The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 2, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, CWA, ILWU, Nurses’ Union, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Campaign flyer controversy in Warren law director’s race
- Hospitals, Colleges and Universities Want In On Infrastructure Plan
- AFL-CIO Labor Leader on Leave for Strip Club Tab Reimbursement Flap
AFSCME
- Government unions defying Janus ruling face uptick in legal pressure to comply
- Campaign flyer controversy in Warren law director’s race
- Local 3299 union files unfair labor practice charges against UC
Communications Workers of America
- Norwalk company starts year with 700+ job cuts
- Verizon workers to confront execs over warehouse “abuses” at shareholder meeting
- Some Syracuse lawmakers wary of 5G, challenge claims that it’s safe
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
- ILWU rally protests Oakland A’s stadium at Port of Oakland
- Automation battle highlights costs of innovation for family businesses
National Labor Relations Board
- Amazon security workers hold rally as controversial contract is up for bid
- Lehigh Valley Exxon Mobil workers give voice to labor dispute
- Union calls for warning strike against ExxonMobil Research and Engineering in NJ
Nurses’ Associations
- New York nurses OK agreements with 3 health systems
- Nursing home workers press for state funds
- Cedars-Sinai Employees Agree To Mediation Hours Before Beverly Wilshire Protest
SEIU
- ‘May Day’ exhibit features political and labor posters
- Mackinac Center Applauds Federal Change Ending Dues Skimming
- Nursing home workers renew Medicaid standoff, add more workers to strike threat
Teamsters
- Retired Teamsters to receive update on pension fund
- Joe Biden Should Retire The Phrase ‘Dignity of Work’
- Hoffa: Teamsters Back Effort To Revamp Federal Labor Law To Benefit Workers
UNITE HERE
- May Day March ‘One Job is Enough’
- Culinary not impressed with MGM’s “financial engineering”
- Calif. Resort Inks $2M Deal In Workers’ ‘Fake Break’ Suit
United Steelworkers
- U.S. Steel announces $1B investment in Edgar Thomson plants
- API revises standard to reduce worker fatigue in refineries
- Grad union organizers call for new election, accuse Pitt of “unfair labor practices”
