LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Top Stories: Is Weingarten Returning To The Non-Union Workplace? Kroger Releases More Details On Rejected Offer; DOL's LM Revisions May Chill Contractors NLRB Lowers UMWA Fine & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. The NLRB is inching towards Weingarten Rights for all employees
2. Kroger releases more details about rejected contract offer
3. SHRM: DOL’s Proposed Form Revision Could Have Chilling Effect on Contractors
4. NLRB Revises Striking Alabama Coal Miners to Pay $435,000 in Damages
NLRB Petitions & Charges for September 16, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 48
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Jacobin: Railworkers May Not Share Joe Biden’s Belief That the Threat of a Rail Strike is Over
AFSCME: Red Cross workers win 9% pay increase, retain strong health benefits in historic contract
170 union workers ratify contract with Mount Holyoke College
ECONOMIC NEWS
Olean beer and wine distributor is shutting down and eliminating Teamster jobs
US Building Permits Crash In August, Multi-Family Starts Hit Record High
AFL-CIO wants to get more Black men and other workers into apprenticeships
GENERAL UNION NEWS
NRTW: Steelworkers Union Bosses Secretly ‘Ratify’ Contract Workers Twice Overwhelmingly Rejected
LA’s Strippers, Baristas and Teachers Party for Their Unions
Cornell: Testimony to Congress outlines employer anti-union efforts
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Manhattan Beach to decide whether to OK latest firefighter contract — despite objections
FedSmith.com: Should Federal Employees Retire Amidst High Inflation?
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
‘We Don’t Feel Safe Working Here:’ Jersey Shore Medical Center Nurses
The Minnesota nurses strike is over, but there’s still no deal
HCA Healthcare chain may have charged federal government $1.8 billion for unnecessary admissions
Nurses’ union at UM remain at odds with university as negotiating continues
HR NEWS
Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It?
Top-Paying HR Positions Focus on Critical Roles, Cultural Change, Employee Support
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
Jon Hyman: Judge Orders Diner To Pay $1.3 Million For Stealing Tips
Ogletree: OSHA Seeks to Clarify the “P” in PPE, Issues NPRM on ‘Fit’ for Construction Workers
New York State to Follow CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantines and Isolations
ORGANIZING NEWS
Blue Lake Rancheria becomes first Tribe to unionize on the North Coast
Inside the Sucessful Union Campaign at Bernheimer Architecture
POLITICAL NEWS
Georgia State AFL-CIO Ramps Up Political Action Among Local Union Members
Illinois union leaders push back against candidate’s call to reduce minimum wage
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks is ending COVID-19 sick pay for workers next month
Starbucks is ending COVID-19 sick pay for workers next month
‘No Regard for the Law’: Starbucks to Deny Union Workers New Paid Leave Benefits
Starbucks Loses Court Case Against Employees—What Does It Mean For All Food Service Workers?
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
No Jab, No Job: New York City Fires Hundreds More Teachers for Not Getting COVID Shot
SF teachers’ union to receive raise in tentative agreement with board
Randi Weingarten touts report about struggling schools despite having hand in closures