Subject: Labor Relations INK Links December 2019

Labor Relations INK Links
December 2019
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

Too Small? NLRB’s New Micro-Unit Test Likely Headed to Federal Court
https://lri.link/34blbV4

Second Circuit Holds Judicial Approval Not Required When Settling FLSA Claim Pursuant to Rule 68(a) Offer of Judgment
https://lri.link/2PaiHSp

NLRB opens investigation into Google's labor practices after firing of four employees
https://lri.link/34gverD

NLRB Allows Decertification Process to Proceed During Certification Year Extension Period
https://lri.link/2EfcJcx

NLRB’s General Counsel Signals Major Shift in Neutrality Agreement Between Employers and Unions Seeking to Organize Their Employees
https://lri.link/2PEBhkv

NLRB Extends Time For Comments On Election Proposal
https://lri.link/38yqUaW

Concerted Change: The NLRB Redefines Protected Activity in Alstate Maintenance
https://lri.link/2RIMRhb

AMC Theatre workers press for holiday and overtime pay
https://lri.link/38x3m5V

Labor Authority Investigator Finds EPA Violated Law with Unilateral Contract
https://lri.link/38tsDy3

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National and State Trade Groups Sue to Strike Down California “Anti-Arbitration” Law 
https://lri.link/34cMtKD

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Files Suit to Halt AB 51
https://lri.link/35e4KIO

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Laboring Toward 2020

Biden canvassers join Teamsters union
https://lri.link/2RI8P41

Presidential hopefuls make pitches for labor’s support
https://lri.link/2LKYujT

Presidential candidates respond to the growing pension crisis
https://lri.link/2rEjjqn

What the Teamsters want in 2020
https://lri.link/349PeMQ

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AI, Technology, and Labor

AFL-CIO president: Engage workers as technologies evolve
https://lri.link/38tXElw

Chasing Amazon, Retailers Are in a Never-Ending Arms Race
https://lri.link/2YEFcBY

Tech industry watchdog challenges AI-driven recruiting practices
https://lri.link/35b1uhq

The case for growth centers: How to spread tech innovation across America
https://lri.link/38rc0mC

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Tech/Media Unions

NBC News Staffers Create Anti-Union Instagram Page
https://lri.link/35e1gGg

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Union Corruption

UAW moving to disband Region 5 embroiled in federal corruption probe
https://lri.link/38vRj9h

U.S. Attorney says government can still seek to take auto workers union control: Detroit News
https://lri.link/38tFOiz

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It’s All Academic

Harvard grad student strike in second week
https://lri.link/35d9b6P

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At a Eugene environmental group, workers move to unionize
https://lri.link/34973eN

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Gig Economy

Uber, Lyft Drivers Could Form Unions Under New York Proposal
https://lri.link/38qPevj

US - New Jersey takes further action to combat worker misclassification
https://lri.link/2LLWvfv

Seattle Creates Minimum Wage For Gig Economy Drivers
https://lri.link/36tFyxY

Instacart Workers Are Launching a Week of Protest Against the App’s Tipping Policy
https://lri.link/2EaAWRu

Gig work on the rise and for many, a way of life
https://lri.link/2E9qRV2

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Logistics/Manufacturing

New UAW deals keep status quo when big change was needed, experts say
https://lri.link/34czzMH

Early voting supports approval of UAW-Fiat Chrysler labor deal
https://lri.link/36mt6A4

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Minimum Rising

Minimum Wage Tracker
https://lri.link/2rBxi0h

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Labor Around the World

Historic Achievement: Labor Union Backs Trump USMCA Trade Agreement
https://lri.link/2PdAAzZ

Mexico’s Workers Can Finally Choose Unions. Old Unions Are Pushing Back.
https://lri.link/35cVULv

University strike: tens of thousands of staff walk out across UK
https://lri.link/2PESsmf

Can digital help rejuvenate Britain's trade unions?
https://lri.link/2seURvY

France Is Hit by Second Day of Pension Strikes as Unions Dig In
https://lri.link/2RJylWK
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