Labor Union Report for the Weekend of June 9-10, 2018

ICYMI: The following is the Labor Union Report for the Weekend of June 9 through 10, 2018. Unions covered include the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Laborers, Teamsters, SEIU, UFCW as well as the National Labor Relations Board.

AFL-CIO

• AFL-CIO asks Congress to block renewal of fast-track trade measure
• You Can’t Break Our Will: The Working People Weekly List

AFSCME

• AFSCME members get pay raise owed to them for about seven years
• Supreme Court may give workers a choice, but unions still have a critical choice as well

BCTGM

• Frito Lay Union Workers demand higher wages and more

CWA

• Local CWA workers back to work after strike against AT&T

Laborers

• Disabled workers in Va. strike for better pay and right to unionize

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

• Labor Board To Review Its Own Ethics & Recusal Policies
• Woo-hoo! Normal HR policies are legal again, says NLRB General Counsel
• NLRA Construction Clause Favors Co. In Union Row: DC Circ.
• NLRB Takes Flak At Conference For ‘Job Creation’ Stance

NYSNA

• Staten Island nurses and supporters rally for safe staffing

SEIU

• SEIU announces labor deal for 1,600 workers at Allegheny General Hospital
• Oregon’s care economy = low pay and high turnover, SEIU finds
• Amid negotiations, Berkeley workers vote in favor of strike if necessary

Steelworkers

• A Steelworkers Union On Trump’s Tariffs

Teamsters

• Dr Pepper’s Last, Best And Final Offer To Teamsters Goes Down In Flames
• The Potential UPS Strike Is Evidence Of Labor’s Growing Confidence
• UPS should risk short-term Teamsters strike to gain flexibility, analyst says

UAW

• Trade, Clean-Air Rules Pit UAW Against Automakers

UFCW

• Everett nurses say staffing so bad, no time for the bathroom

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