The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 7, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IBEW, Longshoremen, SAG-AFTRA, SMART, Teamsters, and UNITE-HERE, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
AFSCME
- City Colleges teachers protest cutbacks in the adult education program
- Ohio city’s ban on hiring smokers, vapers could be ‘slippery slope,’ some fear
- Bernie Sanders Brought His 2020 Message to the AFSCME Forum
American Federation of Teachers
- Legislature passes on education funding reforms
- Sen. Smith reintroduces a bill to address teacher shortage
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Indicted Philly Union Leader Seeks to Cut Ties to Top Official
- California board votes to limit who can install energy storage
- Cost-of-living raises OK’d for 171 city workers in three unions
International Longshoremen’s Association
- NYC-Area Longshoremen Boss Arrested for Shaking Down Employer
- Charleston Democratic Socialists will host Medicare for All discussion at ILA Hall
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB’s Busy Summer Results in Key Labor Changes
- Americans would rather talk politics, religion and health over money
- Kaiser presents labor agreement with raises to 80,000 employees
SAG-AFTRA
- Citing changing priorities, NPR will eliminate some newsroom jobs
- Labor Law Violations Trigger A Do-Over For SAG-AFTRA Atlanta Local’s Elections
Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
- NJ Transit to ‘Humanize’ Conductors Who Face Commuter Wrath
- MTA, LIRR union relationship worse than ever; up next is collective bargaining
Teamsters
- Georgia politician’s trucking business makes bankruptcy filing
- Booker Presidential Campaign Staff Organizes With Iowa Teamsters
Unite Here
- These Hotel Workers Say They Shouldn’t Have to Work Multiple Jobs to Make Ends Meet
- Workers claim Hotel Georgia created ‘overly-sexualized’ environment, file human rights complaint
