Subject: Labor Relations INK Links - January 2017

Labor Relations INK Links
January 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

Another California Local Government Gives Unions a Contract Monopoly to Get State Funding – 1/2
http://lri.link/2j1thJI

The NLRB Elevates Form Over Substance to Give Union Another Bite at the Apple – 12/22
http://lri.link/2iGlNuN

Past Isn’t Prologue: Study Finds NLRB Nullified 4,500+ Years of Precedent Over Last Eight Years – 12/27
http://lri.link/2jjkd2J

Member Miscimarra Finds “Common Sense Is Not So Common” in NLRB’s Latest Supervisor Determination – 1/5
http://lri.link/2ik4mCz

New York City Enacts Nation’s First Freelance Worker Protection Law – 1/5
http://lri.link/2idiWxn

Connecticut ‘Ban the Box’ Law Effective January 1 – 12/30
http://lri.link/2igpeHy

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SEIU Watch

SEIU plans 30 percent budget cut during Trump admin. – 12/27
http://lri.link/2j83DW9

Facing Judgment, Texas Union Fights to Stay in Bankruptcy – 1/3
http://lri.link/2idkzLi

Judge: SEIU can keep $20M in unconstitutional fees from daycares because it relied on IL law, precedent – 12/21
http://lri.link/2j1k9Fe

SEIU Sues Union Members – 1/2
http://lri.link/2iGlbW1

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Staples And USPS End In-Store Shipping Partnership After NLRB Ruling – 1/5
http://lri.link/2ighGVj

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Columbia University Alleges Coercion in Union Vote – 12/20
http://lri.link/2j6Nr7g

Federal Labor Board to Decide Outcome of Harvard Unionization Vote – 12/22
http://lri.link/2jDJ58K

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Labor boss sued twice, accused of sexual harassment – 12/28
http://lri.link/2jDUPbw

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Compulsory Union Representation Would Make Gig-Economy Jobs Less Flexible – 12/20
http://lri.link/2igjrSw

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Fight for $15

Many States Are Increasing Their Minimum Wage In 2017 – 1/6
http://lri.link/2iGmPqM

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Election Waves

Unions Stake Out Positions in Battle for DNC Chair – 12/20
http://lri.link/2j1B8XQ

How will the workplace change under Trump? Here are a few clues, issues – 1/3
http://lri.link/2jvANfd

Labor Group Takes Aim at Trump Winery Despite No Complaints From Workers – 1/5
http://lri.link/2jDVDwT

Trump’s Pro-Worker Rhetoric: Reality or Ruse? – 12/21
http://lri.link/2jE5LG4

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Right-to-Work

Kentucky 27th State to Protect Workers’ Rights – 1/7
http://lri.link/2jDVvgT

The Entire South Is Going Right-to-Work – 1/4
http://lri.link/2jDVr0D

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Pension Woes

Retired ironworkers could face pension cuts next month – 1/4
http://lri.link/2j7XkSM

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Auto Workers Ford cancels Mexico plant, expands U.S. factory and adds 700 jobs – 1/3
http://lri.link/2jvJnKU

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Labor Around the World

Eiffel Tower Re-Opens After Labor Unions Forced It To Close – 12/19
http://lri.link/2jvFghX

Venezuela hikes minimum wage 50% as hyperinflation rages – 1/9
http://lri.link/2ignVZa

French workers win legal right to avoid checking work email out-of-hours – 1/1
http://lri.link/2jjzeBt

Export-driven Taiwan's new import: a five-day workweek – 12/23
http://lri.link/2jvGgCF
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