LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, April 7, 2023
Top Stories: NLRB clears nursing home of firing union supporters; Starbucks workers file for decertification; UFCW and Cubs agree to new contract & 44 more labor union news stories
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NLRB clears nursing home on firing of union supporters
A Missouri nursing home didn’t violate federal labor law when it fired five union supporters, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in affirming findings that at least one of the workers was sleeping on the job. Read more…
Union decertification petition filed at Augusta Starbucks
Someone at the Starbucks in Augusta at 228 Robert C Daniel Jr. Parkway recently filed a request to decertify the union voted in nearly a year ago, effectively removing the union from the store. Read more…
Cub Foods union announces tentative contract deal, averting two-day strike
A planned two-day strike by several thousand grocery workers at more than 30 Twin Cities-area Cub Foods stores has been averted. Read more…
MORE NEWS…
BARGAINING NEWS
PNC Park ushers union says Pirates offered slight wage increase
‘Strike Force’: Building the UPS Contract Campaign, One Breakfast at a Time
ECONOMIC NEWS
Job growth totals 236,000 in March, near expectations as hiring pace slows
More signs are pointing to an imminent slowdown in the US economy
GENERAL UNION NEWS
FL Fire Chief Staying Put Despite ‘No Confidence’ Votes from Union, Council
The End of Business Unionism at the United Auto Workers—and Beyond?
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
The defense industrial base is in a big federal union’s crosshairs
This Is What the Proposed 5.2% Fed Pay Raise Might Look Like With Inflation
The U.S. Postal Service is making a massive change to the way it delivers mail and packages
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Rochester Regional Health among biggest ‘union persuasion’ spenders in 2022
Nurses Negotiate: CNA holds informational picket outside Marina del Rey hospital
Public hospital nurses rally outside Harlem Hospital and demand pay equity
HR NEWS
Evil HR Lady: McDonald’s Conducts Layoffs With a Weird McTwist
HRD: Most Employers Struggling to Achieve Pay Equity, Report
LABOR DISPUTES
Governors State University faculty and staff union to strike Tuesday
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) faculty and staff went on strike on Thursday
LEGAL NEWS
NRTW Brief to Court of Appeals: Lower Court’s Decision Conflicts with SCOTUS’ Janus Ruling
Ogletree: Nevada OSHA’s New Increased Penalties and Targeted Inspections
Lessons in Leave: 5 Potential Pitfalls Surrounding Sabbaticals
CWA officials illegally refused worker’s membership resignation and request to stop dues deductions
NLRB NEWS
Longshoremen’s Union Illegally Went After Port Work, NLRB Rules
Bus Company Owes Workers Backpay After Closing Down, NLRB Says
ORGANIZING NEWS
Bandcamp employees accuse CEO and Epic Games of union busting
Barnes & Noble Education Workers Seek to Unionize, Extending Organizing Wave (paywall)
CWA District 9 Activists Strategize to Organize Telecommunications Workers in California
Student Dining Workers Unionize to Form Wesleyan Dining Workers United
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
It’s full steam ahead for Iowa City Starbucks employees moving to unionize
Worcester Starbucks With Union Barred From Tips Via Credit Card
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Woodburn teachers vote to authorize strike amid ‘bargaining crisis’
Substitutes at Columbus City Schools are organizing. Here’s what you need to know
House Seeks Testimony From Teachers Union Chief Weingarten on School Closures During COVID-19
John Abeigon elected to fifth term as Newark Teachers Union president
