The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 27, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Carpenters’ Unions, FOP, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, UAW, UNITE-HERE, and USW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Remarkable: AFL-CIO Calls #Kavanaugh A ‘Sexual Predator’ In Blast #BelieveSurvivors Email
- Union women: Kavanaugh’s sexual aggression should keep him off Supreme Court
- Around Town: Teacher unions echo far left
- Amazon Training Video: “Unions Are Lying, Cheating Rats”
AFSCME
- AFSCME funnels union dues to Mike Madigan
- UC’s largest employee union to vote on potential strike
- Monroe reaches agreement with city employees’ union
Carpenters’ Union
- Sudbury Carpenters’ receive grant for new equipment
- #CountMeIn Protests Breed Solidarity As Developers Blackball Unions
Fraternal Order of Police
- Topeka mayor suggests adding ‘citizen layer’ to evaluating police use of force
- Nashville Mayor David Briley slammed by unions in billboards
- Prosecutor files charge in police shooting of black man
- Bellevue police chief sues union president and attorney
National Labor Relations Board
- Mixed Martial Artist Hopes Her KO’d Case Gets Revived
- Tesla, Salespeople Get Court OK for $1M Work Break Settlement
- NLRB Proposes Rule Change to Restore Joint Employer Standard
- Mattress Factory Under Fire for Allegedly Downplaying Sexual Assault Allegations
Operating Engineers
- Your Illinois News Radar » Madigan reports raising $4.5 million in 16 days
- Michigan road projects resuming under temporary agreement with contractors, engineers
- Agreement Reached to Resume Work on Michigan Road Projects Following Labor Lockout
SEIU
- Union Protesters Detained and Cited by IMPD
- Airport workers anticipate Port Authority-led wage raise Thursday
- Workers at 40 Airports Will Stage Demonstrations in October
- College continues negotiations with Facilities Management employees over new contracts
Teamsters
- Port Workers Plan Strike in L.A. to Challenge Logistics Firms
- Dozens of UPS employees protest outside building to “deliver”.
- PA School Bus Driver Sues Teamsters Union and School District for Blocking him from Exercising Rights under Janus Precedent
- Teamsters Bring Relief Convoy to N. Carolina Hurricane Victims
United Auto Workers
- $1 billion tariff hit would mean $1,000 hit to Ford workers
- In Response to Union Letter to Trustees and Faculty, Quigley Letter Defends University
- Spirit Celebrates New, No-cost Health Care Benefit for Oklahoma Employees
- Elon Musk, Tesla Exec Discussed Promoting Union Advocates Rather Than ‘Work To Pull In The UAW’
UNITE-HERE
- Unite Here Local 5 opens its headquarters on King Street
- Chicago union ends strike at Ritz-Carlton, Knickerbocker hotels
- LA Hotel Union Opposes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Private West Hollywood Club
United Steelworkers
- U.S. union seeks raises, three-year contract for refinery workers
- Shell to handle contract negotiations for U.S. refinery industry
- Steel mill closed, workers compensated during flooding event
- Judge orders release of Trump, Pence emails on Carrier Corp.
