The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from February 1-3, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, ATU, CWA, IBEW, Machinists, Teamsters, United Autoworkers, and USW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Big donors propelled the DFL to victory
- OSHA Lessens Reporting Obligation for Most Employers
- New Jersey hikes state minimum wage to $15 by 2024
- Supreme Court challenge to agency deference draws 25 amicus briefs
AFSCME
- County workers plan two-day strike over wages, health care
- San Mateo County Workers’ Union Plans Two-Day Strike
- Capitol briefs: Budget, AFSCME, marijuana, term limits, appointments
American Federation of Teachers
- UC librarians continue negotiating with UCOP over contracts
- W.Va. Teachers To Vote on ’19 Work Stoppage
- How the teachers’ unions dupe the public
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Metro Transit light rail operators union leader says system faces ‘safety crisis’
- MARTA union approves new contract, but bus driver sickout continues
Communications Workers of America
- Public Service Commission urges Frontier to submit overdue audit
- AT&T Continues Laying Off Americans After Profiting Billions from Tax Cut
IBEW
- John Dougherty, Three Others Arraigned On Federal Charges Friday
- PA Democrats worried after powerhouse union leader indicted on federal embezzlement
National Labor Relations Board
- Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
- Employee’s Complaint Not Protected Concerted Activity, NLRB Majority Rules
- How Robots and AI Impact Jobs, DFW Ranks for Economic Freedom
Machinists
Teamsters
- Chicago IBT 705 leader Juan Campos boosts fight to take Teamsters in new direction
- Teamsters File Petition to Meal and Break Rule in CA
United Auto Workers
- State embarrassed in data scrubbing case
- UAW president reminds Trump of promise to create manufacturing jobs here
- Who’s driving ‘Drive It Home’ campaign?
United Steelworkers
- Job fair planned for Marcal Paper Mills workers after fire
- BP reaches tentative deal at Whiting Refinery with 11 percent raise
- Unionized employees accept final company offer at IMP Aerostructures
