The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from October 18-20, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFT, Communications Workers, Machinists, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA,and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- RTD to consider ‘significant’ service cuts due to operator shortage
- GATRA workers hold informational picket, say they’re ‘trying to avoid a strike’
American Federation of Teachers
- Chicago Teachers Strike Again
- Teachers union latest to push back over pension reform
- Betsy DeVos blasts Democrats’ ‘crazy’ plans to eliminate student loan debt
Communications Workers of America
- CWA Calls on Congress to Renew STELAR
- LA Times Reaches Tentative Union Contract, First in Paper’s 138-Year History
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Issues a Series of Employer-Friendly Decisions
- NLRB Boeing Handbook Rule Produces Encouraging Results
- Joint Employer Key Food Can’t Dodge Bargaining, NLRB Says
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
- Workers plan to strike at Vallejo Toyota on Saturday
- Valpo Bearings Plant to Close, Eliminating 160+ Jobs
- Machinist Union plans rally in support of striking members
SEIU
- County tightens protections for displaced workers
- Union members allege contract violations at Harper Mills
- Janitors begin negotiations with contractors, threaten to strike
Teamsters
- ASARCO Teamsters on strike hold press conference
- Abbotsford school support staff vote 95 per cent in favor of strike
- After flooding US with opioids, industry giants offer $50 billion settlement
United Auto Workers
- GM Strike Continues, Deepening Pain Felt by Midwest Workers
- Mack Trucks Union Workers Could Strike This Week Without A New Contract
- UAW-GM deal would dissolve training center involved in federal corruption probe
United Mine Workers
United Steelworkers
- Asarco strike creates division, uncertainty and unity
- Paper Mill Sale Falls Through, Liquidation Might Follow
- Former California refinery worker to lead USW union’s oil program
