LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Top Stories: DOL To Track Federal Contractors Who Hire Consultants; Government Unions Using Onboarding To Recruit New Members; Uber's $100M Fine In NJ; Amazon Has An October Election & More...

TOP STORIES:

1. US DOL proposes revision to Form LM-10 to require employers to disclose federal contractor status

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2. WSJ: After Janus, Onboarding Process Has Become a Key Battleground For The Country’s Government Unions

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3. AFL-CIO: $100 Million Back Tax Payment by Uber Highlights New Jersey Independent Contractor Misclassification Enforcement

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4. Amazon union election in Albany to begin in October

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5. Railroad Companies, Union Workers Continue Contract Negotiations

...Labor Department hosting talks...

…Congress prepares to act…

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Total Entries: 103

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• WGA Members Employed At Audacy Unanimously Ratify New Contract

• Northeastern dining hall workers approve most lucrative contract in Local 26 history

• Strike averted as Florida’s Diplomat reaches new contract with hotel union

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Union Boss Deems Hard Rock’s $100m National Salary Scale Raise a “Great Move”

• Twilio to lay off 11% of workforce

• Changing Retail Staffing Models – Unforeseen Risks in a New Economy

• Dow tumbles 1,200 points for worst day since June 2020

  ...“Increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest..."

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Amazon Labor Union President Featured at Livestream Event

• 25 Biggest Worker Strikes in U.S. History

• CNN: Why Labor Unions Are Having A Moment Right Now

• ‘Labor is Life’ or ‘Workers of the world, unite’? Future of capitalism lies in the middle

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• Santa Cruz city union workers ready to strike

• Indiana Sheriff Sued By Union That Represents Deputies, Jailers

• Massive Union Rally Planned Ahead Of NJ Public Worker Healthcare Hikes

• State staffing shortages have union seeking higher wages to fill ‘critical’ vacancies

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Union files 21-count unfair labor practice charge against Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

• Minnesota nursing strike enters last day, with union and hospitals still far apart

• Nursing Associations Applaud Legislation to Remove Practice Barriers

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LABOR DISPUTES

• 80% of Weyerhaeuser Employees Strike as Union Officials Negotiate

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• First Architecture Union in 80 Years: ‘We’re Not Trying to Shut Down the Firm With Any Of Our Demands.’

• 94% of Workers at Lordstown Ultium Cells Vote to Strike for Union Recognition

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Will progressives sink Manchin’s deal?

• Hotel Union Flexes Muscle at Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights Convention

• Politico: Gov. Gavin Newsom cut his first television spot of the cycle to help defeat Proposition 30

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Starbucks Employees On the Picket Line on Company’s Investor Day

• Starbucks Projects Long-Term Profit, Double-Digit Revenue Growth as New Strategy Implements

• Buffalo Starbucks union organizer to testify before Congress

• Starbucks CEO is blind to the publicity in labor organizing

• Reuters: Starbucks adds benefits for non-union U.S. workers ahead of investor day

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• No School in Ridgefield as Teachers Remain On Strike

• MEA discussed withholding relief funds from schools that didn’t comply with COVID rules

• Florida, Arizona top ‘Educational Freedom Report Card’

• CT Educators Stretched Thin in Teacher Shortage

• Do American Students’ Lives Matter? Lockdowns could have lifetime ramifications

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