The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from October 19-21, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ATU, IBEW, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, and UNITE-HERE as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Sam Weaver: Why Amendment 74 must not pass
- Building and Construction Trades Department Archives
- AFL-CIO launches “massive” digital ad buy
AFSCME
- AFSCME Local 3299 to stage 3-day strike, citing job outsourcing
- Mayor Stiehm supports Dan Feehan for Congress
- The Ticking Pension Bomb: America’s underfunded government-pension systems.
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Communications Workers of America Launches First Responder Voice
- CT Transit Drivers Demand Bathroom Access
- DCTA, drivers union reach contract deal; vote expected in November
- Greyhound faces challenges over cooperation with immigration checks on its buses
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Gillibrand cancels debate over Charter Communications strike
- Gov. Cuomo agrees to radio debate; opponent Molinaro still wants it televised
National Labor Relations Board
- Fight for $15 slams McDonald’s for ‘attacks’ on ex White House lawyer
- Nurses at Tucson’s St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s hospitals unionize
Operating Engineers
- Skilled-trades push exposes fractured training pipeline
- Ad attacks between Anderson and Johnson escalate
- IUOE backs Galloo Island wind farm; causes concern for fish, birds, tourism
SEIU
- Negotiations between SEIU union facilities workers extended until 2019
- SEIU Holds Rally To Support Dem Candidates
- Local Caregivers Speak Out at Rally in Lackawanna County
- Auburn Memorial Medical Services workers vote to unionize
Teachers’ Unions
- Students Ratify School Safety Bill of Rights Calling for New Gun Control, Mental Health Programs
- Maine professor offered credit for Kavanaugh protests
- When ‘the heartbeat’ stops: Rural schools close as opportunity and residents flee
Teamsters
- Division Sown By UPS Contract Rift May Bode Ill For IBT
- Kevin McCaffrey wins Teamsters Local 707 post
- SB school forum gives public chance to give input
- When It Comes to Philanthropy, Pink is Power at Teamsters Local 773
UNITE-HERE
- More than 1,000 striking hotel workers march through San Francisco
- Thousands marched at annual pride parade
- Foo Fighters Anger Union by Crossing Westin Picket Line in Detroit
- Update: Foo Fighters deny they crossed hotel picket line during Detroit stop