Subject: Labor Relations INK Links February 2018

Labor Relations INK Links
February 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

NLRB Orders New Election Where Polls Opened Seven Minutes Late
http://lri.link/2BHXee2

NLRB General Counsel Mulling New ULP Case Processing Procedures
http://lri.link/2nMyqIk

How Will the Booming Economy, Corporate Tax Cuts, and Healthcare Uncertainty Affect Labor Negotiations in 2018?
http://lri.link/2BG8urz

Report: Labor Department hiding unfavorable report on impacts of tip-pooling rule
http://lri.link/2C3jvyU

NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest
http://lri.link/2Bd1fGo

House of Representatives Passes Bill To Restore Recognition Of Tribal Sovereignty In Labor Law Enforcement
http://lri.link/2BZdh2V

Disrupting Work Law: Arbitration in the Gig Economy
http://lri.link/2Eocgql

With Quickie Election Rule on the Chopping Block, NLRB Extends Time for Public Comment
http://lri.link/2saM9yh

On the Hook: NLRB Forces Hotel to Pay Union’s Attorney’s Fees Related to Boycott Spat
http://lri.link/2nKFaHF

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Labor analyst: Members-only unions would be answer in world without forced dues
http://lri.link/2BIWe9z

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Organized Labor’s Growing Class Divide
http://lri.link/2EqrOKg

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Employers Beware: Potential Rise in Union Corporate Campaigns
http://lri.link/2nO9P6c

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How Blockchain Will Disrupt Colleges, the Media, and Unions, Too
http://lri.link/2sg69zk

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SEIU Watch

Union Heads Meet with Kaiser CEO in D.C. over Dave Regan’s Ballot Initiative
http://lri.link/2scA9fB

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One of the Most Influential Unions in Texas Just Came Out Against a Rising Democratic Contender
http://lri.link/2FQIR5m

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It’s All Academic

Columbia refuses to bargain with graduate student union, moves to challenge labor board decision in federal court
http://lri.link/2GQXDdD

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Teamster Beat

Union heavyweight wants to ban UPS from using drones or driverless vehicles
http://lri.link/2nN1eAy

When Will Labor Unions Understand The Potential Of Technology To Improve Our Lives?
http://lri.link/2nN1AXU

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Fight for $15

Report on minimum wage gets it all wrong
http://lri.link/2BZCCcZ

Super Bowl Sunday: Local restaurants tackling minimum wage increases with price hike
http://lri.link/2BHtuxR

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Right-to-Work

Kentucky sees decline in union workers as right-to-work law takes effect
http://lri.link/2E7MqYr

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Auto Workers

Fiat Workers Say Goodies to Union Leaders Tarnished Contract(1)
http://lri.link/2nPnnyb

Auto worker training funds paid for Flint UAW boss' party, report says
http://lri.link/2nJq8lv

Scandal threatens UAW solidarity
http://lri.link/2C1QsLS

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Labor Around the World

Many in Thai fishing industry fail to see conditions as slavery: research
http://lri.link/2EpYWSq

CANADA: THE LABOUR MOVEMENT SPLITS
http://lri.link/2nOIBfH

Unions file NAFTA labor complaint against Mexico government
http://lri.link/2nPfxoj
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