Subject: Labor Relations INK Links April 2018

Labor Relations INK Links
April 2018
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

Democrats mobilize to offset Supreme Court's expected ruling against unions
https://lri.link/2GSTPrG

NLRB GC asks board to withdraw decision vacating Hy-Brand joint employment ruling
https://lri.link/2JDHzNG

Split D.C. Circuit takes back Browning-Ferris joint employer case
https://lri.link/2GRzhjm

Unions push legislation to limit employers’ free speech
https://lri.link/2Hjon9s

National Right to Work Foundation Requests Investigation of Labor Board Inspector General's Conduct
https://lri.link/2HbeCdw

With budget cut averted, NLRB union says restructuring not needed
https://lri.link/2GTinVS

https://lri.link/2qonHGo

John Ring Expected to be Confirmed to NLRB This Week
https://lri.link/2qnplHx

NLRB’s Pendulum Swings, Twists and Turns
https://lri.link/2EDlye4

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New York workers may soon get the right to stop answering work email after hours
https://lri.link/2qoPgiJ

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Why do Maryland labor unions want workers’ private data?
https://lri.link/2GOHGIh

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Auto, Service Worker Unions See Growth; Others Not So Much
https://lri.link/2ED81n0

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SEIU Watch

President of SEIU Local Union: “Whoops!”
https://lri.link/2vd0xHZ

SEIU Loses Long-Running Fight
https://lri.link/2ILWunT

Group launches "Take A Hike Mike" campaign
https://lri.link/2ILvbdk

Home caregivers divided over union-backed bill signed into law
https://lri.link/2JDpvmS

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Connecticut union leaders turn to insults in critique of fiscal stability commission
https://lri.link/2EDkJSo

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Hold unions accountable for stealing worker dues
https://lri.link/2IMjAKZ

Employees working with companies to stop corrupt unions
https://lri.link/2EDkOpa

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It’s All Academic

Georgetown University softens position against grad union
https://lri.link/2HenQpA

Charter school challenges NLRB jurisdiction at the 5th Circuit
https://lri.link/2qnJgXu

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Kaiser Permanente Labor Partnership Fractures After 20 Years
https://lri.link/2IHogSn

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Teamster Beat

Pilots Launch Massive Union Decertification Campaign
https://lri.link/2GPozKo

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Unions a Key Barrier to Police Accountability: Study
https://lri.link/2qmJdeA

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Walmart's Future Workforce: Robots and Freelancers
https://lri.link/2qqEWG3

A Worker Shortage Is Forcing Restaurants to Get Creative
https://lri.link/2HtsEoq

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Fight for $15

SEIU slashes funding for $15 minimum wage movement
https://lri.link/2qooCXm

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Right-to-Work

How Local Right-to-Work Battles Could Land at Supreme Court
https://lri.link/2JBDhGz

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Auto Workers

Ex-UAW official spent thousands in training money at Best Buy
https://lri.link/2IJwKsa

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Labor Around the World

French rail workers are striking 2 days out of 5 for the next 3 months
https://lri.link/2JAR4gu

Norway Invites Mediator For Oil Industry Union Talks
https://lri.link/2qoQHOe

Africa is on the verge of forming the largest free trade area since the World Trade Organization
https://lri.link/2HsuUw9

Unions call on B.C. Labour Relations Code review committee to ban secret-ballot voting
https://lri.link/2Hsvha1
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