The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from April 9, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE HERE, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- ‘Anthem’ Voice Actor on Unionization, Struggles of Creation
- Concerns Mount Over Restrictions to Citizen Ballot Initiatives
- Florida Republicans look to raise the bar on ballot proposals, drawing fire from Democrats
AFSCME
- AFSCME takes over Michigan State Employees Association union
- After the Supreme Court Said Unions Can’t Force Non-Members to Pay Dues, Almost All of Them Stopped
American Federation of Teachers
- CCSF diversity classes cut amid money woes
- Olympia’s inexcusable indifference to community colleges
- UC librarians conclude negotiations of salary increases and academic freedom protections
Machinists
- Sanders, Klobuchar tout support for unions, workers’ rights in Las Vegas speeches
- What’s next for plane manufacturing after Boeing 737 Max 8 fallout?
National Labor Relations Board
- Democratic candidates talk unions, veterans issues in Vegas
- NLRB on Buyers Acquiring Unionized Businesses
- Protesters Picket Home of Publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Operating Engineers
- President Trump set to visit Houston on Wednesday
- Trump Said to Seek Limit on State Power Over Pipelines
SEIU
- 800 Oregon hospital workers unionize
- SEIU Trolley Tour Wanted to Show Downtown Bosses How Janitors Live
Teamsters
- California FedEx Freight Drivers Move to Cut Ties With Teamsters
- After Four Year Battle, West Coast Carhaulers Ratify First Contract With North American Auto
UNITE HERE
- Subcontract Workers Tell Disney to Stop Mousing Around
- Bruce Deifik, former owner of Ocean Resort Casino, reported dead in Colorado
- Atlantic City’s Democrats choose candidates for council in primary
United Auto Workers
- UAW Files for Union Election at Volkswagen
- Michigan Dems Scrub Corrupt UAW Official
- Collective Bargaining Does Not Equality Make
United Steelworkers
- Steelworkers Vote Down Harley-Davidson’s Contract Offer
- Local union presidents say Harley is ‘out of touch’ with Milwaukee
