The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 13, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- County Transit System looking at cutting 16 routes
- Judge re-issues ruling in favor of transit union in contract dispute
- Metro board OKs $1.4 billion contract to consolidate bus operations
AFL-CIO
- Massachusetts governor vetoes ‘Janus’ response bill
- Workers, allies lay groundwork for labor law reform fight
- This Map Shows the Highest-Paying Company in Every State
Communications Workers of America
- Advocates Blast FCC’s ‘Cruel’ Budget Cap Proposal
- PSC selects company to perform audit on Frontier after many complaints
- Unions at Work: AT&T Southeast Pact Covering 22,000 Expires
Fraternal Order of Police
- FOP says it still opposes mayor’s plan for police oversight
- After Epstein’s death, long-standing complaints about prison staffing draw new attention
- Police split over necessity of bringing registration stickers back
National Labor Relations Board
- Truman Medical Center workers allege union-busting tactics
- NLRB Proposes Rule making to Protect Employee Free Choice
- Employer’s Statements Against Unionizing Were Not Coercive
SEIU
- University workers want a fair deal
- McKenzie-Willamette hospital workers vote to support strike
- Sacramento City Council Votes to Pass Rent Control Proposal
Teamsters
- Ex-Chicago Teamster Boss Coli Pleads Guilty to Shakedowns, Tax Fraud
- Presidential Campaign Staffers Voting In Unions
- Sikorsky and Teamsters announce aircraft manufacturing pre-apprenticeship
UNITE HERE
United Steelworkers
- USW Announces New Leadership for its Legislative, Policy and Rapid Response Programs
- Take an inside look at the massive construction on FCA’s new Mack Avenue plant in Detroit
