The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 22, 2018. Unions included are the AFSCME, CWA, FOP, Nurses’ Unions, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, UAW, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFSCME
- Minnesotans march to demand end to U.S. wars
- UC Strike: Stay informed
- UCLA Dining to offer meal coupons in exchange for Hill swipes during AFSCME strike
- What this week’s strike at UC Davis hospital means for patients, traffic in Sacramento
Communications Workers of America
- Communications Workers of America launches First Responder Voice
- Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Could Kill Plans, Charter Tells FCC
Fraternal Order of Police
- FOP president alleges mismanagement of officer reviews
- Inmate attacks Denver deputy with milk crate
- Wash. voters to decide on bill that would remove barrier to criminally charging police
National Labor Relations Board
- Unilateral Benefits Changes Approved By National Labor Relations Board
- Husband’s Glass Co. Not ‘Alter Ego’ Of Wife’s: NLRB Judge
- Trump NLRB moves to restrict unions right to picket
Nurses’ Unions
- Hospitals and unions: 12 recent conflicts, agreements
- Exactly when would the nurse staffing law take effect?
- Nurses from 2 Arizona hospitals vote to unionize
- Northwestern nurses claim intimidation ahead of pending union vote
Operating Engineers
- Walker, Evers draw lines over road funding
- JB Pritzker’s race problem isn’t his alone
- Business Loop I-69 road project begins today
SEIU
- FL minimum wage to go up in January, but some workers will still be below federal poverty line
- Prop 8 Debate: Would It Improve Dialysis Care, Or Reduce Access?
- Arts and Sciences graduate students ratify first contract in unanimous vote
Steelworkers
Teamsters
- Chicago Local 705 Teamsters raise possibility of strike
- Punching In: UPS Deal Delivers Problems for Teamsters
- Memphis warehouse conditions blamed for miscarriages, NYT reports
- Teamsters Local 727 Letters To Executives Get Aetna Response, No Word From CVS
UNITE-HERE
- Marriott refuses to back off as strike continues in second week
- Hotel workers strike grinds into second week as negotiations scheduled
- World Series 2018: Dodgers players, employees cross Boston picket lines
United Auto Workers
- Ford celebrates impending start of returning Ranger production in Michigan
- More companies give employees time off to vote in hotly contested midterms
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Union committee to recommend Kroger strike
- Moose Jaw Co-op continues to reject higher wages than neighboring competitors
- Union bargaining drags on at Fred Meyer and Safeway
- $6.5 Billion: A Low-Ball Estimate of the Walton Family’s Haul After 16 Years of Bush, Obama, and Trump Tax Giveaways