Daily Labor Union Report for Friday, June 7, 2019

The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 6, 2019. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, CWA, IAFF, IBEW, Nurses’ Unions, SEIU, Teamsters, and UNITE-HERE, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…

Amalgamated Transit Union

• Raleigh bus drivers rally for better conditions and a change in management
• Sheriff’s office explores idea of forming Transit Security Division to improve driver safety

AFL-CIO

• House Votes to Allow Unions to Charge Non-Members
• What the Fed Heard When It Listened to Americans About Inflation
• North Dakota AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention happening this week

AFSCME

• Higher minimum wage prompts demand from social service providers
• Bernie Sanders at Walmart shareholders meeting
• Workers demand security at Metro Regional Treatment Center

Communications Workers of America

• The Rank-and-File Tactic
• Media company dumps 200 journalists nationwide

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

• Oakland union workers fight for jobs
• Warren Supports Campaign Staff Decision to Join Union

National Labor Relations Board

• USPS Baited Worker With Hostile Review, NLRB Says
• Uber Drivers are Independent Contractors According to NLRB
• The Case for Union Representative Privilege

Nurses’ Unions

• Rutgers, Health Professionals Reach Labor Deal
• Nurses claim Michigan hospital illegally made changes to pay cycle
• Understaffed Nursing Homes Face Big Fines in Illinois

SEIU

• Major union endorses Green New Deal
• Elk River nursing home staff plan strike
• Albany Med employees gear up for another union fight

Teamsters

• UPS workers still waiting on ‘retro’ paychecks owed in new contract
• Teamsters Advocate For Safety At Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit

UNITE-HERE

• Miami Beach votes to approve 45-day delay for hotel panic buttons
• Tribe Can’t Revive Claims Against Calif., Labor Union
• Hospitality Workers Celebrate Passage of the American Dream