Subject: Labor Relations INK Links October 2018

Labor Relations INK Links
October 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

Joint Employment Moves: What’s Next for Franchising and Why It’s Not Over
https://lri.link/2IP0iFQ

Employment Law This Week: SCOTUS October Term, NLRB’s Shifting Priorities, Uber Wins Ruling, NYS Sexual Harassment Laws
https://lri.link/2y8ccGQ

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AFL-CIO Faces a Strike of Its Own
https://lri.link/2PqVoBH

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In election season, unions are rewarding Cuomo for his support
https://lri.link/2ygtUrL

Lawmakers from both coasts battling over Boeing’s North Charleston union vote
https://lri.link/2QH65jB

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HHS, Nonprofit Group Combat Union Medicaid Dues-Skimming Schemes
https://lri.link/2C7DuQl

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SF hotel strike by Marriott workers comes during busy convention season
https://lri.link/2ygtWzT

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SEIU Watch

Election Begins at SEIU Local 73 Following Two-Year Trusteeship and Court Battle
https://lri.link/2RHe6GL

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It’s All Academic

Can Charter School Teachers Unionize? Here’s How to Know
https://lri.link/2PsKtqT

Federal Appeals Court Backs NLRB Ruling That La. Charter Must Recognize Union
https://lri.link/2C8pqGv

Columbia postdoctoral workers vote to unionize
https://lri.link/2yvHqXW

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Teamster Beat

Teamsters Union Approves UPS Labor Contract—Despite 54% 'No' Vote
https://lri.link/2Oikje3

Hoffa: Teamsters Not Ready To Support Or Oppose New NAFTA Replacement
https://lri.link/2ybxlzU

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Fight for $15

D.C. Council overturns wage hike for bartenders, servers — four months after voters approved it
https://lri.link/2pK1HVs

Bezos Blinks and Raises Amazon's Minimum Wage in U.S., U.K.
https://lri.link/2Ee8QYf

Wages of Port Authority Airport Workers Set for Takeoff
https://lri.link/2yqmSjs

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Right-to-Work

Right to Work States Dominate Auto Production
https://lri.link/2CFo0UW

University of Pittsburgh grad assistants seek to form union
https://lri.link/2C7Uw0P

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Auto Workers Feds turn focus to UAW presidents: Did they misspend union dues?
https://lri.link/2yxYGeT

UAW President Gary Jones Issues Statement on USMCA Announcement
https://lri.link/2Pt0Gwo

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Labor Around the World

McDonnell: Labour will give power to workers through ‘ownership funds’
https://lri.link/2A2Twd6

Labour leaders welcome Alberta minimum wage increase
https://lri.link/2El4sXM

Unions Accuse IKEA of Undermining Workers' Rights in Three Markets
https://lri.link/2ybJJ33
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