The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 18, 2020. Unions included are the ATU, AFA, AFGE, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, IBEW, SEIU, Teamsters, and Unite-Here, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Fairfax Connector bus operators might strike again
- Over 25,000 Giant and Safeway workers may go on strike
- LIRR Brooklyn-Queens Tix Spurs Call for Cheap Rail Rides
Association of Flight Attendants
- Proposed rules could let airlines ban emotional
- Airlines grapple with increased reports of harassment
- Cramped seating is pushing air travelers to the boiling point
American Federation of Government Employees
- Trump budget would cut $27 million, 300 jobs from EEOC
- Labor Authorities Plan to Make It Easier for Feds to Cancel Union Dues
- In contract negotiations, EPA employees demand right to scientific integrity
AFL-CIO
- Labor unions are split over Medicare for All proposals
- A 622-page climate change bill aims to transform industry
- Lawmakers join labor in support for fair permitting processes
Communications Workers of America
- Don’t Call It a Trend: A Brief History of Organizing in Tech
- NY won’t appeal loss in T-Mobile-Sprint merger case
IBEW
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Memo Faults Google For Chiding Diversity Policy Critic
- Duquesne University not required to recognize labor union
- Housing Works Union Supporters Look to National Labor Relations Board
SEIU
- US hospital workers fight for higher wages
- Twin Cities health workers preparing to strike Wednesday
- Bronx Councilman Andy King facing new ethics violation charges
Teamsters
- Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in disappearance dies
- Teamster Drivers And Allies Visit Lawmakers To Push Unemployment Insurance
- As Teamsters exit government oversight, possibility looms over UAW
Unite-Here
- Raise To $11hr Not Enough for Airport Workers
- Food workers protest at kennedy Airport for higher pay
- Solidarity? Rep. Tlaib detained during protest in Detroit, others arrested
