Subject: Labor Relations INK Links January 2021

Labor Relations INK Links
January 2021
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

Before Becoming Boston’s Mayor, Biden’s Labor Pick Was Embroiled in Union Extortion Scandal
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-year-newspaper-unions-roared-back-to-life-in-texas/

Boeing: The NLRB Decision That Keeps On Giving
http://lri.link/3sodPKY

NLRB: Employer’s Good-Faith Belief in Employee’s Misconduct Insufficient to Justify Terminating Employee Engaged in Protected Activity
http://lri.link/39xJbGo

Biden chooses Boston Mayor Walsh as Labor secretary
http://lri.link/3bxItf7

DOL Clarifies Definition of Independent Contractor
http://lri.link/2XEFlFT

Significant Workplace Changes in Store under the Biden Administration
http://lri.link/2LNTyxy

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … a New President
http://lri.link/38Cg4CB

Top Employee Handbook Updates for 2021
http://lri.link/3qfNbSL

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Covid-19

What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
http://lri.link/3i8sS6M

U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations
http://lri.link/3nFWUQD

NLRB Issues Two More COVID-19 Advice Memos On Remote Bargaining And Hazard Pay
http://lri.link/2XIJJDL

Both Remote and On-Site Workers are Grappling with Serious Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19
http://lri.link/2XAM57Z

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No longer operating under same political party, unions forge alliance in upcoming city races
http://lri.link/3qirmBW

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Tech/Media Unions

ANALYSIS: Why Google Workers Are Looking for That ‘Union’ Label
https://lri.link/3oGwQ9l

Will Alphabet’s Unionization Effort Spread to Other Big Tech Companies?
http://lri.link/3nDHLPH

The Year Newspaper Unions Roared Back to Life in Texas
http://lri.link/2MW9luN

Three of Spotify’s Podcast Unions Stop Working to Demand Better Workplace Conditions
http://lri.link/38FM0Gf

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Union Corruption

Ex-Employees of Carpenters Council in New Jersey File Whistleblower Suit
http://lri.link/2MXCm9v

Three State Workers Sue SEIU Chapter Alleging Dues Were Illegally Withheld
http://lri.link/38DmzVS

Southern California Independent Union Boss Sentenced for Thefts
http://lri.link/39p9Bds

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It’s All Academic

Augsburg Staff Vote for a Union
http://lri.link/2XDFGZG

2020 exposed the teachers unions for the frauds they are
http://lri.link/38FWOEr

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Organizing

Why Unions Must Recommit to Expanding Their Base
http://lri.link/39oimVa

Unions see opportunity as new generation of organizers emerge amid pandemic
http://lri.link/35COvqQ

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2020 Saw Resurgence of Strikes as a Key Tactic for Labor Around the World
http://lri.link/3nJFMt8

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Healthcare

Hospital Offers Workers $500 to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
http://lri.link/3bJaSP8

California hospitals reach tentative agreement with RNs, avert strikes
http://lri.link/39rbMxb

For Health Care Workers, The Pandemic Is Fueling Renewed Interest In Unions
http://lri.link/38HGoLQ

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Alt-Labor

Minority Unions - A Major Concern for Employers in 2021 and Beyond?
http://lri.link/35CNsaF

Members-only Unions: Can They Help Revitalize Workplace Democracy?
http://lri.link/38DIYCf

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Minimum Rising

Raises from Coast to Coast in 2021
http://lri.link/3i9Py6F

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Labor Around the World

First USMCA report raises 'serious concerns' on Mexico labor law implementation
http://lri.link/35DGC4r

Collective Bargaining Needs a Fresh Start, in Canada and the US Alike
http://lri.link/3soYnhA
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