September 20, 2022 - Smlr_net

20 Sep 2022


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
management*
*September 20, 2022*
*Title:*                    The Hard Rock Casino Company Says It Will Spend
$100 Million More To Pay Its Workers
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Ayana Archie
*Date:*                   September 20, 2022
*Summary:*          The company said it is upping its range of entry level
wages to between $18 and $21, which is expected to affect 95 types of jobs
within the company. Housekeepers, cooks, security guards and call center
employees will be the most impacted, it said in a statement.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3qRli5L
*Title:*                    Starbucks Investors Push for Review of How
Company is Dealing With Union Activity
*Source:*               MarketWatch
*Author:*               Levi Sumagaysay
*Date:*                   September 20, 2022
*Summary:*          A coalition of Starbucks Corp. investors on Monday
filed a shareholder proposal asking for a third-party assessment of the
company’s stated commitment to workers’ freedom of association and
collective bargaining rights, citing many allegations that the company has
interfered with those rights.
*Link:*                    https://on.mktw.net/3Bsds7K
*Title:*                   Seven Immigrant Women in Nashville Go on Strike
for Better Wages, Get Fired in Process
*Source:*               Fox 17 WZTV Nashville
*Author: *              Sydney Keller
*Date:*                   September 19, 2022
*Summary:*          The same day the women decided to protest, the company
fired most of the workers through individuals text messages except for one
of them, according to Workers' Dignity, a Nashville worker-led center that
fights for economic justice and dignity.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3ScLRxU
*Title:*                    Kroger Releases More Details About Rejected
Contract Offer
*Source:*               The Columbus Dispatch
*Author:*               Mark Williams
*Date:*                   September 19, 2022
*Summary:*          Kroger has released more details about its latest
contract offer that was rejected by union workers in Columbus and beyond,
saying the deal would boost wages by $1.80 per hour over three years and
improve starting pay to $14.25 per hour.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3BSShgd
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