LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, October 21, 2022
Top Stories: The End of Freelancing; Teamsters End Strike At Sysco; Supply Chain Managers Prepare for Rail Strike & More...
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TOP STORIES:
1. NRO: The End of Freelancing?
…IWF: DOL Independent Contractor Rule Will Hurt Women In The Workforce…
2. Sysco truck driver strike ends as union votes to ratify a new contract
...Teamsters O’Brien: “Corporations will fear the Teamsters”...
...Teamsters declare victory...
...Teamsters vote 215-2 for new deal...
3. Supply chain managers ramping up contingency plans with renewed rail strike threat
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Thursday, October 20, 2022
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MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Union Pacific confident of labor deal ratification; flags possibility of strike
Hearst Magazine’s Union Demands Good Faith Contract Talks in Open Letter to Company
Smith College and employee union tentatively agree on contract after tense negotiations
ECONOMIC NEWS
Amazon hires Hawaiian Air to fly rented Airbus cargo jets to replace older freighters
...Airline to hire more pilots, mechanics and dispatchers...
Zerohedge: “Recession Fatigue” Looms As Consumers Begin To Break
In These Times: When Unions Back Corporate Mergers, Workers Lose
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
People’s World: California enacts hefty fines for government union-busting
FOP responds to City Controller audit of Philly Police Department
VA accelerates effort to get new employees at their jobs sooner to keep up with health care demands
AFSCME says Meieran threatened retaliation after non-endorsement
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
New York State Nurses Association and National Nurses United announce historic affiliation
Waters Endorses Inglewood Measure HC— Supports Fair Wages for Healthcare Workers
HR NEWS
HRD: California attorney general to investigate L.A. City Council
Spilling Secrets: Non-Compete Agreements for In-House and Outside Lawyers
Retroactive Filing for Employee Retention Tax Credit Is Ongoing Through 2024
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
Reuters: U.S. House Republicans urge labor board to curb mail-in union elections
NLRB Announces New Measures to Obtain Relief Under Section 10(j)
ORGANIZING NEWS
UFCW: Rapid Growth in UFCW Local 360 Membership Continues With Workers at Curaleaf Dispensary
Chipotle CEO ‘disappointed’ at Lansing store’s vote to unionize
Home Depot workers in Philly allege ‘surveillance,’ union-busting tactics ahead of election
POLITICAL NEWS
SBA Officials Plead Ignorance of Union Related COVID Relief Fraud
Illinois Voters to decide on ‘Worker’s Rights Amendment’ in November
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Eastview Mall’s Starbucks kiosk joins list of retailer’s union shops with unanimous vote by workers
Syracuse leaders, union organizer criticize Starbucks’ decision to close downtown location
‘Safety concerns’ shutter 20 Starbucks locations, including stores trying to unionize
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Haverhill schools reopen as teacher’s union, school reach tentative deal
Teachers union in Cleveland suburb authorizes strike, demands fair contract
Turning back the clock: Will fights over curriculum usher in new era of segregated schools?
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