LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Top Stories: Inflation Up Again; Weingarten for non-union employees (again)? Chipotle pays $20 million to NYC workers & more...

TImage: New York Post

1. Inflation surges 8.5% in July, stoking fears of stiff rate hike

…Food prices jump 10.9% compared to the same month last year and 1.1% compared to June…

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2. Will Nonunion Employees Have Weingarten Rights in the Workplace (again)?

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3. Chipotle to pay $20 million to NYC workers as part of settlement

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for August 8, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 88

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Steelworkers continue working toward new contract with Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel

• Pitzer College and UNITE HERE Local 11 Announcement

• Volkswagen Mexico workers reject union's 9% raise deal, as inflation climbs

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Home Inventory Soars at Record Rate With US Buyers Pulling Back

• California fast-food worker pay falls ‘far below a living wage,’ report says

• US Senate targets Social Security and Medicare

• Demand for Grocery Delivery Declines as Food Costs Climb

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Chipotle to pay $20 million to NYC workers as part of settlement

• Homeless aid proposal threatens LA hotels

• Airlines Want to Recruit Diverse Pilots To Deal With Staff Shortages and FMU’s Aviation Program is helping

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• EPA Union Applauds Senate Breakthrough on Climate

• Oshkosh Defense sent a big contract to the non-union South. Will it keep future jobs in Wisconsin?

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Nurses vote to approve new master contract covering 3,700 RNs at Tenet hospitals in California

• Saint Joseph Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest unsafe staffing and missing pay

• Frustration builds among nurses as union leaves them in the dark in contract talks at Michigan Medicine

• Seattle Children’s Hospital Nurses Picket for Better Working Conditions as Negotiations Stall

• Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Poised to Strike in NoCal

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HR NEWS

• Why Employee Engagement is Upside Down

• Ex-McDonald’s employee filing discrimination complaint

• No FMLA Claim Without Expressed Intention to Take FMLA Leave

• Equity Audits Address Racism in the Workplace

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LABOR DISPUTES

• ‘Why Can’t We Profit As Well?’ Cedar Rapids Workers On Strike Ask

• Workers Strike at Medicare, ACA Call Centers

• WSWS: Publishing workers speak out on their conditions following HarperCollins strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Littler: With so many nonexempt employees working remotely, what should be our wage and hour compliance priorities?

• ADA Design Standards Expected for Sales and Ticketing Kiosks and Other Self-Service Transaction Machines

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NLRB NEWS

• Employee Misclassification and the Gig Economy

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Maine stores could see more union efforts thanks to its small size

• Dollar store workers are organizing for a better workplace. Just don’t call it a union.

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Voters face ‘Right to Work’ addition to Tennessee constitution

• Biden to sign Bill to boost US chips, compete with China

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• SC Starbucks manager alleges kidnapping during union confrontation, TikTok video shows otherwise

• Boston Starbucks Workers United brings strike line to NLRB

• Fired Pittsburgh Starbucks workers fight back, spark strike

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• UTLA files ULP complaint against LAUSD over extra “optional” instructional days

• Columbus school board prepares ‘alternative outcomes’ for school starting amid union negotiations

• California teacher with antifa ties paid to resign

• Teacher’s video shows empty kindergarten classroom, says she is forced to spend money on supplies

• Why Some Teachers Retired While Others Stayed Working

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