LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, August 26, 2022
Top Stories: A Pizza Shop's Employees Wanted A Union, So The Pizzeria Closed; Kaiser Braces for a 3-Month Strike; GOP Demands Investigation Into NLRB 'Misconduct' & More...
TOP STORIES:
1. Harrisburg pizza shop shuts down; employees had filed to unionize
...Worker: "This isn’t what anyone wanted at all. I don’t think we saw it going down this way..."
...Charges filed...
2. Kaiser braces for 3-month strike, dangles incentives to mental health contractors
3. House, Senate GOP Workforce Leaders Demand Investigation into NLRB Misconduct
4. Chipotle workers in Michigan to join teamsters, first for restaurant chain
5. Teamsters Secure First Contract for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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Total Entries: 59
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
Metro Board approves contract with SMART union representing bus and rail operators
USW Ratifies Agreements with Goodyear, Bridgestone and Michelin-BF Goodrich
ECONOMIC NEWS
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
Local Teamsters Stand Up Against Amazon Warehouse In Freeport, NY
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
AFSCME’s Saunders on Student Debt Relief: ‘Working People Are Finally Catching a Break’
City of South San Francisco Responds to Letter to Editor Regarding Possible Employee Strike
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Kaiser braces for 3-month strike, dangles incentives to mental health contractors
SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin: Hundreds of UW Health Nurses in Madison Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike
Deal to delay California hospital seismic standards falls apart as union, employers split
HR NEWS
Businesses weigh how to meet workers’ needs while skirting union involvement
Biden Administration Urged to Probe Worker-Monitoring Technology
Evil HR Lady: Indeed Will No Longer Exempt Large Employers From Salary Transparency Policy
LEGAL NEWS
NRTW: Freight Company Worker Wins $10,500 for Being Illegally Fired for Not Joining Teamsters Union
California’s Minimum Wage Rate Jumping to $15.50 Per Hour in 2023
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Cannabis Workers Unionization Train Is Speeding Up As Ascend Dispensary In Boston Joins Teamsters
California retail workers vote for union at second REI store
Fired Amazon union organizer at Kentucky warehouse alleges retaliation
POLITICAL NEWS
Florida Gov. DeSantis repeatedly targeted by false viral claims amid 2024 speculation
Former WFSE Member, Local Pres. Named Interim Executive Director
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Bernie Sanders blasts Starbucks CEO for not unionizing nationwide
Starbucks creating ‘culture of fear’ as it fires dozens involved in union efforts
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Boston teachers must reject the tentative agreement reached by the teachers union
Why is there a teacher shortage? Current and former educators explain
McAllen AFT mulls filing grievance over stipend pay at Morris Middle School