Apple’s unionized Maryland store filed a complaint with the NLRB after Apple withheld medical, educational, and other new benefits given to non-union workers (Bloomberg)

Shannon Liao / Washington Post:
The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises from QA testers over their union activity; Activision is negotiating with Raven testers who voted to unionize  —  The National Labor Relations Board has investigated and found that video game titan Activision Blizzard withheld raises …

Jules Roscoe / VICE:
The NLRB files a complaint against Amazon CEO Andy Jassy for allegedly violating labor law with comments he made to CNBC and Bloomberg earlier in 2022  —  Andy Jassy told CNBC that Amazon thinks employees would be “better off” without a union.  A new NLRB complaint alleges that violated labor law.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple told unionized store staff in Maryland that they won’t get its new benefits and would need to negotiate via a collective bargaining arrangement  —  Apple Inc. is withholding its latest employee benefits from staff who work at its sole unionized retail store …

Kris Holt / Engadget:
Workers at Austin-based Alphabet subcontractor YouTube Music Content Operations file with NLRB for union recognition after the 58-strong group voted to do so  —  A group of workers at YouTube Music Content Operations, an Alphabet subcontractor, have filed with the National Labor Relations Board …

Julia Love / Bloomberg:
In NLRB complaints, the Alphabet Workers Union claims some contract workers were fired for supporting a union and faced retaliation after pushing for benefits  —  Contract workers at Google’s data centers allege that they were fired for supporting a union and faced retaliation after pushing …

Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
The Labor Department releases a nonbinding proposal to classify US gig workers as employees and not independent contractors  —  A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.