The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 24, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Group forms to address VTA issues
- Northern Va. Metrobus drivers go on strike; bus lines affected
- Union calls off Milwaukee County bus drivers’ strike
AFL-CIO
- Whitmer seeks to expand overtime pay threshold to 200,000 Michigan workers
- Drivers, advocates aim to hold ride-sharing industries accountable
AFSCME
- Workers rally at U of MN Campus
- MIT Library workers campaign to unionize
- University groups work to ensure employees can use sick leave for unscheduled child care
Communications Workers of America
Fraternal Order of Police
- House passes bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony
- City’s hired investigator critical of cover-up
- Chicago FOP Board Issues Vote Of No Confidence Against Supt. Johnson
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Resoundingly Nixes Argument That Misclassification Alone Violates Law
- Employees accuse Google of creating surveillance tool to monitor protests, labor disputes
- Pinnacle Foods Employee Wins NLRB Decision Affirming Right to Remove UFCW Union Opposed by Workers
Operating Engineers
- Michigan road projects delayed as strike continues
- Asarco Strike: Company halts operations at two plants
- Michigan’s roads have turned to crap. So has a strike among road builders
Service Employees International Union
- SEIU workers voting on county’s ‘last, best’ contract offer
- CPS Cancels Classes Thursday as Chicago Teachers Strike Continues
- Janitors rally for a $15 minimum wage in St. Louis ahead of contract negotiations
Teamsters
- Teamsters back Lightfoot tax on Lyft and Uber
- Trinity Transportation Workers Vote To Join Teamsters Local 243
- MV Transportation Employees Reach New Employment Agreement
United Auto Workers
- UAW Workers Are Tilting in Favor of New Contract With GM
- United Auto Workers member hit, killed outside General Motors plant in Tennessee
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Another Brooklyn UFCW Boss Sentenced for Racketeering
- Sacred Heart nurses, workers voting to strike over ‘unfair labor practices’
