First Thursday, February 2024 First Thursday Podcasts – Labor Relations Information System

Good news on the economy and inflation









* The Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI data







* From The Washington Post: Falling inflation, rising growth give U.S. the world’s best recovery









This month's cases









* Wisconsin Municipalities Required To Offer Health Insurance And Bargain Over Contributions, Wisconsin Professional Police Association v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, Case Number 22CV1674, 2023 WL 7924647 (Wis. Cir. Ct. 2023)







* Court Upholds Arbitration Award Reinstating Genital-Grabbing State Trooper, Michigan Department of State Police v. Michigan State Police Troopers Association, No. 363241, 2023 WL 9007696 (Ct. App. Mich. 2023)







* Employer Discriminatorily Terminated Former Union President, United Mine Workers of America, Local 522 v. Westmoreland County, PERA-C-23-41-W, 2023 WL 7144568 (Pa. Labor Relations Board 2023)







* What Is A ‘Constructive Discharge’? Hoffstead v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, 2023 WL 8353271 (N.D.Ill. 2023).