Daily Labor Union Report for Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 27, 2019. Unions included are the APA, Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, SMART, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…

Allied Pilots Association

• “Inexcusable”: Airline union slams Boeing for blaming 737 MAX crashes on pilots
• American Airlines Pilots Are Voting In Bitter Election For Union President

Amalgamated Transit Union

• DASH, Union Reach Tentative Agreement

AFL-CIO

• States With $15 Minimum Wage Laws Doubled This Year

AFSCME

• Officials say state employees improve prison food service
• Erie work­ers de­serve fair rep­re­sen­ta­tion

National Labor Relations Board

• Federal board finds Palms Resort in violation of multiple labor laws
• NLRB to revisit a past ruling that said graduate students were employees
• Uber Drivers Are Not Employees But Freelancers, Federal Labor Lawyer Claims

Rail and Transportation Workers

• MTA board votes to appoint special consultant to look into LIRR overtime abuse
• FRA withdraws proposed train-crew staffing rule. For Railroad Career Professionals

SEIU

• Unions, States Confront Trump Home Care Worker Rule
• More than 20 L.A. lifeguards develop rash, respiratory problems following swim exam
• Inslee rallies with young climate activists in Las Vegas

Teamsters

• Deputies union, Wayne County reach tentative agreement
• The wrong answer for NYC’s trash industry

UNITE-HERE

• Hilton Hawaiian Village and union negotiators reach agreement on new contract

United Food and Commercial Workers

• Sanders campaign Employees ratify Marriage contract
• New West-based union takes steps toward reconciliation
• Union says first contract offer from big three grocers ‘unacceptable’

United Steelworkers

• Alcoa, Arconic aluminum workers sign off on possible strike
• Pro-Union Dems Livid that 133-Year-Old Md. Paper Mill Shuttered by Emissions Demands