The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 20, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, FOP. Machinists, SEIU, Steelworkers, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Paid sick leave ordinances stand in Texas, as bill to outlaw them crumbles
- Any day now, expect the AFL-CIO to produce another hugely inflated CEO-to-worker pay ratio, debunked in advance
- AFL-CIO tweets Marxist video calling to ‘seize the means of production’
AFSCME
- Grove City strikes new deal with AFSCME
- Homewood library welcomes new trustees, postpones contract OK
American Federation of Teachers
- Missouri teachers leaving due to low pay
- Some Part-Time Lecturers Not Happy with New Rutgers Contract
- Teacher challenges Senate Republicans to visit public schools
Communications Workers of America
- New York’s Subsidy for Striking Unions
- DOJ may not bless T-Mobile, Sprint, while outcries swell
- CWA calls for NM authority to take action on CenturyLink’s failure to maintain copper infrastructure
Fraternal Order of Police
- Tennessee Supreme Court won’t touch suit challenging community oversight board
- Reynoldsburg council vote expected June 10 on police contracts
International Association of Machinists
- Crane Aerospace workers in Elyria go on strike
- American Airlines Says Slowdown By Mechanics Is Causing Delays And Cancellations
- Delta CEO Ed Bastion Admits Union-Busting Adverts Were Inappropriate and “Poorly Crafted”
National Labor Relations Board
- High Court Won’t Weigh In On NLRB’s Power Over Tribal Cos.
- Reed’s Campus Safety Officers Struggle to Unionize, Protest Administration
- Judge Orders Uber To Turn Over Illegal Parking, Safety Hazard Data
SEIU
- $15 minimum wage becomes part of 2020 presidential landscape
- Fair Tax proposal takes another step forward
- Kaiser Permanente union workers to rally across California
Steelworkers Union
- USW Blasts Arconic for Demanding Concessions While Approving Additional $500M Stock Buyback
- What’s Next for Alcoa Corporation After Touching 1 Year Low?
Teamsters
- Teamsters oppose under-21 CDL pilot proposal
- Michigan launches $3M campaign to meet gap in skilled trades jobs by 2026
United Auto Workers
- Local workers rally in support of VW Chattanooga UAW election
- Mercy Health, UAW officials back at bargaining table
- GM Flint Assembly Plant temporarily shutdown
