The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 23-25, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, FOP, Players’ Unions, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, UAW, and United Steel Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Family able to pay past Christmas help forward
- UMass Labor Center reconsiders role amid new national landscape
- Will members of the Reform Caucus be punished by Speaker Mattiello?
AFSCME
- Cal Expo cop’s lawsuit targets state worker union fees
- No change will happen with Democrats in charge
- Freedom Foundation Lawyers File Another Lawsuit Seeking Dues for Defecting Oregon Union Members
- Pritzker, AFSCME hope to resolve contract talks
Fraternal Order of Police
- Federal and state prison reforms long overdue
- Chicago officers accused in Van Dyke cover-up go on trial
- Consent decree: What’s in it for Chicago’s cops?
National Labor Relations Board
Players’ Unions
- Professional Sports Players Unions & The Broader Labor Movement
- National Lacrosse League and PLPA Reach New Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Ex-Vikings DT Floyd withdraws grievance
SEIU
- Oregon Unions Restrict Resignation
- Unions Illegally Trap Workers in Bogus ‘Window Period’ Schemes, Lawsuit Says
- Police, Educators, SEIU President, County Board Candidate Linda Sperling All Speak Out Against Cuts to Fairfax County Pensions for New Employees
Teachers’ Unions
- More teachers fear for their safety in school
- Attracting top teachers must be continual focus
- Union Sues to Ensure Educators Cannot Be Armed for Self-Defense
Teamsters
- County commission considers spending $386,260 at Lake Shawnee
- PBGC to Provide Financial Assistance to Teamsters Local 805 Multiemployer Plan
United Auto Workers
- Valley going all out to keep GM’s complex from closing
- US carmakers’ future on the line again, a decade after bailout
- Navistar credits improved ergonomics with reducing injuries
