The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 4, 2019. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Machinists, SEIU, Teamsters, and United Autoworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Metrobus drivers continue strike against Transdev in Lorton, Virginia
- Chronic problems with LRT system, Ottawa returns to buses
- Northern Va. Metrobus driver strike enters its second week with no immediate end in sight
American Federation of Government Employees
- AFGE to State Legislators: Federal Shutdown May Be Coming Again
- Supreme Court rules mandatory union dues are illegal for non-members
- Perks Group Welcomes City and Government Employees into National Affinity Program
AFL-CIO
- Farmworker pay fight intensifies
- Democrats Could Push Blue Collar Union Members to Vote for Trump Again in 2020
- Senate panel approves Florida Forever funding and fracking ban
Communications Workers of America
- IAPE & Dow Jones Agree To Three-Year Contract
- Singer’s AT&T Bid Is Not About Trump or Reforming CNN
- Corporate ownership of newspapers is a threat to journalism everywhere
Fraternal Order of Police
- Paddock decries flier as smear
- Distracted drivers continues to be a major concern for first responders
- Fire And Police Pension Consolidation Bill Before Illinois State Lawmakers
International Association of Machinists
- Rail union execs announce bargaining coalition’s members. For Railroad Career Professionals
- FAA faces bipartisan frustration over Boeing documents
- Pratt & Whitney to cut 60 jobs in Lansing, Holt
National Labor Relations Board
- $93.6M awarded to former Port Terminal operator for losses
- NLRB will send many unilateral-change claims to arbitration
- Reassessing the Threshold for When Otherwise Protected Activity
SEIU
- Hospital workers announce strike date after negotiations stall
- SEIU’s Fight for 15 Overlooks Its Own Scandals in Attack on McDonald’s
- ‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education
Teamsters
- Republic strike creates ripples in North Atlanta
- City Councilor Michael Flaherty Visits Union Workers at UPS
- Auto hauler Jack Cooper emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
United Auto Workers
- Mack Trucks and Labor Union Ratify Four-Year Labor Agreement
- University of California, researchers reach contract deal
- Ford to invest $400 million in Kansas City Assembly Plant following UAW negotiations
