The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 23, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, Flight Attendants, Communications Workers, Machinists, SEIU, Teamsters, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- NYC School Bus Union Votes To Authorize Strike
- Cuomo makes move for charters
- A new caucus of 48 Maryland legislators will push transit funding
American Federation of Government Employees
- Feeling the Squeeze of Executive Orders
- Union looks to set scientific integrity principles in EPA contract
- Maloney, Scott press EEOC to clarify proposed official time policy
AFL-CIO
- Kentucky’s share of union workers hits 20-year low
- Postal workers use video for “U.S. Mail Not For Sale” campaign
- Draft DOLWD regulation changes prompt opposition
Association of Flight Attendants
- Flight attendant union calls for stronger precautions against coronavirus
- Travel Restrictions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Affect Transportation
- US wants new, stricter definition for emotional support animals on planes
Communications Workers
- Union blasts AT&T Caribbean asset sale
- Unions Urge Board To Reconsider Its Decision To Overrule Purple Communications On Ethics
International Association of Machinists
- Major environmental groups opposed the new USMCA trade deal
- Workers begin strike for fairer wages at Westhampton IKEA facility
- Machinists and Spirit AeroSystems hone in on potential three-year work extension in Wichita
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Permits, Again, Employers to Restrict Use of Email
- 11 California employment law changes for 2020
- Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing
Service International Employees Union
- Union Set to Strike Against Seattle Health System
- Effort begins to raise Ohio’s minimum wage
- SEIU faces #MeToo moment in sexual harassment lawsuit
Teamsters
- Tulima Tuanaki Promoted To COO At Contract Services
- Strike authorization vote in East Providence leads to tentative contract
- Coli’s Attorney Finalizing a Deal with Federal Prosecutors Over Key Evidence in his Embezzlement Case
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Tentative agreement reached between UFCW representing union nurses and MercyOne Medical Center
- Providence Centralia Nurses Set to Vote on New Contract
