LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, September 12, 2022
LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, September 12, 2022
Top Stories: Pressure Mounts As Rail Strike Looms; A UAW Strike Was Over Almost As Soon As It Began; Here's Why Seattle Students Are Still Not In The Classroom & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. Unions blast railroads’ move to delay shipments before strike deadline
...Bloomberg: Rail-Strike Deadline Carries Economic and Political Risks for Biden...
A Short One…
2. UAW workers in Indiana, Stellantis reach tentative deal to end strike
Stellantis union workers on strike in Kokomo
...Engine parts workers go on strike amid shift to EVs...
3. Seattle teacher strike persists, no classes Monday
4. Amazon workers at fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, CA announce union drive
NLRB Petitions & Charges for September 8, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 53
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Three more unions reach tentative agreements with freight railroads
Large rail labor unions say they will strike if quality of life is not addressed in new contract
TARC workers reject new contract deal, calling offer ‘insulting’
ECONOMIC NEWS
Zerohedge: A railroad strike could cost the US economy upwards of $2 billion per day
Retired labor leader says his former union must think outside the box to save port jobs
Labor leaders believe Georgia’s growth, emerging EV sector, a good sign for unions
GENERAL UNION NEWS
It’s not just money. Unions are fighting for better schedules, safety and work conditions
Truthout: Tech Workers Are Demanding End to Contract That Fuels Israeli Apartheid
SAG-AFTRA Board Takes No Action On Modifying Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Springfield Businesses Feel the Pinch of State Worker Shortage
NRTW: Blue Ridge Parkway Employee Challenges Agency Decision Blocking Right to Vote Out AFGE
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
RWJBarnabas Health nurses accept contract proposal with new wage scale
UW Health nurses, administrators reach tentative deal to avert strike
Striking union workers at Shenandoah Heights nursing home vote on new contract
HR NEWS
On-Demand Pay: Employees Appreciate It but Tax Implications Linger
SHRM: Congressional Bills Introduced to Nullify Right-to-Work Laws
Colorado Issues Final Rules on Paid Family and Medical Leave
LABOR DISPUTES
The Militant: Ingredion workers rally, win wide support in Iowa strike
Five picketers, including a Teamster official, arrested on Friday
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
Joe’s potential 2024 foe Gavin Newsom ‘seething’ after being shamed by Biden
First Lady Jill Biden to speak at NC A&T in Greensboro Monday
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Supports Legislation to Boost Workers’ Right to Unionize
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Why Starbucks Finds Itself in the Middle of a Union Firestorm
Starbucks Once Again Accused of Union Busing In New Labor Board Complaint
Starbucks Billionaire CEO Closing Stores & Firing Union Workers
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Eastern Michigan University, faculty union reach tentative agreement to end strike
Teachers’ union head Randi Weingarten wants to keep schools open — and American democracy alive
Public Schools Are Spending Money Like Crazy, Despite Sharp Enrollment Declines
UNION CORRUPTION
Ex-Probation Union Leader Embezzled Thousands, Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Bridgeport hires former Newtown cop convicted of embezzlement in labor relations role