LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Top Stories: Union Strikes Starbucks Over Being Left Out On Increases; Teamsters Lunch National UPS Campaign; NLRB Gets Browning-Ferris Back Again; Non-Union Pay Rose More Than Union Pay & More...

TOP STORIES:

1. Unionized Starbucks workers strike at Worcester, Boston, Brookline, Watertown locations against exclusionary benefits rollout

…Starbucks union asks coffee giant to extend pay hikes, benefits to unionized stores…

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2. Teamsters Launch Nationwide UPS Campaign To Win Strong Contract In 2023

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3. Appeals court sends Browning-Ferris orders back to NLRB

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Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash

4. Bloomberg: As 'Non-Union Job Pay Soars,' Union Jobs 'Are Taking Back Seat' (for paid subscribers)

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5. Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 31—Guest: Attorney Matt Miller On The Texas Lawsuit Against The NLRB's Attempt To Restrict Employer Speech

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for July 29, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 43

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Ask for Federal Mediation for Stalled Contract

• Boeing avoids labor strike at 3 plants; union members to vote on contract

• AT&T : Employees Vote to Ratify the Mobility Orange Agreement

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• CNBC: Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

• About 13% of US Consumers Spent More Than They Earned This Year

• WSJ: Dollar-Store Dinners and Vats of Shampoo Help Families Cope With Inflation

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Intelligencer: What Will Chris Smalls Do Next? (Is there infighting at the ALU?)

• Boston’s Sean O’Brien leads the Teamsters in contract talks with UPS, unionization effort at Amazon

• CalPERS has a case of the return-to-work COVID-19 blues

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Buffalo VA Medical Center nurses to hold protest for safe staffing and patient care

• USPS To Eliminate 50,000 Jobs Over Next 10 Years?

• County Leadership Organizations Rally for Yes Vote on Library Millage

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Labor negotiations continue between Kaleida Health and workers unions

• Virtual nursing emerged as solution to workforce shortage in Texas during pandemic surges

• Health workers at Taylor and Delaware County Memorial hospitals ratify first contract

• Hazel Hawkins Nurses’ New Contract Includes Creation of Safety Committees And Wage Hike

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HR NEWS

• SHRM: Does Your Company Offer Hearing Benefits?

• Bosses Swear by the 90-Day Rule to Keep Workers Long Term

• ‘The Robot Did It’ Isn’t a Valid Defense, EEOC Commissioner Says

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB dismisses charges against lawyers for alleged “union busting” against the employees of its client … but let’s not celebrate yet

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Berkeley REI workers fight for fair union election

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Workers rally at Capitol for bill that could overhaul California’s fast food sector

• Computer Chip Companies Eyeing Federal Money

• Database reveals Biden Department of Education’s ties to campaigns, unions and liberal think tanks

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• First unionized Starbucks in Jacksonville goes on strike, demanding $15 an hour minimum wage

• NLRB dismisses Starbucks charge against union organizers

• Some Starbucks employees believe crime, safety concerns aren’t real reason for closures

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• CPS Teachers Who Are Keeping Their Jobs After Dispute Say Students’ General Iron Activism is Free Speech

• Dems, union leaders responsible for school lockdowns face few repercussions, despite evidence that kids harmed

• Some US Schools Build Housing to Keep Teachers

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UNION CORRUPTION

• United Auto Workers Seek to Shed a Legacy of Corruption

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