Daily Labor Union Report for Thursday July 5th, 2018

The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 3-4, 2018. Included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers of America, HPAE, Longshormen, Machinist, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, as well as the National Labor Relations Board…

AFL-CIO

• Penn State hosts regional leadership development program for labor leaders

AFSCME

• Rauner: AFSCME comments on union issue not ‘reasonable’
• Minnesota workers take to the streets after anti-union Supreme Court ruling

Communication Workers of America

• Local AT&T employees returning to work, filing charges
• AT&T, CWA yet to reach contract agreement following worker walkout

Florida Education Association

• Manatee teachers union could lose its bargaining power. It joined a lawsuit to fight back

Health Professionals and Allied Employees

• Health care union settles contracts with three Hudson County hospitals

International Longshoremen’s Association

• Ongoing union dispute at Toledo port shuts down overseas cargo shipments

Machinists

• Union’s waiver didn’t apply to Harley-Davidson buyouts

National Labor Relations Board

• Leslie Smith and Project Spearhead vs. UFC: Round 2
• ‘Epic Systems’ is Based on Policy, Not Precedent
• Federal Arbitration Act: Pros and cons of Supreme Court decision
• Union’s waiver didn’t apply to Harley-Davidson buyouts

Operating Engineers

• OSHA fines California as workers exposed to blood, feces
  
• Council approves CyRide hiring bonus
  

SEIU

• Unions push for change in the dialysis industry
  
• AZ: Union gives up on dialysis initiative
• High-rise window washers go on strike for higher pay, better insurance: ‘You put your life on the ropes every day’
  
• SEIU: Miami Dade College Adjunct Faculty File for Union Election

Teamsters

• What’s driving the trucker shortage
• Dr Pepper Drivers in Chicago Reach Deal, End 40-Day Strike

UNITE-HERE

• Miami International Airport Workers Rally For Higher Wages
• Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas Reaches Tentative Deal With Unions
  
• Ex-Trump Taj Mahal Workers Receive Settlement Money From Carl Icahn