The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from August 30-September 1, 2019. Unions included are the ALPA, AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Airline Pilots Association
- Delta Employees Getting 4% Pay Raise
- Delta’s tactics against union attract national scrutiny
- President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, has been called the most powerful labor leader in the country
AFL-CIO
- Iowans Declare September Labor Union Appreciation Month
- More than 20,000 people expected downtown for Indy LaborFest
- AFL-CIO head ‘would have a hard time supporting’ ‘Medicare-for-all’ that eliminates union plans
American Federation of Teachers
- Teacher feedback influenced McAllen ISD pay raise implementation
- La Joya ISD approves nearly $396 million budget, including big raises for teachers
- State teachers union remains strong in face of harsh climate
Communication Workers of America
- Local, regional AT&T workers go on strike
- Union reaches 5-year tentative agreement with AT&T
- Labor unions need to find a new bargaining chip
International Association of Machinists
- Regal Beloit workers returning Tuesday as closing talks begin
- Passenger frustrations rise as American Airlines struggles to keep flights on schedule
National Labor Relations Board
- Contract workers bill could begin feud
- Google Contractors Vote to Unionize Given Company’s Track Record of Crappy Treatment
- Employees push for unions at YouTube, WeWork, banks, and museums
Operating Engineers
- Labor Day recognizes the contributions of Labor to the American workforce
- Union files suit challenging provisions of Wisconsin Act 10
- AGs Say New Apprentice Rule Won’t Protect Workers
SEIU
- Airport officials change decision, award janitorial contract to incumbent
- SEIU Union Workers Protest Downtown, Demand Better Wages, Benefits And Retirement Security
- Workers at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center announce plans for three-day strike
Teamsters
- Marshfield strike continues, trash pickup further delayed
- NLRB hearing in Pasco to address Oxarc driver dispute
- Sysco Workers In Virginia Choose Teamsters Local 822
United Auto Workers
- Help Us Cover Looming Wildcat Strike at General Motors
- Raids of UAW leaders’ homes indicate widening of corruption investigation
- Feds Raid UAW Presidents’ Homes, Conference Center; Charge Ex-Union Official
United Steelworkers
- The unresolved peril facing labor in new mine deals
- Steelworkers lead annual parade in Bethlehem to mark Labor Day
- Alcoa, United Steelworkers agree to new 4-year labor agreement
