The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 17, 2019. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, IBEW, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- AFGE President of Lewisburg Prison Guards Union Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- GAO says some Marine commands spent too much or too little on civilian employees
AFL-CIO
- Can new generation spark a comeback for unions?
- Pragmatic healthcare agenda could be a winner in 2020
- ‘Debate me!’ Ocasio-Cortez wades into Barstool Sports feud with unions
AFSCME
- Head Start employees picket for fair contract
- Alaska state employees union wants the courts to suppress its members’ First Amendment rights
- Health care plan costs weighing on Hartford public works employees
Communications Workers of America
- FCC approves T-Mobile, Sprint combination, but deal still faces lawsuit
- Union to mobilize outside Frontier HQ in Norwalk
- Los Angeles Times, newsroom union reach tentative agreement
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- FirstEnergy wins court approval for bankruptcy plan following labor agreement
- IBEW union representing Verizon workers won’t endorse LaPlaca
National Labor Relations Board
- Seven ‘Scabby the Rats’ line Public Ledger Building as unions protest
- NLRB Resoundingly Nixes Argument That Misclassification Alone Violates Law
- NLRB makes it easier for employers to change labor contracts without union permission
SAG-AFTRA
- SAG-AFTRA Weighs Action After Alleged Election “Threat”
- SAG Approves 3 Year Music Video Agreement with Major Labels
SEIU
- SEIU workers begin strike Thursday; union agrees to deal with Chicago Park District
- Kaiser Ratifies New Contract With Union Representing About 57,000 Of Its Health Care Workers
United Auto Workers
- UAW-GM deal has raises, $11K ratification bonus, better deal for temps
- Parma UAW workers stay on picket lines as they react to news of tentative agreement with GM
- UAW Reaches Contract Deal With 850 Aramark Workers at GM Plants
United Steelworkers
- Court allows bankrupt Philly refiner to award secret bonuses
- A look at the back-and-forth between Pitt, faculty union organizers
- No talks between company, union, as Asarco strike enters its third day
