The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 19, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, ATU, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, Transportation Workers, UAW, and UNITE-HERE…
AFL-CIO
- Unionists elected to political office busy getting more unionists to run
- Judge voids Willoughby Hills ordinance appointing council president acting mayor in labor negotiations
Amalgamated Transit Union
- New DCTA president seeks to improve relationships with cities
- Metro Transit launches apprenticeship program in response to bus driver shortage
- Metro is looking to privatize operations and maintenance of phase 2 of the Silver Line
Machinists
- Pay, health insurance costs driving UTC aerospace strike
- United Technologies Worker Strike Enters 3rd Day
- Emerging Technology Drove Expo to New Records
Operating Engineers
- Manitowoc and CM Labs Create Immersive Crane Training Simulator
- State aims to end ‘unacceptable standoff’ over road work
- DAPC extending SPEC building loan, budget approved
SEIU
- Union embroiled in #MeToo scandal holds McDonald’s sexual-harassment walkout
- SF city employees’ union objects to new tests for bilingual pay perk
- CA law protects SEIU, AFSCME unions from Janus fee lawsuits
Steelworkers
- Trump Boasts About Steel Industry’s ‘New Life’ As More Steelworkers Vote To Strike
- Slowdown triggers layoffs at PTC Alliance
- USW says Cleveland-Cliffs offer spikes health care costs; U.S. Steel contract negotiators say time running out
Teachers’ Unions
- Teacher’s Union Asks for $5 Million Teacher Salary Raise
- State Election Cheat Sheet: Education Issues to Watch
- West Virginia Teachers Launch Rank-and-File Caucus
Teamsters
- Will UPS Teamsters Vote No?
- Cubbison workers remain on picket line
- Hundreds of employees at Sun-Maid in Kingsburg still off the job
- FMCSA Extends Comment Period on Hours of Service Reform
Transportation Workers
- Labor Union Says Lost Wages Not Taxable Under Railroad Law
- Union representing COTA drivers says driverless buses unsafe job-killers
- DOT workers from western counties head east to help with Florence recovery
UAW
- California regulators open 2 new investigations of previously fined Tesla plant
- Toledo Jeep factory a longshot to build new Ram pickup
- Local displaced workers invited to benefits presentation
UNITE HERE
- Chicago hotels seem unwilling to meet workers’ demands, as strike stretches into second week
- Disney Reaches Tentative Deal With Hotel Workers On Wage Hike
- Gearing Up For A Nationwide Strike, Hotel Workers Consult HUDS Union on Strategy
- DC groups call on City Council to crack down on short-term vacation rentals
