The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from May 24-26, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFT, IBEW, SEIU, Steelworkers Union, Teachers’ Union, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Mine Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit union wants bus drivers to carry guns
- As Frustration Mounts at Bargaining Table, VTA Drivers Avert Strike
AFL-CIO
- Institutional Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
- Employee Wages Grew By Just 84 Cents Per Hour Last Year, as CEOs Earned Million Dollar Raises
- Michigan AFL-CIO re-elects president, treasurer in Detroit
AFSCME
- Justices Asked to Rule on Exclusive Union Representation Law
- Portland 911 operators leave AFSCME, join Portland police union
American Federation of Teachers
- Texas governor announces $1.6B deal for teacher raises
- Want to help struggling college students? Support the low-paid staff who teach them
- Texas lawmakers OK school finance bill, property tax reform
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National Labor Relations Board
- Browning-Ferris Doesn’t Want NLRB Member Kicked Off Case
- Quiet Driver Mode Will Help Making Uber Rides A Bit Comfortable
- NLRB Deals Another Blow to Gig Workers’ Rights Under NLRA
SEIU
- In Minnesota, Wage Theft Will be a Felony
- InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode #74: Union Sexual Harassment Hypocrisy
- Special session starts with local issues on the line
- Supreme Court Asked to Hear Challenge to State Scheme Forcing Childcare Providers Under SEIU Union Representation
Steelworkers Union
- Members of United Steelworkers Local 420-A vote overwhelmingly for possible strike
- Tolko announces two-week shutdown at Soda Creek sawmill
Teachers’ Unions
- No settlement after marathon talks in New Haven District teachers strike
- Negotiations Stall, Pickets Continue in New Haven Teachers Strike
- Public school principals prepare for fewer teachers, larger classrooms
UNITE-HERE
- Assembly passes hotel panic button bill
- Hotel Unions in Waikiki getting stronger: One job is enough
- Bill De Blasio’s Not Running for President. He’s Running for Profit.
UFCW
- Grocery Worker Files Complaint after Union Thugs Harass, Threaten Him
- Stop & Shop workers reach new deal
United Mine Workers
- WV MetroNews UMWA wants to revisit talks with Murray Energy; company responds
- A Million People Could Lose Their Pensions If Congress Doesn’t Act
