LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, April 3, 2023
Top Stories: No Joke—5th Circuit rules Elon Musk's 2018 tweet unlawful; Teamsters 'not afraid' to strike UPS; Alcoa and Steelworkers negotiations 'not going well' & 63 more labor union news stories...
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Elon Musk Loses Appeals Court Ruling On 2018 Union-Busting Tweet
A 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be represented by a union, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Read more…
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien blasts UPS ahead of contract negotiations: ‘We are not afraid’ to strike
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien tore into UPS on Sunday as he pumped up delivery drivers and other workers in Boston ahead of national contract negotiations, warning the shipping giant that the employees are “not afraid” to strike. Read more…
Alcoa, United Steelworkers off to a rough start on contract talks
It's back to the negotiating table as Alcoa and United Steelworkers try to hammer out a new contract. It's not going well so far, United Steelworkers officials said this week. Read more…
NLRB Petitions & Charges for Friday, March 31, 2023
Total Entries filed March 30, 2023: 48
BARGAINING NEWS
Automotve News: Negotiations? New UAW leaders talk only of fighting
As negotiations drag on, Guggenheim workers rally at exhibition openings
NBA, players union reach tentative agreement on 7-year contract
Teamsters vs. Yellow, a fight neither can afford
...‘Egregious falsehoods and baseless insults’: Yellow, Teamsters exchange heated letters...
Teamsters Win Protections at Energizer, Continue Fight to Save Jobs
ECONOMIC NEWS
McDonald’s Temporarily Shuts U.S. Offices as Chain Prepares for Layoff Notices
California to require half of all heavy trucks sales to be electric by 2035
Gen Zer, millennial pay under $700/month to rent ‘micro apartments’ in NYC
Social Security fund projected to be depleted sooner than expected
GENERAL UNION NEWS
A grassroots group took on Amazon and won. Then came the hard part
Will Postal Service ride to the rescue if Teamsters strike UPS? Maybe
NHLPA boss Marty Walsh outlines early priorities in new role
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Members of New York City’s largest municipal union voted to approve its contract
AFSCME: Attacks on Galesburg prison staff an ongoing problem
Lorain Public Library union SEIU hosts ‘solidarity vigil’ outside Avon amid contract negotiations
New Orleans government remains understaffed despite abundance of cash, dire needs
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
US Sues Staffing Company for Requiring Nurses to Pay Back Wages
Nurses needed now: Solutions to a long-running staffing crisis have been hard to come by
Northwestern Hospital staff say low wages contribute to staffing problem
HR NEWS
LABOR DISPUTES
University of Michigan files lawsuits demanding grad strikers back into classrooms
LEGAL NEWS
Ogletree: DOJ Unveils New Policy for Companies to Voluntarily Self-Disclose Misconduct
American garment workers paid as little as 1.58 dollars per hour
Elon Musk Loses Appeals Court Ruling On 2018 Union-Busting Tweet
What Does Michigan’s Repeal of Right-To-Work Mean for Employers?
NLRB NEWS
Bloomberg: Stronger NLRB Refusal-to-Bargain Remedies Wait for Perfect Case (paywall)
Musk violated labour law by tweeting Tesla workers would lose stock options if they joined union
NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance Memorandum Regarding Severance Agreements
Activision threatened, spied on workers amid union drive, NLRB says
ORGANIZING NEWS
‘Referred to as inmates by managers’: DHL workers push to unionize US hub
Suspect unions’ effort to evade state law could hurt marijuana workers
HuffPost: Amazon Spent $14 Million On Anti-Union Consultants In 2022
POLITICAL NEWS
Joe Biden’s ‘Hot Mic’ Moment While Visiting Factory Viewed 3M Times
A Recently Proposed Biden Immigration Policy Has A Major Loophole, Border Patrol Union Says
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
Starbucks CEO’s Senate Hearing Was a Watershed Moment for Workers
Senate looks at labor laws which unions say interfere with workers’ right to organize
Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign
4 things you may have missed during Starbucks Senate showdown
Starbucks’ Discovery Fights Are Stalling Labor Injunction Cases
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Left-wing antisemitism and Randi Weingarten’s Jewish conspiracy theories
Christina Pushaw schools Randi Weingarten after union boss claims DeSantis is ‘afraid’ of education
Pols, teachers unions aim to scrap tests to hide huge learning loss
