The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from April 3, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, CWA, IAFF, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, and United Autoworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Privatize WMATA to end Metro’s existential crisis
- VTA bus drivers authorize strike
- Connecticut bus driver assaulted by passenger with metal pipe, fired after incident
AFL-CIO
- ‘Buy American, Build Maine Act’ receives public hearing
- Trumka warns lawmakers: Don’t vote for quickie ‘New NAFTA’
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Congratulates Iovino on Her Victory in the 37th State Senate District
AFSCME
- Contracts approved with two county unions
- Pa. Panel Rejects Bid To Ax AFSCME As Workers’ Sole Union
- Judge recommends dismissing lawsuits challenging Oregon State Bar’s mandatory dues
Communications Workers of America
- At the Crossroads on Net Neutrality
- Legislation is needed to protect call center jobs in New York
- Event featuring eight Democratic presidential candidates starts with chant of fugitive cop killer’s words
IAFF
- Colorado Springs firefighters lose bid for collective bargaining
- ‘Not surprised’ by no-confidence vote on city’s 911 center
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Topples Precedent for Companies Acquiring Union Firms
- Labor Department’s Proposed Four-Factor Rule Would Limit Joint Employment
- The Graduate Student Union Has One Bargaining Chip Left. So Use It.
Operating Engineers
- Marin General labor disputes end, employees get wage boosts
- Union Faces 3rd Circ. Doubt On Caesars Pension Fund Claim
- Union charges “Construction Malpractice” at new Penn Medicine facility
SEIU
- Service workers union leader, a key player in DFL politics, steps down
- SCOTUS again asked to order SEIU to repay $32M in home caregivers’ union fees already ruled unconstitutional
Steelworkers union
- Women From Pilgrim’s Pride Steelworkers Union Ask City Council Not To Approve Odor Ordinance Changes
- Worker dies in train accident at East Chicago steel mill
United Auto Workers
- UAW Vice President Charged in Chrysler Scandal; Pleads Guilty
- President Trump continues threat to close border to Mexico, US automotive production would halt within a week
- Staff scientists at University of California set to form first-of-its-kind union
