The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 12, 2019. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, IAFF, Machinists, UNITE-HERE, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- New Contract Gives CT Transit Drivers Better Restroom Access
- Jacksonville union calling on Congress to protect public transit drivers
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO President Trumpka Headlines Youngstown Roundtable
- NJ AFL-CIO backs Democrats in all but one district
- Uber and Lyft executives: We’ll raise wages if we can keep treating drivers as contractors
AFSCME
Communications Workers of America
- States’ lawsuit to block T-Mobile/Sprint deal draws cheers
- AT&T is cutting jobs even though it received a huge federal tax windfall
Fire Fighters Association
- Morgantown firefighters file lawsuit against city
- City reaches collective agreement with IAFF Local 5182
- City council officially rescinds firefighter Prop B layoffs, demotions
International Association of Machinists
- American Airlines Suit Roils Talks With TWU
- Machinists union mobilizing to defeat HASC chairman’s space launch legislation
National Labor Relations Board
- Entrepreneurial Opportunity and Control – Two Sides of the Same Coin?
- Labor Board Announces Rulemaking Agenda: Should Employers Pay Attention?
- Whistleblowers’ rights could be at risk under Trump’s new labor board
Unite-Here
- Detroit Metro Airport food workers voting on strike over low wages
- Hundreds Of Food Workers Serving Logan Flights Will Vote On Strike
- New Jersey the First to Require Panic Buttons for Hotel Cleaners
United Auto Workers
- Why Volkswagen Workers Should Be Wary of Unionizing
- True To The Left: UAW Starts Mud Slinging Before VW Vote
- GM to invest $150 mln to boost heavy-duty pickup truck production
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Stalled labor talks prompt grocery union to schedule strike vote
- NLRB Overrules Prosecutor, OKs Union Interference Deal
- Fresh Express announces contract renewal for Salinas workers
