: Using ChatGPT Correctly on the Job

• Connecticut Unions Testify in Support of Bill to Rein in Dangerous Production Quotas

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Teamsters, Durham reach tentative agreement to end month-long bus strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Transgender Woman Sues Carpenters Union, Says Dream Job Turned Nightmarish

• Ogletree: New Jersey Court Says Employee Discharged for Discipline Not Entitled to Payment for Accrued PTO

• Is an OSHA Workplace Violence Standard for the Healthcare Industry on the Way?

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NLRB NEWS

• Axios: NLRB says Google is an employer of YouTube contractors

• Labor board decision could force Google to negotiate with YouTube contractors

• NLRB Judge Rules Two Hallmark Movies Violated Federal Labor Law By Firing Drivers Who Attempted To Unionize

• Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of February 21 - 24, 2023

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Workers rally to shine spotlight on ‘union-busting’ efforts at Orchard Park animal hospital

• REI store workers in Cleveland vote on union­ization

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Biden’s clean energy factory jobs may elude U.S. union workers

• WashEx: PRO Act puts union leadership ahead of workers

• Union Says Biden Administration Violated Labor Rules With New Transgender Policy

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Starbucks fired a union organizer. New York City got him rehired

• Here’s why Bernie Sanders is going after Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

• How Illinois Starbucks Workers Won Unanimous Union Vote At Their Store

• Sanders Rejects Starbucks Push for Subordinates to Testify Instead of CEO Schultz

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Utica teachers’ union approves four-year contract

• Arkansas is set to join the ranks of states that have recently passed universal voucher measures

• Powerful Educator Shortage Act Testimony Heard In House

• Texas AFT unveils legislative priorities to retain teachers, help students

• United Federation of Teachers receives over $17 million in tax abatements

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