The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 19, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, Operating Engineers, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, Teamsters, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Lawmakers advance controversial farmworkers legislation
- Wireless carriers’ 5G legislation stalls in Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts lawmakers will consider making more low-income workers eligible for overtime pay
AFSCME
- Four alleged assaults on Independence workers draw union outcry
- Pritzker’s ‘payback’ to AFSCME another cost for state
- PA corrections officers file federal lawsuit, claiming union dues being unlawfully deducted
American Federation of Teachers
- St. Louis Teachers’ Union President Survives Recall Vote
- School workers express frustration with legislation in both chambers
- Teachers union president: WV education bill ‘a mockery’
Communications Workers of America
- More than 660 South Florida workers laid off
- AT&T cuts 1,800 jobs as fiber build-out slows
- AT&T has shed 23,000 jobs in less than two years
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Can’t Shut Down ‘Scabby’-Aided Protest
- Employers Granted Greater Discretion to Limit Union Activity on Their Premises
- Little Big Burger Workers Negotiate Mail-in Union Election at Every Oregon Store
Operating Engineers
- Fairfield U Workers Worried About ‘Substandard Health Care’
- New Jersey should support multiple offshore wind developers, says Gregory Lalevee
SAG-AFTRA
- KCRW/Santa Monica-Los Angeles Staff Votes To Unionize With SAG-AFTRA
- Of course there’s ageism in Hollywood, but for some actors it’s more nuanced than that
SEIU
- Union employees hold informational picket at Peters care home
- Contract Employees At Denver International Airport Protest, Claim Unsafe Conditions
Teamsters
- Contract spat leaves bitterness in Wayne
- UPS Seeks FMCSA Exemption From 2020 Driving Instructor Requirements
United Auto Workers
- Union Fights for Retiree Benefits in Sixth Circuit
- Nurses reject proposed contract agreement with hospital
- GM to push for more temp workers in upcoming union negotiations
