Labor News Update - 01/25/2023

Trader Joe’s Posts 'Anti-Union Propaganda' Ahead Of Election At Kentucky Store

https://ky.aflcio.org/news/huffpost-trader-joes-posts-anti-union-propaganda-ahead-election

Union membership continues to grow in Louisville

https://ky.aflcio.org/news/forward-kentucky-union-membership-continues-grow-louisville

Major railroad posts record earnings, spends more on share repurchases than on its employees

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/business/union-pacific-railroad-earnings/index.html

YouTube Illegally Uses Return-to-Office Push to Derail Union, Complaint Claims

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-24/youtube-uses-return-to-office-push-to-undercut-union-group-says#xj4y7vzkg

A coalition of regional and statewide labor unions on Tuesday publicly endorsed the effort by legislative staffers in the New York Senate and Assembly to organize, according to a letter signed by the New York State AFL-CIO.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2023/01/24/new-york-afl-cio-backs-legislative-staff-union

Nurses at two central Michigan hospitals to hold strike authorization votes https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/nurses-at-two-central-michigan-hospitals-to-hold-strike-authorization-votes

The staff of St. Louis Public Radio has taken the first step toward organizing the first public radio union in Missouri history. https://labortribune.com/staff-at-st-louis-public-radio-takes-step-toward-organizing/

Blizzard studio halts union plans amid alleged management meddling

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/01/activision-blizzard-studio-says-ceo-pressure-stymied-their-union-efforts/

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