LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, July 14, 2022
Top Stories: Railway Workers May Strike Monday; Atlanta Amazon Workers Walk Off Job; Unions Block Amazon Expansion In Bay Area; Owner Operators Protest AB5 Law & Much More...
TOP STORIES:
1. BLET Members Vote ‘Yes’ on Nationwide Strike Authorization
...“Cooling off period” expires at 12:01 a.m. on July 18, 2022...
...Rail union could strike on Monday amid contract impasse...
2. Atlanta Amazon Workers Walk Off Job On Prime Day
...Demand a $3/hour pay raise and more time off....
3. Unions successfully stopped Amazon’s plans for new delivery centers across the Bay Area
4. Hundreds of truckers protest AB5 at SoCal’s busiest ports
…California Truck Owner-Operators Slow Traffic, Protest AB5
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BARGAINING NEWS
UNITE-HERE Resumes Contract Negotiations In Effort To Avoid Dodger Stadium Strike
Local 971 Machinists at Aerojet Rocketdyne Ratify Strong New Deal
Golden Nugget Atlantic City and Resorts Casino Hotel Employees Announce A strike Vote on July 19
ECONOMIC NEWS
Labor unions successfully stopped Amazon’s plans for new delivery centers across the Bay Area
Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as price pressures intensify
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Steubenville Council discusses issue on changing job requirements
Women’s prison in Fort Worth rife with corruption, cover-ups, whistleblower says
Solid Waste Management addresses trash issues to Memphis City Council
Employee union questions use of Cheektowaga town workers, vehicles
‘Unacceptable’: Union claims police had to work 24 hours straight
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Beachwood nursing home workers protest for safer working conditions, higher wages
St. Charles CEO resigns amid financial difficulties for health system
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Paid Sick Leave Compliance
Title IX At 50: Expanding Protections for Students and Employees
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
POLITICAL NEWS
NYC launches new campaign to outlaw horse-drawn carriages as inhumane
New York Gov. Hochul’s Husband Works for Corporate Giant Accused of Union-Busting
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
The Fist Meets the Frappuccino: How the Starbucks Union Created Their Pro-Labor Logo
Supe calls on SF to support Starbucks’ workers right to unionize
Starbucks is closing 16 stores nationwide due to personal safety concerns — see the full list
Meet Two Starbucks Employees at the Forefront of a High-Profile Unionization Effort
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Preferred Pronouns and More: What I Saw at Teachers Union Convention
Largest Teacher’s Union Plans To Compile List Of Opposition Groups To Target
