The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 14-16, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, Machinists, Nurses’ Unions, SEIU, Teamsters, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- What the Fed heard when it listened to Americans about inflation
- Expanded family leave law would give more workers right to paid time off
AFSCME
- Rosamond District agrees with union representing staff
- Details of tentative agreement for AFSCME released
American Federation of Teachers
- WV MetroNews Union leaders urge members to show up at capitol Monday
- Michigan Teachers’ Unions to Hold #RedforEd Rally
Communications Workers of America
- The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media
- Manchin introduces bill to protect American call center jobs
- Bosses pocket Trump tax windfall as workers see job promises vanish
Machinists
- Judge grants American Airlines an order against 2 unions
- Court sides with American Airlines in request to end alleged illegal slowdown by unions
National Labor Relations Board
- Deflate the Rat? Labor Board Asks Court to Stop Union Protest
- Workers at Fiesta Rancho hotel-casino vote to unionize
- Hotel & Casino Employees to Unionize as Station Casinos Challenges Earlier Worker Votes
Nurses’ Unions
- Nurses reach contract agreement with Children’s Minnesota
- As Massachusetts hospitals invest millions offshore, legislators push for greater transparency
Service Employees International Union
- SEIU Local 49 Sues Over Park Avenue West’s Failure to Hire Union Janitorial Workers
- Labor union marches through Tysons in protest of commercial cleaner
- Security Guards Get High-Profile Backers, but Low Impact from 1-Day Walkout
Teamsters
- Organized labor rallies as $15 minimum wage legislation stalls
- South Jersey firm disputes labor union allegation that it lied on application for $79M tax break
United Auto Workers
- Mercy Health nurses hold meeting before voting on contract
- Workers Turn Down Bid To Unionize Tennessee Volkswagen Plant
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Employees Vote to Unionize
