The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 6, 2020. Unions included are the ALPA, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, Machinists, Longshoremen, SEIU, Teamsters, Unit Here, UFCW, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Airline Pilots Association
- Airlines to Suspend All China Flights Over Coronavirus
- American Airlines drops more Hong Kong flights as virus threat spreads
AFL-CIO
- Protestors Rail Against California’s New Restrictions on Freelancers and the Gig Economy
- AB 5 is a Disaster in CA, Democrats Push National Law to Destroy Gig Economy
- Dems advance pro-union reforms with an eye toward Nov. election
Communications Workers of America
- Maximus employees say company lowballs wages with errant classifications
- Progressives Push Taxes Targeting Wealthy to Plug New York’s Budget Deficit
International Association of Machinists
- Striking LVD Strippit workers ratify new deal, end strike
- Union workers protest possible bus privatization at MBTA
Longshoremen’s Union
- Longshore union braces for bankruptcy over Portland case
- Coronavirus regulations could affect work at Ports of LA and Long Beach
National Labor Relations Board
- What Employers Should Consider When Drafting A Social Media Policy
- NLRB Reverses Course with Significant Rulings on Employee Email Use
- Agreement to Arbitrate Employment Claims Must Allow for NLRA Claims Before the NLRB
SEIU
- Ohio Ballot Board allows minimum wage issue to proceed
- Union details potential food safety threats at Chipotle
- Janitors to march, demand new deal for immigrant workers
Teamsters
- Calif. Truckers Rip Teamsters Bid To Pause AB 5 Injunction
- ‘The Irishman’ May Win an Oscar, But It Shouldn’t Win Union Members’ Hearts
Unite Here
- The Airport Workers Who Starved Themselves in the Super Bowl’s Shadow
- Hospitality unions have spent a decade fighting to protect workers
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Auto Workers
- Tesla’s stock falls 20% in a stumble from its all-time high
- Fiat Chrysler to pay $7,280 in profit-sharing to UAW members
