Subject: Labor Relations INK Links May 2020

Labor Relations INK Links
May 2020
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

LRIOnline Regional Elections Update Page
https://lrionline.com/regional-elections-update/

NLRB: Unions Also Obligated To Provide Timely Relevant and Necessary Information Requested by Employers 
https://lri.link/2Llemce

Employer Must Show Evidence of Union’s Loss of Majority Support to Withdraw Recognition
https://lri.link/2xV2F9a

NLRB Requires Video Hearings for Union Cases Involving Witnesses
https://lri.link/2SZNVgy

NLRB: Changes in Workplace Policies Not Applicable to Union Employees do not Constitute a Unilateral Action by the Employer
https://lri.link/3bsMA8t

EEOC COVID-19 Guidance: Potential High-Risk Employees – Return to Work and Accommodations
https://lri.link/2AnNV3F

AFL-CIO Chief Keeps Up Attack On DOL's Pandemic Response
https://lri.link/3crvfhj

Weathering A Pandemic: What GCs Have Learned So Far
https://lri.link/35SCDjv

Labor Board Says Notice Posting Requirement Cannot Be Satisfied During Shutdown
https://lri.link/2Lle98W

Unions Want Electronic NLRB Elections Added To Virus Relief
https://lri.link/2ApWXNH

NLRB Official OKs Mail Election At Cleanup Co., Citing Virus
https://lri.link/2YYnP19

NLRB Rejects Hospital’s Bid to Stay Representation Election based on COVID-19 Pandemic
https://lri.link/3cvQBdC

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Strikes at Instacart and Amazon Over Coronavirus Health Concerns
https://lri.link/2zyQn6M

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DELAWARE UNION LEADER’S QUESTIONABLE POSTS ON COVID-19
https://lri.link/2AkosrH

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Organizing Trends

The Long-Neglected Online Labor Organizing Space Is Getting More Crowded
https://lri.link/2Z3Bwfg

Pandemic likely to alter unions’ political push, but how? 
https://lri.link/3dzjCFe

How should unions organize in today’s world?
https://lri.link/35SBU1L

Can Workers’ Unions Organize During The Pandemic?
https://lri.link/3bxl3mx

Can Unions Surge in Post-Pandemic America?
https://lri.link/2LoGZ8s

Nonprofit Workers Turn to Unions During Pandemic Uncertainty
https://lri.link/3dEMxI8

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Teamsters Union Lost Most Members in 20 Years in 2019
https://lri.link/3bqf0zZ

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Laboring Toward 2020

Biden staffers approve union contract
https://lri.link/2xW96sJ

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Tech/Media Unions

Instacart Workers' Union Vote Can Proceed Despite Virus
https://lri.link/35QCI7p

Newsroom Unions Call On Employers To Protect Media Workers And Their Jobs As Economy Begins To Reopen
https://lri.link/2SYf9Ea

Gannett has been stonewalling elections for three newspaper unions
https://lri.link/2Z8Ar6j

Hearst Loses Big at the National Labor Relations Board
https://lri.link/3dIxNb5

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Alt-Labor

SEIU-Backed Worker Center Targets Postmates
https://lri.link/2Afbo6S

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Union Corruption

Feds clear General Motors in UAW union corruption probe
https://lri.link/3csXRqu

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It’s All Academic

Georgetown Graduate Students Secure First Union Contract
https://lri.link/2SXezH5

Teachers' Unions and Districts Hammer Out New Expectations for Remote Teaching
https://lri.link/3boaLVp

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Gig Economy

Labor-Backed Attorneys Target Uber and Lyft in Lawsuit
https://lri.link/3cpmi8w 

Uber, Lyft would owe California $413 million in unemployment funds if drivers were considered employees: report
https://lri.link/2LiXOBM

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Healthcare

Coronavirus Illinois: Nursing home workers reach tentative contract agreement day before thousands planned to strike
https://lri.link/2yU2fjN

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Logistics/Manufacturing

NLRB granted injunction that prevents Pa. steel plant from withdrawing recognition of union
https://lri.link/2zteX9g 

UAW, Ford unveil safety video to calm 'worried' workers heading back to factories
https://lri.link/3buzhV0

GM starts production and calls back more workers as soon as Monday
https://lri.link/2WoEzwY 

Factories Close for Good as Coronavirus Cuts Demand
https://lri.link/3bqehyL

Challenges and Potential Remedies for Auto Suppliers in the Wake of COVID-19
https://lri.link/3bssJX8

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Right-to-Work

West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Right-to-Work Law
https://lri.link/2T1lcbn 

Unions Say Right-To-Work Ban Should Be On Next Ballot
https://lri.link/2WNGzOh

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Labor Around the World

U.K. Unions Seek Virus-Safety Guarantees Before Return to Work
https://lri.link/2LiXEdE

Canada raising wages for essential workers amid pandemic
https://lri.link/3dHClyO
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