LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Top Stories: Congressional Staffers Petition For Eight House Offices; Union Organizing Increases; Why Railway Workers Want To Strike; AB5 Protest Shuts Down Port & Much More...

TOP STORIES:

1. Congressional Workers Union Files Petitions To Represent Eight House Offices

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2. HuffPost: Union Elections Increase Amid Worker Organizing Wave

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3. Rail workers push to strike. Here’s why they’re angry.

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4. Independent Truckers Block Oakland's Port in Protest Over AB5 Gig Work Limits

…Unionized workers refuse to cross AB5 protest line at Port of Oakland

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5. NLRB and FTC Form Partnership to Crack Down on Worker Misclassification and 'Gig Economy'

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 18, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

73 Total Entries

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BARGAINING NEWS

• Hospitality workers from two Atlantic City casinos vote to authorize strike

• A Korean BBQ restaurant now has a union. Supermarkets may be next

• Workers OK deals at 5 Atlantic City casinos; 2 more remain

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through June

• Baby formula shortage getting worse despite Biden airlifts

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Ask Prof Wolff: Why Are Strikes and Unions Increasing?

• ‘Hardworking’ NJ Longshoreman Dies In Accident At Port Newark: Union

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Teamsters union rejects Youngstown’s ‘best and final’ contract offer

• San Bernardino County workers ratify first union contract

• City workers union in Tampa overwhelmingly approves new contract in a historic vote

• A Persistent Cook Serves Up a Winning Recipe for the First Amendment

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Hospitals Push Back on LA’s $25/Hr Wage Mandate

• New Advisory Council Formed To Tackle Florida’s Nursing Shortage

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HR NEWS

• XpertHR Breaks Down More than 40 New Employment Laws

• SHRM: States That Raise Minimum Wage May Counterbalance Inflation

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Penske-Owned Mercedes-Benz Dealership Fires 20 Striking Technicians

• Workers at a Dollar General in South Carolina strike over allegations of robberies, wage theft

• New documentary recounts the historic 1934 labor strike among West Coast dock workers

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Second cannabis staff votes to join UFCW

• CWA: Blizzard QA Workers in Albany Become Second Group of Activision Blizzard Workers to Form Union

• Workers accuse Chipotle of union busting after chain closes Augusta store

• The Hill: Changing the game in video gaming

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Senate Dining Workers Plan ‘Civil Disobedience’ on Wednesday

• “Dear White Staffers” Speaks: Inside the Effort to Unionize Capitol Hill

• Poll: First Lady Jill Biden’s Approval Rating Drops 24 Points in One Year

• White House Mum on Education Union’s Proposal to Change ‘Mother’ to ‘Birthing Parent

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Newly unionized Starbucks workers go on strike in Clinton Township

• Starbucks workers strike for second consecutive day on Commonwealth Avenue

• Local Starbucks Workers Charge Company With Slew of Labor Law Violations

• Starbucks: Union Prospects Still Spotty In Georgia

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• ‘It’s pretty realistic’: Columbus teachers threaten strike over pay, other issues

• Teachers Unions Are Why More Parents Want School Choice

• George Soros and Teachers Unions Behind Biden’s Radical Title IX Changes

• Left-Wing Media Outlets Can’t Deny That Voters Approve of DeSantis’ Education Message

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UNION CORRUPTION

• Monitor overseeing UAW details challenges getting union to cooperate

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