Daily Labor Union Report for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The following is Labor Union Report’s news recap from Monday June 18, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, CWA, Machinists, Teamsters and UNITE-HERE…

AFL-CIO

• Entergy executive OK’d deceptive tactics by power plant supporters, documents show
• Business Lobbyists Want to Talk Future of Work

Collective Bargaining

• Harp under fire for giving raises to 37 city staffers
• Gerawan Farming Dispute: Workers Fight Union, California Bureaucrats in Court

Communications Workers of America

• Over 400 Washington Post employees have signed a petition asking Jeff Bezos to ‘share the wealth’

• Donald Trump Says Washington Post Strike “Would Be A Great Idea”

Machinists

• Boeing Refuses To Negotiate With Machinists In SC, Union Plans To File Charges
• Boeing won’t recognize union win at North Charleston plant as it appeals historic vote

National Labor Relations Board

• It’s a Topsy-Turvy Workplace – Right Now, Common Sense is on Top

NFL-PA

• Whitlock Calls NFL Union Head ‘Foolish Looter Burning Down His Own Neighborhood’

Teamsters

• This Standoff Could Paralyze the U.S. Economy
• Pharmaceutical Firm To Cut 105 Jobs As It Shuts Rocky Hill Site
• Opioid epidemic’s other battleground: Teamsters vs. McKesson
• Teamsters: Desperate To Prevent Employees From Exercising Free Speech, American Bottling Resorts To Harassment

UNITE-HERE

• UNITE-HERE Sides With Marriott In Keeping Wages Below Minimum
• Should Hawaii Hotels Help Their Workers Buy Homes?
• Atlantic City Casino Employees Return to Work Ahead of Resort Openings