Subject: Labor Relations INK Links May 2017

Labor Relations INK Links
May 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

Employers That Enforce Civility Could Risk Liability – 5/9
http://lri.link/2pzajfe

NLRB Won’t Create Rule Extending To Nonunion Workers Right To Have Union Rep At Disciplinary Interview – 5/5
http://lri.link/2q4ZF3s

Calif. Tribal Casino Warns Of 'Seismic Shift' From NLRB Ruling – 5/4
http://lri.link/2r3H4Dk

“Do You Kiss Your Mother With That Post?” Second Circuit Rules on Foul Facebook Post about Employer – 27
http://lri.link/2pziZSK

Labor Board Finds Nothing Special About Burger Chain’s Uniforms - What Employers Need To Know About Latest Uniform Policy Decision – 5/2
http://lri.link/2qtK7aN

National Labor Relations Board Says AT&T Privacy Rule Goes Too Far – 5/4
http://lri.link/2qtB8Gv

Senate confirms Alex Acosta as labor secretary – 4/28
http://lri.link/2r3YGiz

Other Labor Legislation:

Gig Workers Need Updated Wage and Hour Law, House Panel Chair Says – 5/4
http://lri.link/2qVgEq7

Moving in the Right Direction - 5/1 Working Families and Flexibility Act
http://lri.link/2q59AWR

Safer Workplace Act Redefines Employee Drug Testing – 5/2
http://lri.link/2r45jkW

OSHA tells companies to report injuries. There’s no website for that yet – 5/9
http://lri.link/2qVci2c

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In Fastest Elections, Union Victory Rate Soars – 5/5
http://lri.link/2pm7BOV

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Unions are siphoning Medicaid funds by bullying caregivers – 5/10
http://lri.link/2qULv6a

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The “How Does a Labor Organizer Work?” Edition – 3/14
http://lri.link/2qtN4YZ

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SEIU Watch

Internal Organizer Job Posting – SEIU *Union won't even process your grievance. You'll go to a call center.
http://lri.link/2q7qnH0

Labor union accuses McDonald's of gouging franchisees on rent – 5/3
http://lri.link/2pm0GoY

Labor Front Group Shares Headquarters With Powerful Union – 5/1
http://lri.link/2q4AzCi

Trusteeships Strain Purple Palace – 5/5
http://lri.link/2r3LCtk

Incompetence And Intransigence – 4/25
http://lri.link/2r21RpT

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It’s All Academic

NLRB: Vanderbilt Full-Time, Non-Tenure-Track Instructors Aren't Managers – 5/5
http://lri.link/2pAWFsN

Harvard Files Appeal to NLRB Recommendation for Union Re-Vote – 5/4
http://lri.link/2r3MLAX

Former Union Member Led Charge Against SEIU at GWU – 5/4
http://lri.link/2q7hTzu

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Teamster Beat

Teamsters Local Faces Complaint for Blocking UPS Worker from Exercising Right to Work – 5/9
http://lri.link/2q4JALz

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Fight for $15

St. Louis’s Minimum Wage Increases to $10 Per Hour on May 5 – 5/4
http://lri.link/2pzcOy5

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Auto Workers

New evidence of UAW vote-rigging in 2015 Ford contract – 5/9
http://lri.link/2qUZeK4

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Labor Around the World

How Mexico’s Unions Sell Out Autoworkers – 5/5
http://lri.link/2qtOqmB

Cuba and Venezuela Use Labor Unions to Bolster Regime Support – 5/2
http://lri.link/2qu3oJ4

Child labor rising sharply in Turkey's Kurdish southeast, report says – 4/29
http://lri.link/2r20xDo

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