Subject: Labor Relations INK Links August 2019

Labor Relations INK Links
August 2019
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

Federal Arbitration Law Poses Barrier to #MeToo State Laws 
https://lri.link/2ZGL1P3

Gov. Charlie Baker vetoes pro-union bill for second time
https://lri.link/2YPeZDh

Case to Watch: NLRB to decide if gag clause in Pfizer's arbitration agreements is legal
https://lri.link/2GXIwAO

The NLRB Confirms that Intermittent Strikes in Furtherance of the Same Goal are Unprotected
https://lri.link/2YR4yiC

NLRB Adopts New Framework for Anticipatory Withdrawal of Union Recognition
https://lri.link/31nFiyf

Shakeup at the NLRB
https://lri.link/2M9scRq

What’s Next for the DOL’s Proposed Joint-Employer Rule?
https://lri.link/2KwdXD8

NMB Publishes Final Rule to Simplify Decertification
https://lri.link/2Kp1Dpr

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2020 Election

Booker campaign staffers unionize
https://lri.link/2KAkz3u

Julián Castro’s Campaign Staff Unionizes
https://lri.link/2KvffOM

Democratic Candidates Praise Labor -- and Obama Too
https://lri.link/2YSK2y8

19 Democratic hopefuls pitch their platforms to union voters in Las Vegas
https://lri.link/2OGzvlF

Federal labor board investigating charges against Bernie Sanders Iowa campaign
https://lri.link/2TdTTtg

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The Next Union Era
https://lri.link/2yNg7IZ

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AI, Technology and Labor

CHASE COMMITS TO AI AFTER MACHINES OUTPERFORM HUMANS IN COPYWRITING TRIALS
https://lri.link/2yNgfYZ

Tech-Tuned Workplace, Episode 2: Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on the Workplace
https://lri.link/2GUdp9k

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Plan to Kill Union Sectors Prompts Concerns Over Future of CWA
https://lri.link/2yLwOod

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Texas Workers Are Dying on the Job at Alarming Rates
https://lri.link/2MajRNl

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Union Leader Corruption

NYC Carpenters Officials Charged in Union Admissions Bribery Scheme
https://lri.link/2GWMoSm

Longshoremen Union Local's President Charged in NY With Bribery
https://lri.link/33jP2LD

Politically connected ex-Teamsters boss pleads guilty to extorting Chicago film studio, agrees to cooperate
https://lri.link/2Kn6FTh

Former IPS Teachers Union President Pleads Guilty, Faces Up To 20 Years For Embezzlement
https://lri.link/2Kn6YNV

Ex-UAW VP gets 15 months for using training center funds for high life
https://lri.link/2ZDKbTg

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Gig Economy

Senators Urge Google to Give Temporary Workers Full-Time Status
https://lri.link/2YweChH

The Debate Over How to Classify Gig Workers Is Missing the Bigger Picture
https://lri.link/33hjGp7

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Can YouTubers really unionize?
https://lri.link/2YSP49T

The YouTubers Union Is Not Messing Around
https://lri.link/2KlBRlL

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Minimum Rising

Democrats push Sununu on raising minimum wage
https://lri.link/2ZJOqN4

New York City Businesses Struggle to Keep Up After Minimum Wage Increase
https://lri.link/2OHIlQe

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Right-to-Work

Michigan Workers Halt Union Bosses’ Tactics to Undermine Right to Work
https://lri.link/2GVDODx

Disneyland Technician Hits Union and Disney with Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Union Fees
https://lri.link/33jPiKB

Still Paying Coerced Labor Dues, Even After Janus
https://lri.link/2KB2IsZ

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Labor Around the World

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans demand governor resign
https://lri.link/31ohEl3

Business leaders and unions urge Johnson to avoid no-deal Brexit
https://lri.link/2MJc0WN

Britain's builders fear Brexit crisis when foreign labour disappears
https://lri.link/2yMLoMk
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