LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Top Stories: Unions Deserve Credit For No Red Wave; Union v. Union in Port Talks; Trader Joe's Acused of Bad-Faith Bargaining & More...

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TOP STORIES:

1. Democrat Control of House and Senate Still Hangs in Balance as Red Wave Fails to Materialize

…AFL-CIO: ‘Organizing efforts of working people…made a critical difference’…

…VP Harris to UNITE-HERE: ‘You are turning folks out in Pennsylvania, in Georgia, in Nevada, and Arizona...’

…Midterms Post-Mortem: Comprehending GOP's Underwhelming Performance…

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2. Union vs. Union Dispute Stalls West Coast Port Labor Talks

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Image via Trader Joe’s

3. Trader Joe’s accused of bad faith bargaining by union

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Total Entries filed Monday, Nov. 7, 2022: 61

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• North Carolina Dems Remain Engulfed in Labor Dispute With Unionized Field Staff

• High-ranking union official meets with workers and company leaders in tour of General Dynamics plant

• Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract with U.S. Steel

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Dow slides by 200 points at the open as control of Congress remains unclear

• Meta lays off 11,000 workers as Zuckerberg takes blame

• Uncertain Economy Could Raise Reduction in Force Issues for Many Businesses

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Unions want financial penalties for Horizon BCBS following 20% premium hikes

• Sturgeon Bay Council Approves Firefighters’ Union Contract

• University of Minnesota Union Demands Wage Increase and Racial Equity

• Tracking Political Spending by Government Unions

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Biden warned staffing shortages sparking exodus of emergency room physicians, nurses

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HR NEWS

• Evil HR Lady: Twitter Is Rehiring People Fired On Friday. Why It’s Mostly Normal

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LEGAL NEWS

• Ogletree: New York City Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect

• NRTW: Worker Advocate Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Union Boss Attempt to Evade Liability for Property Damage

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NLRB NEWS

• Union Files ULP Claims Alphabet Blocks Workers From Accessing Pay Transparency Data

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• GM Battery Plant Could End UAW’s Organizing Drought

• KY labor Union Leads Efforts to Unionize Major Woodford Bourbon Distillery

• William and Mary Dining Workers win their Union with Sodexo

• Tufts RAs declare intent to form union, ask university for voluntary recognition

• BU Graduate Workers Union rejects BU’s voluntary recognition offer

• NRTW: Western Louisiana Chemical Workers Vote Out Unpopular Steelworkers Union Bosses

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POLITICAL NEWS

• The red wave that became a red ripple

• California voters reject union-backed dialysis clinic rules for the third time

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• The Starbucks union’s contract fight is a race against time

• In official complaint, NLRB alleges Starbucks violated federal labor law with Eugene employees

• Starbucks Employees Talk About the Company’s Decision to “Automate” Their Drink Stations

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Georgia education, civil rights groups threaten to sue to overturn ‘divisive concepts’ ban

• Covina CTA Educators Rally Against Health Care Cuts

• Faculty Union Criticizes County Plan For Middlesex College Edison

• District 186 board of education approves contract ratified earlier by teachers union

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