The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 17, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, Teamsters, UAW, and UNITE-HERE, as well as the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Trump to escalate Chinese tariffs
- Millennials United: Labor Unions Enjoy a Youthful Surge
- AFL-CIO Calls in Outside Help to Mobilize for Connecticut Election
AFSCME
- Arbitrator backs Itasca sheriff in deputy firing
- Faribault prison locked down in most recent violence at state prisons
- Nine Contra Costa County Unions Rally for Affordable Healthcare for County Employees
American Federation of Teachers
- How to Build a Better Teacher Contract
- Teachers Unions Return to West Virginia Capitol for Rally
- East Aurora teachers, support staff picket school board over contract
- Civil and Human Rights Community Opposition to Use of ESSA Funds for Weapons
Communications Workers of America
- CWA Pushes All 50 States to Investigate Sprint
- Can N.J. labor unions survive major blow from Supreme Court?
- Communications union highlights potential job losses in letter to stop Sprint, T-Mobile deal
NLRB
- Avoiding trouble while Tweeting
- NLRB’s Purple Standard Should Be Ditched, Board GC Says
- The ‘Me Too’ Movement Hits McDonald’s
- Navigating NLRB: Attacking Instability With APA Rulemaking
- Warren Sees New Conflict in NLRB Bid to Unravel Obama-Era Worker Rules
Machinists
- Union pickets outside UTC in Cheshire; says wage bump not enough
- St. Cloud Electrolux workers start IMT Program
- UTC Aerospace Workers Strike Over Pay, Health Insurance Costs
Operating Engineers
- Labor dispute halts work on several Flint-area road projects
- A Pox on Both Their Houses
- Labor Dispute Stalls Cherry Hill Construction In Dearborn
SEIU
- Santa Maria Cemetery District reaches tentative agreement with union-represented employees
- Berks County commissioner says deadline extended in negotiations with Berks Heim unions
- In Other News Today: McDonald’s Workers Announce Strike
Steelworkers
- Warren coke plant workers to vote on strike authorization
- Locked-out workers offer help in gas explosions
- Three decades ago, a different industry faced negotiators in U.S. Steel talks
- USW presents economic proposal to Cleveland-Cliffs negotiators
Teamsters
- Workers hit picket line at Austintown company
- Patterson Heavy Haul alleged to owe more than $6,000 to Teamsters trust
- Minnesota Labor Joins Together To Picket Center of American Experiment Event Celebrating Janus Decision
- Providence School Problems Are Mounting — Poor Academics, Safety Issues, and Labor Unrest
United Auto Workers
- Ex-Chrysler Executive Sentenced in UAW Training Fund Scandal
- New jail bond issues receive union support
- Chicago Ford autoworkers support hotel workers on strike
UNITE-HERE
- Chicago hotel workers continue walkout as workers throughout the US vote to strike
- Housekeepers Are Protesting Marriott’s Green Energy Initiative
- No vacancies on the picket line in Chicago
- Marriott Workers Authorize Strike in Major U.S. Destinations
