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June 22, 2022 

LABOR UNION NEWS

Inside the marathon Zoom call where Amazon seeks to overturn historic union victory

Unions Rising

Bombardier union workers ratify new labor contract

Tucson-based Asarco faces new union charges as NLRB hearings loom

Why Worker Organizing Is So Essential To The Food Industry

Starbucks fired 7 union organizers. The government wants a court to reinstate them

The National Labor Relations Board Takes On Starbucks

New book profiles labor organizers, including former Morehouse worker

The Unionization Wave Continues: Workers In Maine Have Organized the First Chipotle Store in the Country

NLRB

NLRB Administrative Law Judge Rules NLRA Does Not Protect BLM Messaging at Workplace

Starbucks fired 7 union organizers. The government wants a court to reinstate them

Starbucks used "array of illegal tactics" against unionizing workers, labor regulators say

ArtCenter College of Design Faculty Vote to Join CFT Union in Election Conducted by National Labor Relations Board

DE Under 3: New Data Collection Burdens, NLRB’s Ruling Regarding Union Election Dismissals, and OMB’s Tech Modernization Fund

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

TEAMSTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA EDGE CLOSER TO A WORK STOPPAGE AT US FOODS 

A Dry 4th of July? Strike Could Cause Local Beer Shortage 

Former Illinois state senator sentenced to one year in prison, here's why

 Amendment 1 sponsor sentenced to prison for union ghost payroll scheme

Labor’s Coachella

ARIZONA VULCAN MATERIALS TEAMSTERS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Biggest Labor Notes Conference Ever Marks Labor Movement Growth

Basildon CNH tractor factory shutdown during pay strikes

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Tucson-based Asarco faces new union charges as NLRB hearings loom 

"The tier system has to go": Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson workers speak out after defeating sellout contract

 Century Aluminum idling Hawesville smelter 

News of Recent Layoffs Prompts a Review of the WARN Act: What’s Changed Since 2020

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

Berkeley REI workers seek union representation

Union, Nestlé reach settlement on payment issue

Why Has It Taken So Long For Video Game Unions To Start Forming?

AFL-CIO: Supporting PRO Act is a litmus test for politicians wanting labor’s backing 

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM)

 Machinists Union Reaches Historic, Industry-Leading Tentative Agreement Extension for 5,300 Members at Alaska Airlines

Bombardier union workers ratify new labor contract

Low-paid US airport workers may get reprieve with $15 minimum wage bill

Apple Workers Win Victory to Unionize

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

West Coast dock worker contract talks to extend past deadline: ‘Everyone is holding their breath’

Supply-chain problems persist heading toward the back-to-school season, and the solutions give rise to a new set of risks

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

Santa Clara Instructors Form Union

Starbucks Hit With Labor Board Petition for Nationwide Order (2)

Illinois worker alleges union taking wages for political activity

$25 minimum wage for some LA healthcare workers gains traction

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

UNITE HERE Workers Get Support from Atlantic City Council to Avoid Strikes

BC Union Ordered to Pay $500,000 Bill for Defaming Corporation

Caterpillar pays for strike-breakers to stay in five star luxury

6/22/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

Readout: Leaders of government; labor unions; workforce organizations convene at ‘Good Jobs’ Summit to discuss equity, economic prosperity

Congress thwarted Biden on unions. Or did it?

Department of Commerce and Department of Labor Good Jobs Principles

New Machinists Union Report Analyzes State of the Aerospace Industry, Charts Future for Growth

At its 2022 conference, Labor Notes promotes Democratic Party, trade union apparatus

U.S. labor board eyeing changes to Trump-era union election rules

 Will the first unionized Starbucks be in South Burlington? Workers vote to decide.

NLRB

NLRB seeks court order to block Starbucks from interfering with union drives 

Labor board takes Starbucks to court over alleged violations

NLRB changes notice requirement for workplaces affected by COVID-19

National Right to Work Foundation Slams Decision Trapping Michigan Construction Workers in Unpopular Union

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Teamsters Recognize Juneteenth

Philly, Pa. suburbs could face beer shortage as distributors union strikes ahead of July Fourth 

Former IL State Sen. Thomas Cullerton sentenced to 1 year in prison in federal embezzlement case

Ex-Illinois state senator gets prison in embezzlement case 

Tom Cullerton sentenced to 1 year in prison for embezzlement 

750 signal and communication workers in Canada strike CN Rail for pay hikes and improved conditions

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

United Auto Workers, Case suspend negotiations without agreement

Senator Bernie Sanders takes CNH Industrial to task over UAW strike during rally

Stellantis announces more indefinite layoffs, as rising gas prices and interest rates slow auto sales

Labor Notes 2022: US workers are pushing unions to the mainstream

Toyota to Collaborate with Redwood Materials on Electrified Vehicle Battery Ecosystem

Nearly 40 years ago, a Metro Times reporter helped turn the killing of Vincent Chin into a movement for Asian American rights 

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Owens Brockway Labor Contract Negotiated

Chemical Safety Board Chair Katherine Lemos resigns

Union open to East Kootenay credit union merger

More information unearthed about the GTA’s latest fatal domestic violence victim

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

Seven Stars owners voluntarily recognize new union

King Soopers workers file charges against union over 'unlawful fines’

The Transportation and Warehousing Sector in New York City

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM)

Apple Workers Got Their First Labor Win, But Retail Has a Long Way to Go Before it’s Unionized

Bombardier workers vote on contract offer, threat of strike looms

Aerospace job postings mount as industry tries to recover from pandemic cutbacks

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

Recovered paper export challenges continue at home, abroad

‘Not just a Black holiday’ | Supremes nix Hanford law | Organize!

Chinese manufacturing orders decline by 20-30%, according to shippers, as consumers pull back on buying goods

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

SEIU local 1021 Board of Supervisors protest 

Smart Ass Cripple: Libertarian Union-Busting Tactics Target Illinois Health Care Workers

Workers at Capital Roots food nonprofit want a union

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

L.A. City Council bypasses ballot, approves measure to reduce workload for hotel housekeepers 

Rooting For Labor Peace In Atlantic City: Local 54 & Casino Industry  

6/21/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

Biden’s China tariff policy could irritate union allies

Maryland Apple store workers face hurdles after their vote to unionize

Biden says he is 'proud' of Apple retail workers who unionized

Two King Soopers workers file unfair labor charge against union after getting fined for crossing the picket line

Wisconsin union members speak on recent increases in strikes and labor organizing

Keeping up with Marty Walsh

The Uphill Battle To Unionize Tennessee Whiskey

Federal Air Marshal Union Sues TSA for Violating Constitutional Rights

The Risks of Talking Politics at Work

Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize. But ‘it’s not that big a deal to lose one of these jobs because you can get another crummy job,’ one labor scholar says

Starbucks Taking Steps to Unionizing Across the State

Employer Speech Limits in Connecticut, Florida Among July 1 Laws

NLRB

Tesla Is Giving (and Having) a Hard Time to (With) Its Employees Worldwide

Two King Soopers workers file unfair labor charge against union after getting fined for crossing the picket line

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Local beverage industry union organizes strike against Delaware Valley Importers Distribution Association

Lawyer for families of rail workers killed in 2019 Canadian Pacific derailment: “There are a hundred different ways that things can go wrong, all linked to profit”

Years of Contract Negotiations Between Railroads and Workers Stall

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

After 40 Years, Vincent Chin’s Death Remains Deeply Troubling

Wisconsin union members speak on recent increases in strikes and labor organizing 

“Nothing has changed”: Workers speak out after death of Caterpillar worker Steven Dierkes

Already strained supply chain at risk in ongoing port labor talks

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Analysis-Are high prices unpatriotic or as American as you can get?

 Labor contract talks open for Iron Range mines 

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

Seven Stars Bakery agrees to recognize union

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM)

Maryland Apple store workers face hurdles after their vote to unionize

Bombardier workers mull new wage offer of up to 18.5% over 5 years as strike threat looms

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

Already strained supply chain at risk in ongoing port labor talks

Union workers, several groups celebrate Juneteenth

Companies Are Rethinking Their Supplier Networks After Covid

Supply chain – from disruption to inflation and back again

Congestion woes continue as inland rail networks see strike action

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

American Airlines ending service to three cities due to pilot shortage

Boris Johnson plans to break rail strikes by allowing use of agency workers

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

Atlantic City casino workers push for a contract with strike wild card in hand

6/20/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for the first time

Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been so successful unionizing 

Juneteenth Is about Black Liberation — not Union Busting

Sarah Nelson and Joe Burns speak at Labor Notes conference in Chicago

NLRB

Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize

Starbucks exec at center of union fight leaves the company

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires employees who used free speech to criticise billionaire

Is Elon Musk Deliberately Modeling Himself After Henry Ford?

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Your Favorite Beer May Be Hard To Find In Philly Region As Teamsters Local 830 Striking For Better Wages

This café learned sometimes the threat of unionizing is enough to create change 

CN Rail signal and communications workers go on strike across Canada

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Labor groups, parade participants commemorate Juneteenth in Toledo

Stellantis layoffs incoming to Sterling Heights plant may come as early as Monday

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Airport security screeners demand better working conditions and respect from federal government

Union workers at Teck Trail vote 99% in favour of strike

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM)

"We did it!" Workers in Maryland vote to form first U.S. Apple Store union 

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

Already strained supply chain at risk in ongoing port labor talks

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

Labor groups, parade participants commemorate Juneteenth in Toledo

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

Workers at five Atlantic City casinos vote overwhelmingly to strike

Michigan Medicine nurses describe intolerable conditions at union-organized protest to University of Michigan regents

6/17/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

Patient Power Is Dead: Labor Unions and the ACA

Organizing and adding members are top goals for the newly elected AFL-CIO president

Coffee's labor movement is brewing

Pfizer worker launches drive to unionize global manufacturing facility in Portage

Organizing and adding members are top goals for the newly elected AFL-CIO president

Comments On Proposed Davis-Bacon Act Regulations Show Expected Split Between Unions And Construction Companies

Union organizers debate ‘Workers Rights Amendment’ as November vote draws near

Work & Money  Starbucks union loses first election in Minnesota 

Warehouse worker says Amazon promised to pass concerns to Bezos, violating labor law

 A proud moment for Oregon labor

Apple store employees are voting whether to join the wave of unionization

NLRB

Unions find loophole in labor board's Trump-era election rules

Top Five Labor Law Developments for May 2022

 Union busters file for decertification at Precision Castparts

Today’s News and Commentary — June 16, 2022

 At a New Seasons grocery, workers actually want a say in the rules they must follow

Starbucks Just Won A Huge Victory In A Labor Trial 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Teamster Leaders Unanimously Endorse Tentative Carhaul Agreement

Armstrong Ambulance Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Join Teamsters Local 25

Did NMB Cozy-Up to Rail Labor?

Starbucks Threatens to Cut Trans Gender Affirming Care to Bust Unions – Lordstown GM Joint Venture Seeks to Bust Union – Port Truck Drivers Declared Employees, Opening Door for Union Drives 

Coffee shop baristas across the country are driving a surge in union elections 

Illinois heavy machinery workers’ strike slows concrete production 

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

'A wasted trip': United Auto Workers and Case New Holland walk away after one day of negotiations

Cleveland Labor turns out for Amazon union leader

General Motors An EV Leader? Musk Says That's 'Next Level Insanity' In Rant Against White House, Unions

 Reviving the Boycott

USMCA at Two: How to measure North American success?

Polaris Announces Sale of Transamerican Auto Parts to Clearlake Capital-Backed Wheel Pros 

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Labor, US steel mills gird for contract negotiations

Steelworkers Humanity Fund contributes $25,000 in emergency aid to alleviate growing famine in Horn of Africa

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

NJ Unions Hit the Bricks for Hazard Pay

 Dave Tully hits the road

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM) 

 Vertex Aerospace Workers in North Carolina Vote to Join Machinists Union

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

Negotiators: No Strike Coming at West Coast Ports

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

SEIU endorses 60 statewide candidates, including Charlie Crist and Val Demings

Planned Parenthood workers in Iowa and four other states join fight to unionize

Ansley Mall Starbucks workers mobilize for union vote 

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

Atlantic City casino union authorizes strike next month 

Austin could raise minimum wage for city employees to $22 after City Council approval to adopt pay raise in budget

Profiteering bosses, not workers, are pushing up inflation. Here’s how to fight back

6/16/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

While Biden touts manufacturing, labor unions are changing 

At AFL-CIO convention, Biden looks to unions to impose his program of austerity and war

VA workers union ‘hammering away’ at negotiations for first new contract in 10 years

Labor’s Militant Minority

Conflict between Starbucks, workers heats up as more Colorado stores back union

Attendance policies push workers at two Portland-area New Seasons stores to seek union representation

American Airlines CEO vows to improve pilot pay as wages at other carriers rise

Mapbox sued by labor regulators for firing union organizers​ 

Apple faces another union challenge, this time in Maryland

Apple retail workers in Maryland to begin voting in historic union election

Organize & Rise: In the States Roundup

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

Starbucks threatens trans benefits in anti-union push, staff say

NLRB

XPO/STG Southern California port truck drivers get right to unionize

City Feed Employees Vote in Support of Union

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Must-see play for union leaders at Labor Notes!

Workers unionize at Green Thumb marijuana store in Illinois

IBEW union serves strike notice to CN Rail

The Buckeye Institute Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Private Property from Union Vandalism

What the 10 largest retailers pay their workers

More Protests at Farmer John Slaughterhouse in Vernon Despite Plan to Close

Animal-rights vigils continue at Vernon slaughterhouse slated for closure

Teamsters Set to Review Tentative Labor Deal Critical to Auto Industry

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

'A wasted trip': United Auto Workers and Case New Holland walk away after one day of negotiations

Local UAW says 'it will be a fight' to unionize Kokomo battery plant

Energy turmoil triggers boost for coal fired electricity

Elon Musk Wants To Be 'Let In' Somewhere This Halloween, Disguised As A 'Sink'

Ford resumes production at TN plant as some workers withdraw strike 

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

DOE appoints 5 new members, reappoints 2 to Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant board

Judicial, commissioner race donors, spending detailed in campaign finance reports

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

SpaceBuds: The Next Generation

Labor leader calls for rebuilding cattle herd

Starbucks unionization vote remains uncertain; Seven Stars employees mull organizing

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM) 

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Demand a Seat on Government's Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

When Baking and Real Estate Collide

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

Starbucks baristas vote to unionize another Chicago cafe 

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

Union authorizes Atlantic City casino strike next month

6/15/22

LABOR UNION NEWS

Unions Provide Major Economic Benefits for Workers and Families

Kaleida could add hundreds of jobs under state-mandated staffing plan. Labor unions looking to build on 

that 

WATCH: President Joe Biden encourages unions at AFL-CIO convention

AFL-CIO Blocks Debate on Union Democracy Reforms – Amazon Labor Union & Starbucks Workers Excluded from Convention – Shuler Criticizes AFL-CIO Organizing Approach 

Union membership grows, but support still shy of earlier peaks 

Microsoft's union truce could reshape tech's long war with labor

Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been successful unionizing

Amazon fires Staten Island organizer in what workers see as anti-union retaliation 

Apple store workers in Baltimore County to hold union vote

NLRB

Coalition Letter to the NLRB on the Joy Silk Doctrine

NLRB says XPO/STG port drivers in California were employees, orders unionization vote

NLRB

Starbucks workers on Vestal Parkway take steps to join growing trend to unionize

Starbucks Is Threatening Trans Employees’ Healthcare, Union Says

Judge Dismisses Home Depot Employee’s Case Alleging Company Wrongly Banned BLM Attire

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Rise Workers Join Teamsters Local 777

NMB Starts Clock Toward Rail Shutdown

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Local UAW says 'it will be a fight' to unionize new battery plant

'We want them back to work': Burlington Mayor Jon Billups addresses Case strike during city council meeting

What workers really want: raises that beat inflation

“It’s like a death sentence in that place”: Former Caterpillar Mapleton foundry worker speaks out following death of Steven Dierkes

The real reasons Big Tech hates unions 

UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (USWA) 

Steelworkers Back Opposition Party Agreement to Protect Pensions

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (UFCW)

"It's hard to believe they work for us": Central Indiana Kroger workers speak out against rejected UFCW contract

Seven Stars Bakery employees in Providence file for union elections

Groups Grade Biden Administration's Progress on Food System Competition

The British rail strike: Mobilise the entire working class against the Johnson government!

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION (IAM) 

Bombardier Stock Falls 12% As Workers Walk Off The Job

INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU) 

ILWU, PMA say they are not preparing for a longshore strike or lockout 

Labor talks at West Coast ports hit snag as automation remains hot-button issue

Workers strikes threaten to worsen supply chain bottlenecks

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION  (SEIU)

Starbucks baristas vote to unionize another Chicago cafe

Union security guards stage Oakland rally, seek increased protections from employers

UNITE-HERE UNION (UHU)

Union: Atlantic City casinos not cleaning rooms daily

Eight more weeks of strike at Larne and Springvale at ‘hugely profitable’ Caterpillar, as Unite steps up pay fight.

6/14/22