LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, August 18, 2022
Top Stories: Project Labor Agreements In Inflation Reduction Act; Strippers Petition NLRB For Election; Unionized UPS Doesn't Have AC 'Like (Non-Union) FedEx & Amazon' and More...
TOP STORIES:
1. ABC: Sweetheart union deals undermine Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy agenda
2. North Hollywood adult dancers petition to become first unionized strippers in the country
3. Pro-Union Media Pushing Unionized UPS For AC In Trucks ‘Like (Non-Union) FedEx & Amazon’
4. Strikes among healthcare workers in 2022
NLRB Petitions & Charges for August 16, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
Total Entries: 54
MORE NEWS:
BARGAINING NEWS
UFCW: Federal Mediator Involved In Fresenius Renal Care Negotiations
Mobilization: Union reps working with UPS employees before contract expires
Harley-Davidson and union employees ratify bargaining agreement
ECONOMIC NEWS
Jobless claims edge lower as Fed looks to cool labor market
...Initial Claims Drop From 10 Month High As Continuing Claims Keep Rising...
GENERAL UNION NEWS
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Members of Fraternal Order of Police protest outside St. Joseph City Hall
These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement
WMU employees to receive one-time payment in light of high inflation rates
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Why 5 California unions are attacking deal that would boost pay for many health care workers
Nurses sue University of Michigan claiming it won’t bargain over safe workloads
Union nurses vote to authorize strike at 15 hospitals in Twin Cities, Duluth
HR NEWS
Google workers demand equal abortion benefits as state bans go into effect
Washington, D.C. Finalizes Amendments to Law on Non-Compete Agreements
LABOR DISPUTES
LEGAL NEWS
NLRB NEWS
ORGANIZING NEWS
Workers at Half Price Books in Louisville seek union election
Strippers have a new tactic in a North Hollywood labor fight
California Lawmakers Vote For Union To Set Wages And Hours In Fast-Food Restaurants
Teamsters Enact Historic Agreement to Organize Illinois Cannabis Industry
POLITICAL NEWS
WSWS: Seattle City Council repeals $4 hazard pay for grocery workers
Fast food workers to sleep at California capitol to urge passage of bill before deadline
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Workers at Starbucks Near Loyola’s Campus Push to Form Union
Portland Starbucks workers hope union push will lead to pay increases
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Hemingway blasts teachers union agreement stipulating White teachers be laid off first
Minneapolis Teachers Union Demonstrates Social Justice Unionism
