The following is Labor Union Report’s news recap from Thursday, June 14, 2018. Unions included are AFSCME, the AFT, Longshoremen, SEIU, Teamsters, UAW, UFCW, UNITE-HERE, as well as the National Labor Relations Board…
AFSCME
- Labor board: Taxpayers owe union workers $412 million in unpaid step increases
- AFSCME v. Janus: Does an impending Supreme Court Decision threaten Democratic fundraising?
AFT
- Union foes could force election at OSU
- PITTSBURGH TEACHERS ARRESTED: President, vice president of Pittsburgh teachers union arrested at Harrisburg rally
Longshoremen
Machinists
- The other Uber fight: Unions brawl to rep drivers
- Union Electric Steel resumes production in Indiana after brief strike
National Labor Relations Board
- Biz groups file rare petition urging NLRB action on joint employment
- Fast-Food Worker Had Right to Stage ‘Solo Strike’
Nurses Unions
- UVM Medical Center Nurses Vote in Favor of Strike
- BMC, nurses log two long days of talks ahead of planned strike
SEIU
- SEIU Has Spent $6 Mil To Unionize California’s Kidney Dialysis Companies
- Kaiser Permanente employees in Seattle allege union illegally charges nonmembers for organizing expenses
- ‘Frustrating,’ ‘Confusing’: Planned Parenthood Workers Grapple With Organization’s Union Fight
Steelworkers
Teamsters
- Teamsters Denounce Trump, Fully Support Government of Canada
- Teamsters Give $1 Million To Anti-Right-To-Work Group
- Nevada high court hears arguments in CCSD support staff union dispute
UAW
- Auto Workers still frustrated in organizing the South
- US accuses Fiat Chrysler, union of conspiring to break labor laws
- New UAW president brings a financial background
UFCW
- Then: Ousted Labor Chief Julio Perez Reemerges as a Partner at Danny Godinez’s Restaurant
- Now: OC Chef Daniel Godinez Blasted for Working With Accused Sexual Harasser
