The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 17, 2019. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IAFF, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Prosecute Transit Assaulters
- New mayor focused on city budget, union negotiations
- Kelowna bus driver’s dismissal for texting behind the wheel justified: arbitrator
AFL-CIO
- Paid family leave bill tries to avoid political tug of war
- Farmworkers are likely getting new rights in New York. What it means
- Trump Job Training Plan Clouded by Funding, Labor Agency Rift
AFSCME
- Indiana AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft; Sentenced
- AFSCME members start voting on state contract
International Association of Fire Fighters
- CAL FIRE Union TV Ads Urge Hiring More Firefighters
- TTFD union, city to start new round of contract talks
National Labor Relations Board
- Feds Leaning Toward Contractor Classification for Gig Workers
- Locked out workers get first checks in $1.25M case against Twin Cities trucking company
- California Employers May Pursue Damages for Employees’ Illegal Recordings
Service Employees International Union
- Organized labor rallies as $15 minimum wage legislation stalls
- Kamala Harris rallies with McDonald’s workers striking for higher wages
- 2 Oakland unions file unfair practice charges against city
Teamsters
- Sysco-Boston Drivers Ratify Contract That Improves And Secures Jobs
- Judge to weigh fate of tax incentive investigation
UNITE-HERE
- City working with striking union to reduce noise outside Cambria hotel
- Catering workers at MSP airport authorize strike against Delta
- LA City Council Greenlights Onni Group’s High-Rise
United Auto Workers
United Food and Commercial Workers
- School Board Member Finally Has to Run, Labor Won’t Be United
- Kroger Indianapolis Associates Ratify New Contract
- Cannabis Industry Jobs in NJ Must be Unionized
