Subject: Labor Relations INK Links November 2018

Labor Relations INK Links
November 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

Union Finance Disclosure Rules Could Face Legal Challenges
https://lri.link/2DsFmov

Justices Weigh Class-Action Limits in Arbitration Contract
https://lri.link/2Dvk6hG

Punching In: Here’s What’s New at the Labor Dept. and EEOC
https://lri.link/2PiGhOo

No Bias in Companies’ Offers to Union Workers: NLRB
https://lri.link/2PQyRkW

NLRB General Counsel raises bar for unions accused of mishandling grievances
https://lri.link/2QshBjc

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State AFL-CIO head steps down for national job
https://lri.link/2OuYB1G

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Major Union Membership Has Dropped Since Janus Decision, Research Finds
https://lri.link/2OqTrDX

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A ‘Clean Slate’ for the future of labor law
https://lri.link/2Qrm4Ti

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United Steelworkers, ArcelorMittal Reach Labor Pact
https://lri.link/2RJmK6S

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WHY TECH WORKER DISSENT IS GOING VIRAL
https://lri.link/2ARIrMn

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Strike cancellations hit Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac hard
https://lri.link/2FaqPPY

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SEIU Watch

At SEIU Local 73, Controversy Follows Ballot Count
https://lri.link/2PMIvoT

SEIU Spends Another $450,000 in Last Week Before Election
https://lri.link/2SVb3LG

SEIU Certified to Bargain on Behalf of ISU Graduate Assistants
https://lri.link/2yWnEFY

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It’s All Academic

Grad student union announces plans for indefinite strike beginning in December
https://lri.link/2POlHFk

Acero charter school teachers vote to authorize strike
https://lri.link/2zyVxMH

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Union Pension Turmoil / Teamster Beat

Teamsters pension fund cuts would hit UPS, Giant Eagle retirees
https://lri.link/2ATh84m

N.E. Teamsters facing $5.1b pension shortfall, putting retirees at risk
https://lri.link/2Ow4ThB

Teamsters forces UPS Freight workers to vote again on rejected sellout contract
https://lri.link/2RF1YoP

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Fight for $15

Arkansas and Missouri just approved big minimum wage increases, a liberal victory in red states
https://lri.link/2D9yLhC

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Right-to-Work

Metro and union accused of unfairly deducting dues from workers
https://lri.link/2Dap8PZ

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Auto Workers

United Auto Workers vs. Workers
https://lri.link/2RHRNj7

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Labor Around the World

Nigeria Gives In to 66% Minimum-Wage Demand, Stoking Inflation
https://lri.link/2Dap7LV

Israeli labor unions to stage strike over construction site deaths
https://lri.link/2SVAVH6

Apple Investigates Illegal Teen Labor Accusation at Watch Plant
https://lri.link/2PJRKGs
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