The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 11, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ATU, CWA, IBEW, SEIU, Steel workers, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, and Unite-Here, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- 3 unions sue state over Merit System change
- AFL-CIO Says Ad Investment Marks “Historic” Initiative in Communities of Color
- AWKWARD! Reason these workers voted to strike against AFL-CIO, MELTS hypocrisy detectors
AFSCME
- California health care workers authorize strike
- Moving out the pension-cutters
- Unions sue over change to Missouri state employee law
Amalgamated Transit Union
- NYC families fear threat of yellow school bus strike
- BART Fined Record $1.3 Million In 2013 Worker Deaths
Communications Workers of America
- Alcatel Again Escapes NJ Suit Over $1.2B Pension Transfer
- T-Mobile/Sprint merger gains a few additional supporters
- City of Greensboro Accused of Gender Discrimination
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Employer of Veterans Wins Fight With Union Over Worker Rights
- Coalition Urges ‘No’ Vote on Con Con Ballot Question
- Port Receives Grant for Energy Resiliency Project
National Labor Relations Board
- Dems Press NLRB Chair For Joint Employer Transparency
- Nurses at Hackensack Meridian hospital lose bid to decertify union
- Looking back at NU faculty efforts to form non-tenure eligible union
- NLRB charges Detroit Medical Center with unfair labor practices
SEIU
- Grad students at Tufts strike deal on 1st labor contract
- Looking back at NU faculty efforts to form non-tenure eligible union
- California’s Proposition 8 seeks to cap revenue at dialysis clinics
- SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana challenges DHS rule over child care provider training
Steelworkers
- Blue Cross Blue Shield refuses union’s request to boot National Grid boss from board
- Baker steps up involvement in National Grid lockout
- Steelworkers approve new labor agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs
Teachers’ Unions
- NYC and Teachers Union Reach Tentative $2.1 Billion Deal
- Student loan servicer hit with class-action lawsuit
- Champaign teachers union ‘overwhelmingly’ votes to authorize strike
- The Tennessee Tribune to Host Forum on the “State of Education in the Black Community”
Teamsters
- Providence losing patience with bus drivers strike
- Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Contract With UPS
- Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee Outraged By CVS’s Claims That Negotiations Aren’t ‘Personal’
UNITE-HERE
- Marriott hotel workers’ strike continues as no negotiation plans are made
- Anaheim Minimum Wage Initiative Could Apply to GardenWalk Mall and DoubleTree Hotel
- Meet the Cooks and Casino Workers Leaving Their Jobs to Campaign Against Trump
