The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 6, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFSCME, Communications Workers, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, UAW, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Metrorail safety corrections haven’t left the station
- Transit worker assaults common, union officials say
- OmniRide will operate on a full schedule; tentative deal reached with bus drivers
AFSCME
- Public service unions still strong a year after Janus
- Oregon Health and Science University Employee Trolls Union Under Fake Names
- Ohio public-sector worker appeals decision denying a refund for previously paid union fees
Communications Workers of America
- GE and its largest union reach tentative agreement
- Southeast AT&T Workers Stay on the Job After Contract Expires
- Communications Workers of America ratifies AT&T Midwest contract
International Association of Machinists
- In Everett, Sen. Murray touts new bill to union leaders
- GE’s largest union set for re-vote after new deal on contract reached
National Labor Relations Board
- Union charges Globe with unfair labor practice
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh workers to hold union vote next week
- NLRB to decide if gag clause in Pfizer’s arbitration agreements is legal
Operating Engineers
- Road worker strike continues as negotiation bears no fruit
- Strike at Rieth-Riley likely to impact several area road projects
Service Employees International Union
- Oregon and Washington Kaiser Permanente Workers Will Vote Tomorrow on Whether to Strike
- California’s new Calbright College faces questions weeks before opening
Teamsters
- Teamsters, Failing pension plans are a ‘crisis’
- Cory Booker’s Campaign Staff Unionizes With Teamsters
- Denver Chris Hinds’ staff of 3 unionizes in small victory for Teamsters
United Auto Workers
- Cadillac CT6 Future Hinges On New Agreement With UAW
- Former UAW Vice President pleads guilty to conspiracy with Fiat Chrysler execs
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Union Workers Take Action in Pasadena During Talks with Grocers
- Area grocery workers protest over unfavorable union contract talks
- NEXT Renewable Fuels agrees to ‘card-check’ with UFCW local 555
