The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from March 25, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, Unite Here, United Autoworkers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Jane Castor picks up major union endorsement in Tampa Mayor race
- AFL-CIO Trumka weighs in, “Trump’s budget does more harm than I can list.”
- Gonzalez Earns Building Trades Endorsement for Secretary of State
AFSCME
- Union Employees Strike Amidst Contract Negotiations
- Some teachers and other state retirees will see retirement benefit increase
- Workers hit picket line at UC Davis Medical Center as strike unfolds at campuses statewide
American Federation of Teachers
- Rutgers faculty union authorizes strike
- Kamala Harris to pitch using federal funds to give teachers pay raises
- Judge to rule Tuesday in second legal challenge to GOP laws curtailing powers of Tony Evers
International Association of Fire Fighters
- UFA Raises Voice for Firefighters In Housing Facing Layoffs Over Raise
- Brook Park City Council approves 1-year union contracts
- Political mailer supporting Dahle for California state Senate ‘incredibly deceptive’
National Labor Relations Board
- Appeals court slams the brakes on faculty unionizing under ‘crude’ agency test
- How Silicon Valley Lobbyists Secretly Pushed Texas Regulators to Rewrite the Rules of the Gig Economy
- Comments open on overtime proposal, update issued on joint-employer proposal
SAG-AFTRA
- Labor organizers share insight and tips on unionizing the game industry
- What Game Workers Can Learn From Other Labor Organizations
- Musicians Union Vows Fight for Streaming Residuals as Contract Extended
Teamsters
- Pension Plan Wants To Exit Kroger Workers’ Suit
- Teamsters Local 700 Not Liable For $2.3 Million Lease Agreement
- Teamsters Pension Trustees Blast Challenge to $467M Kroger Deal
UNITE-HERE
United Auto Workers
- UAW to push automakers for help to deal with opioid abuse crisis
- Caesars Palace Las Vegas Casino votes to unionize
- UAW “Flower Funds” are the Latest in Union Corruption Scandals
UFCW
- Tentative deal reached between King Soopers, union
- King Soopers and Workers Reach Tentative Deal To Avoid Strike
