Subject: Labor Relations INK Links January 2018

Labor Relations INK Links
January 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

New Jersey just strengthened its ban the box rules
http://lri.link/2mfkZjm

Florida anti-union bill targets teachers, but not law enforcement
http://lri.link/2mnIHuD

Ohio Teachers Unions Eye Supreme Court Labor Case
http://lri.link/2COiZFS

The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories
http://lri.link/2DjsAWw

Outlook 2018: Labor Hopes to Capitalize on Hot Economy, Tax Cuts
http://lri.link/2ANLqCe

Continuing the Labor Law Reform Debate in 2018
http://lri.link/2Dhwn6v

In the Workplace 2018: Battle of the Heavyweights: Title VII v. NLRA
http://lri.link/2D26JWE

Supreme Court won't weigh in on FLSA joint employment debate
http://lri.link/2ANZOKA

Has Your Company Had an NLRB Charge Filed Against It Recently? If So, Here Are Two BIG Developments You Need to Know
http://lri.link/2mloiXg

NLRB Makes Change Easier for Unionized Employers
http://lri.link/2CL0FNV

Trump Must Renominate Labor Department Picks
http://lri.link/2ErA49i

Symposium: Evidence shows unions will survive without agency fees
http://lri.link/2FkkuNL

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The Manager’s Guide to a Union’s Demand for Recognition
http://lri.link/2Fo7G92

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How to Jump-Start a Weak Union to Fight Open-Shop Attacks
http://lri.link/2ErYQpu

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Report: Over 300 Labor Union Offices Have Embezzled Money Across The Country
http://lri.link/2CVIUPr

Will Janus v. AFSCME Rein In Out-of-Control Public Sector Unions?
http://lri.link/2mhHvZh

KCK firefighters were paid nearly $1 million for shifts they didn’t work
http://lri.link/2moVTj7

Big unions sent over $1B in dues to Dem groups since 2010 without member approval, research finds
http://lri.link/2mkWHpd

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New York's subway: bureaucracy, cronyism, and unions run amok
http://lri.link/2Fo7OFy

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Why Labor Unions And Silicon Valley Aren’t Friends, In 2 Charts
http://lri.link/2mmE43Y

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Trump Admin To Cut Public Sector Unions Down To Size
http://lri.link/2CPgnb7

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SEIU Watch

Reporter: More Top SEIU Officials Are Likely to Fall Over Sexual Misconduct Charges
http://lri.link/2me4Qej

More Bad News For SEIU
http://lri.link/2ANxeJd

SEIU Members Sue Purple Palace as Independent Union Pushes for Decertification Elections
http://lri.link/2meVYEZ

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Charlie Weaver: Union’s attacks on Minnesota businesses don’t hold up
http://lri.link/2Dff1qW

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L.A. Times Newsroom To Vote On Union This Week
http://lri.link/2D27kr6

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Alt-Labor

Unions Increasingly Shifting To “Shadow Unions” To Avoid Scrutiny
http://lri.link/2CY0UZl

The Labor Department Needs To Scrutinize Unions' 'Worker Center' Loophole
http://lri.link/2CZ60FB

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Teamster Beat

Teamster Exec Banned Two Years Over Corruption Charges
http://lri.link/2CVZHBZ

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Fight for $15

New Minimum Wage Laws Take Effect Across the Nation
http://lri.link/2EtAUCt

Minimum wage hikes not enough to boost broader US salaries
http://lri.link/2CXgwMK

B.C. Keeping Its Own Counsel on Minimum Wage
http://lri.link/2AN18NV

Businesses lay off workers after minimum wage increase
http://lri.link/2Fnoa1x

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Marijuana Could Be New Frontier For Labor Unions In California
http://lri.link/2ErZGmj

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Auto Workers

NLRB rejects UAW appeal at Honeywell
http://lri.link/2D0Lft6

UAW selects new leader to oversee embattled FCA department
http://lri.link/2FnhHUh

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Labor Around the World

German Unions, Employers Stake Out Battle Lines
http://lri.link/2ANW4c1

Hugo Boss Accused of Forced Labor in India
http://lri.link/2Dip1zJ

Rising in the Middle East: Forced Labor from Africa
http://lri.link/2qUQFR1

Macron and Uber Era Threaten Role of Once-Powerful French Union
http://lri.link/2FpqOUq
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