The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 2, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, IBEW, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Autoworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Local union members express gratitude for Labor Day picnic
- UMSU votes to remain neutral in transit negotiations
- Fancy new Queens MTA facility too small for equipment and buses
AFL-CIO
- Milwaukee AFL-CIO organizes parade
- Labor Day Cookout celebrates legacy of labor unions
- This Labor Day, Philly may be losing 2,500 union jobs
AFSCME
- Labor Unions Strike Back Against Janus Ruling in States
- MPD apologizes for refusing to escort Labor Day parade
- Pritzker contract gives AFSCME unfettered access to workers’ private information
Communications Workers of America
- AT&T Reaches A Settlement With FTC Over A 2014 Lawsuit
- AFL-CIO Labor Day parade and picnic on Monday
- Berkeley County wants residents’ help finding out how many are lacking internet
Fraternal Order of Police
- California law enforcement just got more dangerous
- Trump says he’ll work with Congress to stop mass shootings
- Officials begin ordering mandatory evacuations as Hurricane Dorian intensifies
IBEW
- Local union workers convene to spend Labor Day together
- Union workers gather on Labor Day for lunch at Colorado Springs park
- Why these Chicagoans left other careers to work in ‘boots and jeans’
National Labor Relations Board
- Philly case could determine if inflatable rat is legal
- Nurses at University of Cincinnati Medical Center to set up picket to protest job action
- Loyola Shuttle Drivers and Other Chicago Transit Workers to Vote on Strike
SEIU
- SEIU 32BJ Launches Contract Campaign for 7,000 Building Cleaners
- Ohio $15 minimum wage movement continues as employers adopt pay increases, supporters plan ballot issue
- This Labor Day, Unions Are Undermining Workers’ Free Speech
Teamsters
- University workers voice discontent with contracts
- Brown looking for more support to help pension funds
- NLRB hearing in Pasco to address Oxarc driver dispute
Unite-Here
- Labor Day 2019: The Fight for $15 in the North Bay and Beyond
- PACE Program Grants $280,000 to Casino Union for Job Training
- Silicon Valley Rising has a plan to improve the lives of ‘Tech’s Invisible Workforce’
United Auto Workers
- Netflix and Obamas Bring Us a Biased Labor Day Movie
- FBI searches home of UAW president
- UAW Members to Protest Union’s Corruption at Labor Day Parade