The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 25, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, CWA, NEA, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Steelworkers, Teamsters, UAW, UFCW and UNITE-HERE, as well as the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka takes aim at Scott Walker
- Before midterms, workers should question Big Labor’s leadership
- With little fanfare, union-backed group spends big on Senate, congressional races
AFSCME
- Corrections officer dies after helping with inmate assault
- Airport getting enhancements and City employees to get raise
- Contract talks stall between Jackson County board, employees
- AFSCME’s latest contribution to Madigan appears to be its largest ever
Communications Workers
- 9th Circ. Hits Brakes On Purple Communications Appeal
- CUs Could Learn From Facebook Discrimination Complaint
- Verizon Outsources IT, Offers Sweetened Buyout
NLRB
- Review of NLRB Union Email Rule Suspended by Ninth Circuit
- NLRB Chairman Responds to Democrats’ Invented Ethics Concerns
- Boeing Fights ‘Micro Unit’ At NLRB: A Cheat Sheet
- Labor union: We’re no threat to Boeing’s North Charleston plant or SC economy
National Education Association
- Williamsburg now lets teachers pack heat
- Nelson and Scott ads on education subtract truth, add falsehoods
- Georgia’s Kemp proposes teacher pay raise of $5,000
- Bureaucracy a big reason teachers don’t make more
- Teacher Claims She Was Fired for Violating ‘No Zero’ Policy
Operating Engineers
- Industrial park road locked out
- Governor Snyder: No Deal In Sight To End Road Construction Lockout
- Two sides in road dispute meet with governor Tuesday
SEIU
- Midtown cleaning crews strike after building’s new owner slashes wages, benefits
- Nearly 100 UPMC workers plan Oct. 4 strike in push for union
- Lake County School Board gives raises to non-union staff
- #MeToo’s hidden activists? Working-class women
Steelworkers
- PTC Alliance, Steelworkers ratify contract
- USW submits revised contract offer to Universal Stainless
- County Council supports USW with resolution calling for fair contract
Teamsters
- Hotel workers fret over a new rival: Alexa at the front desk
- Trucking Provision Gets Wings Clipped
- Republic Airways and IBT Local 135 Announce Tentative Agreement on a New Five-Year Contract for Flight Attendants
UAW
- Did UAW presidents misspend union dues?
- Letter from the Provost 9-25-18
- Labor Voices: Sensible fuel policies can create jobs
UFCW
- California Cannabis Delivery Kerfuffle Explained
- Strike action at Four Roses distillery ends
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Powerful Partners Are Saving Lives
- UFCW President: Amazon’s Cashierless Stores ‘About Greed,’ Not Convenience
UNITE-HERE
- Whole Foods backs out of downtown hotel-office project
- Hotel Workers Fret Over a New Rival: Alexa at the Front Desk
- Hilton Palmer House Comes Down on Bakery for Sign About Chicago Hotel Workers Strike
