The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 15, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, RWDSU, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and USW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Why JTA bus drivers get back behind wheel despite…
- Vineyard bus drivers continue strike into third week
- Pacific Transit switching to above-ground fuel tank
AFL-CIO
- Labor unions back strikes, boycotts targeting Amazon ‘Prime Day’
- I Went to a Socialism Conference; Here Are 6 Shocking Things I Learned
- More protests planned after 3 SPoT Coffee employees fired
AFSCME
- Union to host Democratic presidential forum at UNLV
- Second largest state employee union ratifies four-year contract with guaranteed raises every year
- Race to replace Loebsack attracts high-profile candidates
Communications Workers of America
- Twitter says Trump ‘go back’ tweet didn’t violate rules | Unions back protests targeting Amazon ‘Prime Day’
- General Electric workers reject union-backed contract
National Labor Relations Board
- LME workers lament layoff frustrations
- Second group of Beaumont Hospital nurses opposes unionization effort
- National Right to Work Foundation president says nothing surprising about suit against Teamsters
- LME executives remain tight-lipped about company’s abrupt closure as hundreds of former drivers, employees still unpaid
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- ‘Two months of hell’: Amazon workers brace for Prime Day
- People urge boycotts of Amazon during Prime Day 2019
SEIU
- Public employee union lands big wage increases in new contract
- NYSUT statement on the passing of 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa
- Kaiser Permanente union workers in Colorado prepare for strike after contract talks end
Teamsters
- Kaiser unions threaten nationwide strike
- Disgruntled Amazon Pilots Will Use Prime Day as a Pulpit for Their Concerns
- St. Louis paramedic files complaint against Teamsters Local 610 challenging union dues
United Auto Workers
- Auto workers want bigger slice of profits
- UAW Members Ratify Labor Agreement For AK Steel’s Butler Works
- Car-Plant Closings, Corruption Color Detroit Three-UAW Talks
United Steelworkers
- USW forestry strike enters third week
- Western Forest Products Welcomes Mediation with USW
- ‘We will win because we are right’: As USW leader steps down, he leaves a fight unfinished
