LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Friday, September 23, 2022

Top Stories: Railroad Labor Peace Not A Done Deal; UAW Presidential Candidates Debate; Union Popularity(?); A FL Congressman Slams Government Policy For Labor Shortage, Inflation & More...

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TOP STORIES:

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1. Machinists Say Railroads are ‘Somewhat Receptive’ to Its Demands

...Bloomberg: Compromise Rail Deal Includes Medical Leave Concessions...

...WSWS: “We’ll fight for what we deserve, with or without the union”: Railroaders furious after last week’s White House-brokered deal...

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2. WSWS: UAW presidential candidates debate

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3. LRI: Are Unions Really That Popular?

…65% of non-union respondents were not interested in joining a union…

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4. ‘I’m Not Blaming Working People’—Florida Congressman Slams Government Policy For Labor Shortage, Inflation

Meara @MillennialOther

Stop what you're doing and watch @ByronDonalds @RepDonaldsPress drop an Econ 101 truth hammer just now during today's House hearing on "Corporate Influence on Inflation." 🔥🔥

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NLRB Petitions & Charges for September 21, 2022 (for paid subscribers)

Total Entries: 56

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MORE NEWS:

BARGAINING NEWS

• Pomona College dining workers may vote to strike, depending on upcoming negotiations

• Northeastern University dining hall workers win “life changing” gains in new contract

• Tentative contract for LA-LB security guards averts disruption threat

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ECONOMIC NEWS

• NYT: Inflation May Save You Money on Your Taxes

• ZeroHedge: Global Food Supply Crises May Worsen Due To Poor US Harvest

• Morgan Lewis: Federal Trade Commission Focuses On Gig Work

• Economic Policy Institute: Inflation, minimum wages, and profits

• Market Pulse: Construction Material Prices Dip in August

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GENERAL UNION NEWS

• Do Americans think labor unions are making a comeback?

• Labor Notes: UNITE-HERE National Should Keep Its Hands Off Local 2’s Pension Fund

• Port Huron’s last remaining paper mill will be closing in November

• AFSCME Partners to Host Webinars on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS

• US Postal Service pursues facility consolidation to reduce transport costs

• An unprecedented case arises on the status of a union of Park Service employees

• Black Cop Suspended For Using N-Word While Suspect Hurled Slurs At Him Doesn’t Sit Well With FOP

• OHSU and AFSCME Local 328 Announced Today That They Reach Tentative Agreement

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HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS

• Sunnyside Convalescent Hospital workers striking in Fresno

• Ascension Seton Medical Center nurses vote to unionize

• Union negotiations between CWA, 1199SEIU and Kaleida Health paused

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HR NEWS

• DOL orders Wells Fargo to pay $132M settlement to 401(k) participants

• Do You Have to Negotiate Your Office Return-to-Work Plans?

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LABOR DISPUTES

• Weyerhaeuser employee strike enters second week

• Workers World: Philly Museum of Art workers strike

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LEGAL NEWS

• Eleventh Circuit Serves a Whopper of a Ruling on Franchisor’s ‘No-Poach’/‘No-Hire’ Agreement With Franchisees

• AGC: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit Ruling Expected

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NLRB NEWS

• United States: Dress Code Danger Zone with NLRB

• JD Supra: Employer Discipline Lessons In DC Circ. Vulgar Protest Ruling

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ORGANIZING NEWS

• Budtenders at Zen Leaf in Phoenix Become Fourth Dispensary in Arizona to Unionize

• JetBlue ground operations workers seek union vote, major labor group says

• Teamsters: Spin Electric Scooter Workers of Berkeley Join Union

• Home Depot workers petition to form 1st store-wide union

• Amazon accused of singling out, harassing union organizers

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POLITICAL NEWS

• Staffers to hold first union vote in Capitol Hill office

• Democrats may nix filibuster if they retake the Senate

• Murphy and Public Sector Unions: Imperfect Together?

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STARBUCKS UNION NEWS

• Elmhurst Starbucks Workers File for Union Representation

• Unionized workers declare a ‘strike victory,’ Starbucks disagrees

• Jacobin: Bosses at Starbucks and Amazon Want to Destroy Unions by Dragging Things Out

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TEACHERS UNION NEWS

• Connecticut community college merger off to rocky start, according to faculty

• New Jersey lawmakers move to create ‘community schools’

• Daily Caller: Dems Plan Resolution To Keep Explicit Books In Schools

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