The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 31-September 2, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, CWA, Construction Workers, IBEW, Machinists, Opertaing Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE…
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says new NAFTA should include Canada
- Labor Day symbolizes American spirit
- Labor unions continue political influence even as ranks shrink
- Closing the University of Iowa’s Labor Center is a mistake
- Missouri Democrats, labor angling for another ballot box victory, this time on minimum wage
Communications Workers
- Call centers closing in Colorado Springs while companies expand overseas
- Report: T-Mobile/Sprint Merge Would Eliminate Nearly 29K American Jobs
Construction Workers
- Labor stoppage ends for some local projects, but not all
- Women needed to fill roles in the growing construction industry
- Majority of Americans consider unions favorably, though few workers belong to one
IBEW
- California Approves Measure to Pass on Wildfire Costs
- A career transition to the high-earning electrician field made easier by local association
Machinists
- Despite two major blows, bright spots in job outlook
- Progress: Falls Fabricating makes investments, works with challenges
Operating Engineers
- Union lockout could slow down Calhoun County construction projects
- MITA threatens jobs over contract dispute; could stall hundreds of road work projects across state
- Workers and companies left in limbo after Trans Mountain pipeline ruling
SEIU
- Verity Health, hospital chain run by California billionaire, files for bankruptcy
- SEIU forgoes union representation of Akron workers set to vote them out
- Working people highlight progress on wages at Houston pre-Labor Day rally
- Operator of Seton seeks bankruptcy
Steelworkers
- United Steelworkers to threaten strike as contract talks worsen
- Steelworkers Rally in Granite City
- United Steelworkers Local 2911 gathers for rally
- United Steelworkers agree to stay on the job without new contract
Teachers’ Unions
- Betsy DeVos: I won’t stop school districts from buying guns
- Seattle schools will open as scheduled with a deal. But teachers still are striking elsewhere in Washington
- Archdiocese, high school teachers hope to avert strike
- Vancouver offers new proposal to striking teachers
- No Longer Negotiated: Northwest Iowa teachers paying more for benefits
Teamsters
- Teamsters head to UPS workers: Don’t complain, creating new tiers is “what we’ve always done”
- Legislature passes bill that penalizes retailers hiring rule-breaking trucking companies
- Disney World workers reach tentative agreement on higher wages
- Kalispell Regional Healthcare CEO Responds to Nurses’ Push to Unionize
UFCW
- Workers at Seward Co-op ratify first contract
- California Cities Against Marijuana Deliveries According to California Police
UNITE-HERE
- Wages increase after union contract at Beau Rivage Casino
- Appeals Court Revives Minimum-Wage Fight in Clash Between State, Federal Law
- Union Organizing Unlikely to Change if NLRB Reverses Email Rule
- Assembly bill proposing protections, ‘panic buttons’ for workers gets shelved
- In Atlantic City, casinos shed jobs as summer wanes
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