The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 14, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, and United Autoworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Service cuts won’t address agency’s debilitating labor crunch
- Durham bus drivers, aides vote against joining union
- HART and State Legislators partner on changes to protect transit employees
AFL-CIO
- Looking back at 2019 from workers’ perspective
- Ex-Council 82 president sues union for records on his firing
- CNN agrees to $76M in back pay for 300 former workers in historic settlement
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Delaware’s legislative employees seek to unionize
- Ninth Circuit rules public-sector unions not liable for fees paid prior to Janus
- Senate panel advances annual cost of living increase for state workers
Communications Workers of America
- Jeffersonville union pushes back on mass layoff
- NLRB Wants First Shot at Responding to Union Ethics Charge
Fraternal Order of Police
- Local leaders protest city of Tulsa’s contract with A&E show ‘Live PD’
- Baltimore County police detective suspended after charged with DUI and speeding
- Pittsburgh’s new $1.7 million payroll system stumbles in debut
National Labor Relations Board
- FedEx steps up efforts to prevent unionization of American workers
- Good Samaritan employees in Bethlehem plan strike amid contract fight
- National Labor Relations Board Blesses Employer Confidential Information Policy
Operating Engineers
- Mercer County looking into ways to pay off lines of credit
- Caltrans would have to help house homeless under new bill
SEIU
- Cleaners union fights for statewide $15 minimum wage
- State of State Address Builds Working Families
- SEIU Campaign Highlights Union’s Hypocrisy On Sexual Harassment
Teamsters
- Teamsters Local 320 announce strike for Wednesday morning
- 7th Circ. Upholds Teamsters’ Win Against Ex-United Worker
- East Providence school bus drivers could strike, demand better wages
United Auto Workers
- Scandal may mute UAW’s political influence
- Trucking giant Universal Logistics replaces CEO
- UAW sparring over temporary employees at assembly plant
