LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, August 19, 2022

Top Stories: Teamsters Go To The Vatican; AFL-CIO's Mid-Term Election Site Goes Live; Rail Plan Doesn't Address Members' Concerns; Employee Engagement Is Down & More...

TOP STORIES:

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1. Teamsters get papal blessing for their UPS contract campaign

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2. AFL-CIO’s Labor 2022 Election Website Goes Live

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3. Rail union: Plan for contract deal doesn’t address concerns

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4. “We’ve been to hell and back”—Employees walk out as job unhappiness soars

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Total Entries: 56

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• SFO airport workers protest over wages and job security, threaten to strike

• Bridgestone, Michelin tire workers speak out against USW sellout agreements19

• American University staff preparing to strike over wages

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• Home sales fell nearly 6% in July as housing market slides into a recession

• Americans earning $200,000 or more have fled these 10 places

• The U.S. is Now 30 Days Away From a Possible Railroad Labor Strike

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Detroit Labor Day March Canceled Third Year In A Row

• TikTok’s Gen Z Creators Signed a ‘People Over Prime’ Pledge Refusing to Work With Amazon Until It Meets Labor Union Demands

• Pro-Union Media Pushing Unionized UPS For AC In Trucks ‘Like (Non-Union) FedEx & Amazon’

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• City of Portland’s Enhanced Service District Liaison Departs

• Austin council leans toward $20 living wage for city employees

  …Austin City Council members consider raising own salaries by 40%…

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Why Unions Oppose a Deal to Boost Health-Care Worker Pay

• Kaiser cancels over a thousand appointments amid clinician strike

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HR NEWS

• DHS Proposes Rule Updating I-9 Verification Requirements

• SHRM: Evaluating AI-Based Assessments in Personnel Selection

• Cultural differences at work: another challenge for DEI

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Phoenix aggregate drivers end strike against Vulcan Materials

• Ready-Mix Teamsters On Strike At SRM Construction Material & Supply

• UAW Workers On Strike Against Case New Holland Reciprocate Support

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LEGAL NEWS

• OFCCP Issues 30-Day FOIA Notice to Contractors and Subcontractors

• NY State Announces Health Care Worker Bonus Program Requiring Employers to Give Bonuses

• California's fast food bill could link chains to wage theft and other workplace violations

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NLRB NEWS

• NLRB Names Godoy as a Division Deputy Assistant General Counsel

• Starbucks Ups Its Offensive Against NLRB, Accuses It of Collusion

• Biden’s NLRB Forces Alabama Coal Miners to Pay $13 Million in Damages for Strike

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Zen Leaf Chicago Workers Join Teamsters Local 777

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POLITICAL NEWS

• UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Mobilize the working class against the Biden administration’s assault on rail workers!

• Bill Gates Personally Lobbied Manchin to Support Democrats’ Spending Bill

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Federal judge orders Starbucks to give fired union activists their jobs back

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Columbus Teacher: ‘I will strike with my union, possibly taking out a loan to cover the lost pay’

• New Collective Bargaining Agreement for Minneapolis Teachers Will Structure Layoffs by Race

• New Jersey teachers union condemns parents as ‘extremist’ in new ad

• Economic Policy Institute: The teacher pay penalty has hit a new high

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