Subject: Labor Relations INK Links August 2020

Labor Relations INK Links
August 2020
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

NLRB Clarifies Successor Employer’s Duty to Bargain Over New Employment Terms
https://lri.link/3gRgDu3

Employer Rules Prohibiting Illegal Strikes, Slowdowns and Walkouts
https://lri.link/3gTwmbX

New DOL and NLRB Rules Restrict Potential Joint Employer Liability, EEOC Likely to Follow
https://lri.link/3kDzcEa

Two return to NLRB as GOP majority continues
https://lri.link/33SB4mx

What is “Sex-Plus” Discrimination and Why are These Employment Claims on the Rise?
https://lri.link/2XTGeuV

First Circuit Affirms No Duty to Disclose Upstream Labor Abuses on Chocolate Packaging
https://lri.link/30RitWa

Can Employees Participate in Protests During Their Workday?
https://lri.link/2CrcFte

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NLRB Moves to Protect Employee Privacy (And More) During Union Elections
https://lri.link/2PKgzQH

NLRB Proposed Rule Signals a Return to the Excelsior Requirement and the Advent of Absentee Ballots for Military Personnel
https://lri.link/2DXrx2V

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Covid-19

Federal Court Strikes Down Portions of FFCRA Regulations
https://lri.link/2DD04DW

School’s Out for … Fall? Managing Employees’ Need to Care for Children When School Is Virtual
https://lri.link/2FdxrgJ

Some employers have illegally fired workers who refuse to sign COVID liability waivers
https://lri.link/2PNN2pu

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Janus, Two Years On: More Necessary Than Ever
https://lri.link/2DEhJet

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Laboring Toward 2020

If Trump and labor unions team up, 2020 election could be turned upside down
https://lri.link/3iACDK9

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Tech/Media Unions

Hearst Magazine Staffers Vote to Unionize with WGAE
https://lri.link/30RJY1T

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Union Corruption

Teamsters Union accused of discriminatory pay scheme at rehab and care facility in Fairmont
https://lri.link/3fPfbab

Long Island Teamster Official Sentenced for Bribe-Taking
https://lri.link/3iyCKFT

AFSCME Local in California Forges Worker’s Signature, Wins Court Dismissal
https://lri.link/3kEhRLp

Freedom Foundation complaint alleges Seattle union front group violating federal labor laws
https://lri.link/2DLWzef

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Elk Gives Testimony on SEIU’S Legal Threats Against Sexual Misconduct Whistleblowers
https://lri.link/2XSkKyk

UAW regional director accused of sexual harassment resigns
https://lri.link/31Kn0sT

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Milwaukee Art Museum workers announce union organizing campaign
https://lri.link/30Qpoiz

In California, Child Care Providers Vote to Unionize
https://lri.link/3izl8d3

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Gig Economy

Uber may shut down in California if forced to classify drivers as employees, CEO says
https://lri.link/31O3vzl

Gig workers score a victory in Pa. Supreme Court ruling on Uber drivers’ unemployment benefits
https://lri.link/31O3v2j

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Healthcare

University of Illinois Health workers threaten Chicago strike
https://lri.link/3gMuOR0

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Logistics/Manufacturing

United Steelworkers shuts down strike by Asarco copper miners
https://lri.link/3fRPtSg

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Retail

More Than 12,600 Stores Are Closing In 2020 So Far—A Number That Will Surely Rise
https://lri.link/2E23K1x
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