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BARGAINING NEWS
- Hawaii hotel workers union fights for bringing back more services as contract expires
- GM, UAW reach tentative agreement to avoid strike at 4 Michigan plants
- Last-minute deal averts 4th of July casino strike in Atlantic City
- West Coast port labor contract expires, wary shippers move cargo away
- Axios: Condé Nast’s Wired’s union threatens to strike
LABOR RELATIONS RADIO
ECONOMIC NEWS
- City of Austin raises minimum wage to $22 an hour, effects to be felt across business landscape
- Norway oil and gas workers’ strike could cut about 8% of output
- The Construction Labor Shortage Is Set To Intensify Over Next 6 Months
- NRTW: Total Employment in Forced-Dues States Still Nearly 1.5 Million Below What It Was Two Years Ago
- Worker Shortage a Bigger Inflation Threat Than Unions, Economist Says
- Port Automation Hurts Economy, Says Study Funded by Longshore Union
GENERAL UNION NEWS
- Retail Workers Want the Right to Defend Themselves
- Granite City steel workers, businesses react to potential mill shutdown
- People’s World: Union-heavy states more likely to have laws protecting abortion rights
- New FairHotel helps you find Union hotels
- Union Challenges U.S. Steel’s Scheme to Betray Granite City Workers
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
- The Train Conductors & CTA Bus Drivers Want More Security After Increased The Violence
- Town hall meeting discusses the future of the Vandalia Correctional Center
- More funding for DHS’ consolidated headquarters on the docket
- OPM: If You Need to Travel for Medical Care, You Can Use Sick Leave
- Kansas veterans and legislators wary of proposal to close VA clinics and cut emergency services
LABOR DISPUTES
- Canadian Rail workers ending strike action as parties agree to enter arbitration
- 1,000 pilots go on strike, forcing Scandinavian Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights
- OHSU-AFSCME collective bargaining enters week 16
- From the Archives: Largest Strike Waves in US History
- UMWA Pays Special Bonus to Warrior Met Strikers
- Union rallies at Near West Side dispensary where workers claim they were fired for organizing efforts
LEGAL NEWS
- Appeals court rejects Whole Foods workers’ discrimination claim over dress code crackdown during BLM protests
- Littler: U.S. District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Florida “Stop-WOKE” Law
- Ogletree: COVID–Driven Layoffs Are Not a ‘Natural Disaster’ Under WARN Act, Fifth Circuit Rules
- Federal appeals court rejects reliability of electronic signatures on employment agreements
- Local and State Employment Law Update: Various Terms Redefined
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
- Morton Hospital staff approve contract with 11% across-the-board increases over 3 years
- UCLA nurses fight for staffing, better working conditions
- Los Angeles Raises Minimum Wage to $25 for Certain Healthcare Workers
- Steward Morton Hospital workers OK labor deal
- Kaleida, unions agree to another 30-day contract extension covering 6,300 workers
HR NEWS
- HR Dive: How do I respond to rumors about a union?
- Evil HR Lady: Robots are Racist and Sexist: AI Isn’t Ready for Recruiting
- Harnessing Workers’ Power for Safety on the Job
- Facebook Parent Meta clamps down on internal discussion of Roe v. Wade’s overturning
- SHRM: IRS Launches 90-Day Pre-Audit Window to Correct Retirement Plan Errors
NLRB NEWS
- The National Labor Relations Board is Engaging in Rulemaking, Again
- The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
- APM Reports staff allege unfair labor practices by Minnesota Public Radio
- NLRB certifies union election for Apple Store employees in Maryland
- Employers Must Pay for Refusing to Bargain, NLRB Lawyers Say
NLRB WEEKLY SUMMARIES
ORGANIZING NEWS
- The barista uprising: ‘Young, educated and progressive’ coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal
- New Haven could be among the first in CT to recognize tenant unions under local law
- Amazon Labor Union takes its NLRB fight to Phoenix, Arizona
- Major Workers’ Union Backs Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal in FTC Letter
- Another New Seasons Union Organizing Drive Announced
- Union election begins for over 400 Planned Parenthood workers
POLITICAL NEWS
- A Pro-Union Vision for the 21st Century and Beyond
- Elon Musk says the autoworkers union has too much power over the White House while Tesla cuts 200 Autopilot jobs
- Harford Sheriff Says Deputy Sheriff’s Union Playing Politics In Upcoming State’s Attorney Race
- Union Density and the Post-Roe Crisis
- Morning Digest: Democrats launch new barrage of ads on abortion, but will they keep it up?
STARBUCKS UNION NEWS
- Baristas at unionized Edgewater Starbucks go on strike
- WSWS: Starbucks workers in Chicago strike against understaffing, low pay, unsafe conditions
- The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal
- Another Starbucks in Astoria Votes to Form Union, Second in Queens
- Starbucks workers in Ohio Scored Another Major Union Victory But Suffer Disappointment Elsewhere
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
UNION CORRUPTION
- Bookkeeper for Boulder City Who Disappeared Was Arrested in $500K Embezzlement
- Former St. Louis postal union president sentenced for embezzling union funds
- Ex-New Bedford cop sentenced to 3 months in prison for embezzling union money
- Retail Workers Union That Took on Amazon Owns Luxe Midtown Condo
- Jim Dey: A Fresh Example of Illinois’ Deeply Rooted Corruption
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Union Membership in the private sector: 6.1% in 2021.
Government-sector: union membership: 33.9%
Overall (private and government) union membership: 10.3%.
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