The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 23-25, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, IBEW, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Metro Bus Drivers In Virginia Just Voted To Allow A Strike
- Transit Union Demand to Arm Bus Drivers is Dangerous and Irresponsible
AFL-CIO
- Federal Funding Will Be Used to Implement Workforce Training Programs in Wood and Paper Products
- Sanders Proposal Would Give All Union Members The Right To Strike
- Lobbyist money flows to push legislation to end ban on hostels in NYC, and attract tourists
AFSCME
- Minnesota labor union head placed on leave
- County attorneys union could bolster wages, create grievance process
- Nevada corrections workers file for union recognition
Communications Workers of America
- AT&T workers across 9 states go on strike
- Kentucky AT&T employees join strike across nine states over ‘unfair labor practices’
- More Than 20,000 AT&T Workers Have Walked Off the Job In Nine States
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Port Angeles council OKs union contract
- More charges detail IBEW union vote-rigging that raked in millions
- Family members and former manager of local union charged with 70 – Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather
National Labor Relations Board
- Call For ‘No More Corporate Judges’ Sparks Argument Among Lawyers
- Guest Commentary: Over 3,000 Colorado Kaiser frontline workers ready to strike for quality patient care
- NLRB may change rule protecting profane speech by union activists
Operating Engineers
Service Employees International Union
- Kaiser Workers to Vote on Whether to Strike
- Sanders and SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry announce plans to revive unions
- Pennsylvania state employee files class-action lawsuit for refund of agency fees
Teamsters
- Wages and Costs of a Hollywood Invasion
- Midwest Teamsters Reject Starbucks Supplier Contract
- Tacoma grocery distribution center workers hit with layoffs amid UNFI Centralia move
United Automobile Workers
- UAW needs to face up to scandal
- VW recalls 679K cars in U.S. to fix potential rollaway problem
- UAW Counting Strike Votes As Contract Negotiations Continue
