The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 2-4, 2018. Unions included are the AFSCME, ATU, Police Unions, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, UFCW, and UAW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFSCME
- Workers Find Their Power on the Picket Line
- AFSCME Director to Face Another Election Following Dept. of Labor Ruling
Amalgamated Transit Union
- CTA drivers caught on video urinating, defecating on buses, face little action
- Amalgamated Transit Union surveys bus drivers over lack of bathroom breaks
NLRB
- New NLRB rule undermines American workers
- Joint Employer Update, OSHA LOTO Standard and Policy News for November 2, 2018
- Southern Ocean nurses to vote on union representation
Police Unions
- ‘Stand-off’: Inside the Chicago Police Department’s SWAT team
- Several local police departments switch unions
- Nashville FOP pumps $500K into campaign to defeat police oversight ballot amendment
- Proposed Baltimore police union contract calls for civilian members on oversight boards
SEIU
- Budget plans for raises, but doesn’t set them
- David v. Goliath: Personal care attendants stand up to the unions
- County employees, claiming high turnover, are set to strike next week
Teachers’ Unions
- NYC Teachers Ratify New Union Contract
- Bayonne teachers union files unfair practice charge against BOE over teachers’ contract
- 9 Things You Need To Know About Education And Tuesday’s Election
Teamsters
- Local 804 Says No
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Dana Balter ‘will fight for you’ in Congress
- Rudy Giuliani, Alyssa Milano stops at Teamsters rally before midterms
UNITE-HERE
- S.F. and Oakland mayors urge Marriott to negotiate with striking workers
- Trick Or Treat! SF Unite Here Local 2 Strikers Demand Justice On Halloween
- Marriott Strikers Flock to San Francisco for Supervisors Hearing
- Workers, Westin Book Cadillac settle to end weeks-long strike
United Food & Commercial Workers
United Auto Workers
- United Auto Workers vs. Workers
- Buyout offer unlikely to affect Corvette plant
- GM to close site in West Chester Twp.
- Union using nonunion labor to build retirement home for former president
