The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from March 2, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- AFGE President David Cox Resigns
- Member alleges ex-president abused her adult son for years
- Screener staffing levels fuel fears of long lines at Atlanta airport
AFL-CIO
- California’s AB 5 kills off 40-year Lake Tahoe Music Festival
- Ohio fund to aid jobless workers dangerously low
- California narrative casts a pall over East Coast efforts to elevate gig economy workers
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- AFSCME service, patient care workers ratify contracts with UC
- University of California strikers defy firings and expand strike
- DNC should not change rules to help Sanders avoid a contested convention
American Federation of Teachers
- Aggression toward teachers on the rise
- National union leader rallies Providence teachers
- Ban traumatic ‘shooter drills’ in US schools, urge teachers
Communications Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
- Argos Case Highlights NLRB Cell Phone Policy
- The NLRB Restores the “Substantial Direct and Immediate Control” Standard for Joint Employment
- Marvin Kaplan, Lauren McFerran nominated to NLRB
Service Employees International Union
- ‘Let the Bosses Clean their Toilets’
- Santa Clara County reaches last-minute deal with workers to avoid strike
- 2 Million Member Union Announces $150 Million Campaign to Defeat Trump
Teamsters
- Cannabis trade group comment riles some unions
- Maverick Gaming employees become first casino workers to unionize in Washington State
Unite-Here
- Starbucks Is Pressured to Intervene in Airport Workers Union Dispute
- Airport Starbucks Union Claims Immigrant, Transgender and Black Baristas Were Harassed
United Auto Workers
- Automakers rush to secure supply lines
- Ex-UAW Official Sentenced for Collecting $2M in Shakedowns
- Carmakers shed 80,000 jobs as technology, falling demand upend industry
