LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Top Stories: SEIU Takes Aim at Tesla; Nursing Strikes Reveal Systemic Issues; Sanders backs Nelson or Reich for DOL; NLRB GC Wants To Rein In Deception; Exxon Defends Refinery Lockout & More...
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Tesla Workers Launch Union Campaign in New York…
...SEIU's Workers United backing workers' push...
...Musk moving toward AI for job workers are doing...
Nursing Strikes Reveal Systemic Issues Healthcare Must Address
Sanders backs Nelson or Reich for Labor post
NLRB Legal Chief Takes on Legality of Common Employer Anti-Unionization Tactic
Exxon tells U.S. labor board refinery lockout did not target union
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Monday, February 13, 2023
Total Entries filed February 9th, 2023: 63
Petitions: 15
Charges: 48
Average Petition Unit Size: 22 employees
11 petitions < 15 employees; 4 petitions > 15 employees
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Florida Disney workers union to begin negotiations, again, after rejecting last deal
Teamsters Ready to ‘Fight Like Hell’ in Upcoming TForce Freight and ABF Freight Negotiations
IBEW Local 4 calls for boycott of KSDK Channel 5 as contract talks drag on
ECONOMIC NEWS
Goldman Sachs CEO says odds of a ‘softer landing’ for U.S. economy have improved
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Employers Steal Up to $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. It’s Time to Reclaim It.
As taxi business wanes at Sea-Tac, drivers want a say in their future
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
The Nation’s Largest Federal Employee Union Celebrates Recent Wins, and Braces for Fights Ahead
Federal Government’s Return To Office Delayed By Union Disputes
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
St. Francis nurses will begin contract negotiations with Ascension
Minnesota lawmakers introduce bill to keep nurses from leaving profession
Hawaii Nurses’ Association seeks improved healthcare worker-to-patient ratio
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
Following a 6-week Academic Worker Strike, UC Threatens Major Enrollment Cuts to Doctorate Programs
OC Medieval Times in Bad Decline as Kings, Queens, Knaves Strike
Amazon fulfillment center employees protest after company announces closing
LEGAL NEWS
California Court Issues Favorable Background Check Ruling for Employer
Ogletree: New Changes to Section 19 Raise Questions for De Minimis Offenses, Regulation Z
Littler: Third Circuit Clarifies Availability of Emergency Relief Under OSHA
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Smart & Final Warehouse Workers in Southern California Join Teamsters
Captain Jack’s Budtenders Form Union with Teamsters Local 1932
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will not voluntarily recognize RA union
Ford to recognize UAW ‘card check’ for new Michigan battery plant
POLITICAL NEWS
Fast Company: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh didn’t seize the moment he was given
Americans’ views of Biden largely unchanged after State of the Union
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Three-year contract agreement announced for Hatboro-Horsham teachers
Professors file complaint against N.J. college preparing to merge with larger university
Temple University rescinds health care and tuition remission for 750 striking grad students
Teachers Union at Brighton Area Schools has Been Using District Resources to Conduct Daily Business
