LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, March 17, 2023
Top Stories: NLRB General Counsel sued over First Amendment threats; Machinists lose at Nissan; Flight attendant union wants lap-baby ban; Humanoid robots are coming & more news
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ABC Michigan sues labor board prosecutor over First Amendment
Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, a statewide trade association, is suing the National Labor Relations Board general counsel over allegedly threatening to violate employer free-speech rights. Read more…
Machinists Union Loses By Landslide In Nissan Election
In secret-ballot vote conducted by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, tool and die makers at Nissan’s plant in Smyrna, Tennessee voted 62-9 to reject representation by the International Association of Machinists. Read more…
Flight attendant union wants to ban lap-babies on planes
“We’ve seen airplanes go through turbulence recently and drop 4 000 feet in a split second,” said Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA). Read more…
Axios: Humanoid robots are coming
Human-shaped robots with dexterous hands will be staffing warehouses and retail stores, tending to the elderly and performing household chores within a decade or so, according to a Silicon Valley startup working toward that vision. Read more…
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Thursday, March 16, 2023
Total Entries filed March 15th, 2023: 47
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
LAX Catering Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike for Higher Pay
Norfolk Southern reaches sick leave agreements with 2 more unions
WSWS: Caterpillar workers erupt in anger after UAW declares sellout contract ratified
ECONOMIC NEWS
US Industrial Production Shrinks In Feb – First YoY Drop In 2 Years
US Leading Economic Indicators Tumble For 11th Straight Month, Signal Recession Imminent
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Jacobin: UAW Rank-and-File Reformer Says There’s “No More Asking ‘Please’”
Labor union leaders speak out against a bill giving the state control over GRU
Legitimation of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Mexico: What Employers Need to Know Now
Florida government requests union spending info from universities
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
FEMA urged to keep remote work options once approvals ‘pause’ ends
Biden Wants to Grow the Federal Workforce to Its Highest Level Since WWII
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Union with 18,000 health care workers will protest at Dignity Health’s California hospitals
Temporary nurses cost hospitals big during pandemic. Lawmakers are now considering limits.
UCSD Health ER nurses call out overcrowding as hospital sees ‘unprecedented’ demand
HR NEWS
If layoffs are coming, employees say they want to be told in person
Is the 32-Hour Workweek Feasible in the U.S.? Experts Weigh In
Layoffs Can Take Surreal Turn When the HR Department Faces the Axe
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
NRTW: Valdivia Trucking Workers Win Freedom from Unwanted Teamsters Union Officials
JD Supra: Eight Employment Law Trends To Consider For 2023 Summer Season Hiring
NLRB NEWS
The NLRB’S Planned Assault On Employer Rights During Union Campaigns
R-Case Procedures: Where Things Stand After Recent Judicial Activity and NLRB Response
MIT Grad Fellows Prohibited From Unionizing, NLRB Official Says
ORGANIZING NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Here’s Why Somerville Starbucks Workers Walked Off the Job This Week
Four Oklahoma Starbucks locations accused of unfair labor practices
