LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, July 29, 2022

Top Stories: Beto's Campaign Staff Unionizes; UPS Teamsters Protest Heat; UAW Rescinds Strike Pay Increase & Much More...

TOP STORIES:

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1. Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Team Files To Unionize

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2. UPS Teamsters rally in New York to protest hot working conditions

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3. UAW rescinds strike pay increase at annual convention

...UAW convention ends on dramatic note...

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Fayetteville Goodyear workers could strike Friday if union negotiations fail

• American Crystal Sugar Union Workers Reject Contract Offer

• Resorts Casino agrees labor agreement with Atlantic City workers union

• Steelworkers union works to negotiate ‘fair agreement’ for Bridgestone factory workers

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Teamsters and UNITE HERE Alliance Launches Campaign Against Private Equity Pension Takeovers

• Congressmen Cohen and Beyer Introduce Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act

• Michigan CEOs make more than employees by factors of hundreds, new report says

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Bowser, DC police union reach labor contract

• Tampa police among workers who could see 18.5 percent raise during three-year period

• OHSU-AFSCME collective bargaining enters week 20

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Local Verizon Workers Join Regional Strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Bill to enshrine gig work into federal labor law ‘would effectively get rid of the minimum wage and overtime compensation’

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NLRB NEWS

• Former Ponder employees claim owner shut down to dodge contract negotiations

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• LA Progressive: Why Workers Are Turning to Unions

• Delta flight attendants say they’re closing in on a historic union vote

• There’s No Escaping the Tech Union Movement

• Trader Joe’s Loses NLRB Election 31 to 45, Two More Elections Coming Up

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POLITICAL NEWS

• “Tipping Point”—DC Mayor Calls For National Guard To ‘Indefinitely’ Help With Bussed-In Migrants

• American Prospect: Dem Rep. Haley Stevens Isn’t Paying Her Campaign Interns

  ...Stevens' website: 'a strong advocate for unions, focused on raising the federal minimum wage'...

• Fight for Illinois Democratic Party Chair Gets Heated Amidst Racism Accusations

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Former Obama White House education advisor sentenced to prison for charter school theft scheme

• Experts on Randi Weingarten winning eighth term at AFT: ‘Neutrality is not what they’re looking for’

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