Labor News Update - 01/27/2023

Louisville's Trader Joe's store has officially voted to unionize - According to a press release, the store employees voted 48-36 to join the national union, Trader Joe's United: https://www.whas11.com/amp/article/news/local/louisvilles-trader-joes-votes-unionize/417-e9aa9cf9-226a-42a9-874c-5e927561e86d

The share of unionized workers in Kentucky ticked up in 2022, bucking the national trend, according to federal data released this month https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/kentucky-union-rate-ticks-up-bucking-national-trend/article_d77e8b8c-9dc3-11ed-b1d2-dbb7c322c8a6.html

Judge rules Post-Gazette bargained in bad faith with union, violated National Labor Relations Act https://www.wtae.com/article/judge-rules-post-gazette-bargained-in-bad-faith-with-union-violated-national-labor-relations-act/42681170

Liverpool Starbucks to vote on forming union, closing store for the day Friday https://cnycentral.com/news/local/liverpool-starbucks-to-vote-on-forming-union-closing-store-for-the-day-friday

Hollywood’s Unions In Talks To Renew Covid Protocols, Which Expire Tuesday https://deadline.com/2023/01/hollywood-covid-protocols-union-negotiaions-vaccine-mandate-1235241783/

Biden Hammers Republicans on the Economy, With Eye on 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/politics/biden-economy.html

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