The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from April 26-28, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, UNITE-HERE, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit employees feel hurt as city again denies memorial request
- Metro wasted millions trying, failing to pay workers
- Amid low unemployment and few available workers, UTA fights hard to attract needed drivers
AFL-CIO
- North Dakota has Second Highest Rate of Worker Deaths in the U.S.
- 69 died on the job in Massachusetts in 2018
AFSCME
- We Can Do More for Worker Safety
- Local 3299 UC workers hold state-wide strike to protest unfair labor practices
- AFSCME Council 31 spent just 17% of funds representing workers in 2018
Communications Workers of America
- ‘Time’ Magazine’s Digital Workers Want To Join Union
- It’s possible to ‘target’ without personalization on Facebook
- Union Leaders Blast Sweeney’s Cost-containment Reforms
Fraternal Order of Police
- FOP apologizes for ‘no confidence’ vote against Oklahoma County commissioner
- Body camera law brings limits to access
National Labor Relations Board
- Amazon denies report that it fires workers by robot
- FedEx Freight Workers in California Vote to Keep Union
- ‘Systemic’ retaliation as claimed by Google staff
Operating Engineers
- Crane that collapsed and killed 4 in Seattle was working on Google campus
- Case activity for Stell Enterprises Inc. vs International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 542
SAG-AFTRA
- Union complaint against KUOW dismissed
- Organizers reach thousands at Game Developers Conference, connect to anti-fascist struggle
SEIU
- SEIU cares more about its pocketbook than its people
- Stillwater Medical Group union pickets April 15 for new contract
- With strike delayed, all eyes on state Medicaid spending
UNITE-HERE
- Terranea Resort Announces Settlement of Lawsuit Tied to Labor Union Activities
- Local 5 members at Hilton Hawaiian Village vote to authorize a strike with a 91% vote
- Contentious Ocean Front Mixed-Use Developments Approved by Santa Monica City Council
UFCW
- Connecticut union branches accept Stop & Shop deal
- Biden-Union Bond May Slacken in the Age of Trump
- Local 919 union ratifies 3-year contract with Stop & Shop
