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Metal Powder Products in Campbellsburg formally objected to its employees' vote to unionize with Communications Workers of America. It said the CWA made “false” promises to employees and influenced votes. The NLRB overruled the objections, affirming the workers’ vote.

Workers voted to join Starbucks Workers United, joining seven other stores across the country to do so this week.

In February, REI employees in Castleton voted to unionize, by joining the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local 700. There are currently 10 unionized REI locations but none of them have contracts yet.

The union representing Indiana University grad students voted “no confidence” in President Pamela Whitten and are exploring a strike after their demands went unanswered.

The group reports about 1,300 card-carrying members. The workers requested a response from Whitten and the university by Jan. 29.

Full details of the agreement haven’t been shared publicly yet but it is expected to be very similar to the agreements struck with Ford and Chrysler-parent Stellantis last week.

The United Auto Workers plans to bring more plants into the strike the longer it goes, ramping up pressure on GM, Stellantis and Ford. That means the Bedford union could be called to walk out at any time.

For at least one Fort Wayne GM worker, one of those “nearly 1,000” union demands is particularly important.

To prevent a strike from actually happening, the “big three” major automakers and the United Auto Workers must reach tentative contract agreements by Sept. 14.

Two different unions in different industries might go on strike at businesses in northwest Indiana.