The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 28, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, Machinists, RWDSU, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Mine Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Alaska AG says court ruling requires yearly union enrollment
- Harris County sets $15 minimum wage for construction contractors
AFSCME
- Missouri applies its Sunshine Law selectively
- Pennsylvania, state workers union sign 4-year contract
- Big Changes Loom for State Worker Unions in Alaska
Communications Workers of America
- Union Members Return to Work as Negotiators Strike New Deal with AT&T Southeast
- CWA President in Connecticut Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
International Association of Machinists
- NLRB regional director to press charges against Boeing in S.C.
- Striking Special Metals workers to return to negotiating table
National Labor Relations Board
- Strikes at Colleges Are at a 7-Year High as Unions Rebound
- No Healthcare Premium Increases after Union Contract Expires
- NLRB shifts precedent, allows employer to send leafleting contractors away
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Amazon kept a ‘burn book’ before dumping NYC
- Safeway employees feeling uncertainty amid change to FreshCo
SEIU
- Massive Union Campaign Kicks Off Labor Day
- Why SEIU is getting behind Healthcare Rising Arizona
- New initiative filed to codify some ACA benefits into Arizona law
Teamsters
- Key Changes In Proposed Trucker Hours-Of-Service Rules
- McLane subsidiary exempted from 30-minute rest rule
UNITE HERE
- Unions, Yale reach jobs agreement
- Atlanta airport duty free shops losing money
- City Council Passes Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance
United Auto Workers
- FBI raids UAW President Jones’ house as bribery probe explodes into view
- An uncertain trade environment complicates UAW negotiations
- UAW conducting strike authorization vote ahead of contract talks
United Mine Workers
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum gets $30,000 grant
- Coal mine lays off its last 265 workers as closure nears for Navajo Generating Station
