The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 17, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, FOP, OPEIU, SEIU, Teamsters Union, Unite-Here, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Democrats call out corporate greed, support GM strikers at union forum
- GOP sets quick vote for Trump labor secretary pick Eugene Scalia
- Bipartisan group of Florida senators vote to abolish Constitution Revision Commission ‘star chamber’
AFSCME
- Alaska attorney general sues to limit union dues
- Philadelphia Police Union to Sue City Over Payroll Software
- Children Services union to vote Wednesday on contract offer
American Federation of Teachers
- Students, Rutgers AAUP-AFT prepare for Friday’s Global Climate Strike
- UW Madison has received less than 1 percent of $100M Foxconn pledge
Fraternal Order of Police
- City of Philadelphia facing lawsuit over paycheck errors
- Council approves city manager salary, higher trash collection fee
- York City’s police union rescinds sheriff endorsement, votes to support challenger
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Adopts Employer-Friendly Standard for Evaluating Unilateral Changes
- Local warehouse to vote on unionization
- Arbitration Agreements Barring Employees From Opting In to Collective Actions Permissible
Office and Professional Employees International Union
- Grassley’s fight to win over GOP on drug prices
- Kickstarter union accuses company of retaliatory firings in NLRB complaint
SEIU
- 80,000 Kaiser Permanente workers to strike nationwide in October
- Westchester tightens law aimed to protect service workers
- Updates on employee union negotiations
Teamsters
- How a 3-person strike in Baltimore is taking Philly workers off the job
- Teamsters Local 710 Starbucks Distribution Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract
- Teamsters At Giant Food Warehouse Win Raises, Benefit Increases, Job Security
UNITE HERE
- Station Casinos Properties Continue to Fight for Unionization
- Fiesta Henderson Casino Workers Vote to Unionize
- JW Marriott Le Merigot to pay $35,000 to housekeepers as part of settlement
United Auto Workers
- UAW strike results in layoffs at GM supplier in Illinois
- Retired UAW boss Dennis Williams held at gunpoint during federal raids
- UAW members battle heat, other issues during strike