Subject: Labor Relations INK Links April 2017

Labor Relations INK Links
April 2017
Here is your monthly summary of relevant news items since the last issue of INK, delivered on the 2nd Thursday of each month. The full edition of Labor Relations INK will arrive on the 4th Thursday of the month.
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Union Bailout Update

Republicans call on Congress to restrain NLRB – 4/10
http://lri.link/2oYPaz9

Report: Anti-Trump Muslim Group Goes Anti-Union – 4/10
http://lri.link/2p7uYuG

New York City to Ban Employer Inquiries and Reliance on Salary History – 4/7
http://lri.link/2p7u9SR

Checking worker's Facebook was not unlawful surveillance - NLRB judge – 4/6
http://lri.link/2nFZiN8

NLRB Right To Deem Foreman A Supervisor, 8th Circ. Says – 4/6
http://lri.link/2o7dfzM

NLRB judge tells T-Mobile to end company-controlled worker group – 4/4
http://lri.link/2oAwa9b

NLRB Tells Bridgestone Tires To Turn Off Surveillance Cams – 4/4
http://lri.link/2p7wcGg

DOL Officially Delays Fiduciary Rule Until June 9, At Least – 4/5
http://lri.link/2puTr9O

Trump repeals 'blacklisting rule' – 3/27
http://lri.link/2oZ0RpO

California’s Labor Relations Board Faces Accusations Of Corruption, Collusion – 3/27
http://lri.link/2oAm34p

Senate backs bill requiring minors obtain parental consent before joining unions – 4/10
http://lri.link/2puW1fU

Texas Senate backs bill that would end most union payroll deductions – 3/29
http://lri.link/2o7zc1C

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Employees Nationwide Are Rejecting The Union Agenda – 4/6
http://lri.link/2p9Nq34

Unions: Top Ten Marketing Pitches – 4/5
http://lri.link/2otL4xw

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AFSCME Blurs the Lines Between ‘Representational’ and ‘Political’ Spending, to the Detriment of Fair Share Payers – 4/5
http://lri.link/2ou0mlR

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A Free-Market Think Tank Sues Washington State over Union Bullying – 4/6
http://lri.link/2o7rrrS

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Taxpayers paid $162.5 million for union work – 3/28
http://lri.link/2pvaoB1

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SEIU Watch

Report: Regan Spent Upwards of $1 million of SEIU-UHW Dues on Failed Lawsuits against Hospital Association – 3/30
http://lri.link/2o720Yk

Union poured $14 million into minimum wage push – 3/30
http://lri.link/2p7uS6j

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It’s All Academic

NLRB upholds order for Duquesne University to recognize adjunct faculty union – 4/11
http://lri.link/2o7qbVw

Statement by Yale University on Local 33 and the National Labor Relations Board process – 4/11
http://lri.link/2p7FD8S

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Union Pension Turmoil

Potential pension cuts for 5,200 local Teamsters delayed – 4/7
http://lri.link/2otVopr

Hospital Worker Takes Case to US Supreme Court after SEIU-UHW Officials Fail to Protect Pensions for 15,000 Workers at Dignity Health – 4/7
http://lri.link/2o7y8Lp

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N.J. labor union president steps down pending probe into missing cash – 4/7
http://lri.link/2otMxUw

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Fight for $15

Baltimore’s Democratic Mayor Breaks Promise, Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill – 3/28
http://lri.link/2nG9Tb1

Report: St. Louis Stands To Lose 1,000 Jobs Over Minimum Wage Increase – 3/28
http://lri.link/2pv3jAz

Evidence That Robots Are Winning the Race for American Jobs – 3/28
http://lri.link/2pa5pXh

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Auto Workers

UAW Says Membership Rose 1.8 Percent in 2016 – 4/4
http://lri.link/2o7rzbG

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Labor Around the World

Tensions Rise as General Strike Paralyzes Argentina – 4/6
http://lri.link/2opFSci

Jordan sees 22 percent rise in labor protests in 2016: Report – 4/11
http://lri.link/2nFYKqp

Brantford city council bans use of temp agencies to hire workers – 3/29
http://lri.link/2opxd9Z
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