The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from December 19, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IAFF, Operating Engineers, RWDSU, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, UAW, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Construction Workplace Deaths, Fatality Rate Down
- China Hacks EU Network, UN, AFL-CIO in Cyber Espionage Campaign
- Minimum wage increases are coming: What it means for New Yorkers
AFSCME
- Elyria workers acquire awaited raise
- University student leaders call for student-union solidarity
- The Janus decision was supposed to hurt public-employee unions. In Minnesota, their membership is up
International Association of Firefighters
- Fire association, city staff meet on IAFF report
- Why first responders aren’t getting help for their PTSD
- Pleasanton council endorses proposed contract with firefighters union
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB to wade into ongoing SEIU, Kaiser Permanente spat
- 3rd Circuit says company’s call to police over union activity was legal
- Joint Employer Proposal Falls Short, NLRB General Counsel Says
- Union Pulls Rug from Labor Board’s Review of ‘8(f)/9(a)’ Relationships
Operating Engineers
- Major Pasadena Office Tower is Sold for Undisclosed Price
- MDOT Won’t Fine Contractors Over 3-Week Road Work Stoppage
RWDSU
SEIU
- How a government shutdown could impact Maine
- Advocates and union leaders protest Amazon working conditions
- 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Union Fees Refund Appeal
Teachers’ Unions
- U.S. school safety report recommends firearms training for faculty, staff
- Class Size Has Only Minor Effect on Student Results
- School District hires in-building substitutes to meet needs
- Trump’s safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules
Teamsters
- County budget year looking bleak already
- Connecticut ride-sharing drivers urging one-day work stoppage
- UPS workers describe company reign of terror in wake of Teamsters sellout
UNITE-HERE
- The gains that ended the month-long Westin Book Cadillac strike
- Union reaches tentative agreement with 6 LA hotels, but 18 are still ready to strike
United Auto Workers
- Need grows as area job numbers dip
- Top UAW Official Sentenced in Funds Scandal
- Auto Industry Stocks Suffer from Government Activism
- CEO says turnaround is over
UFCW
- New Seasons Market announces new $15 an hour starting wage
- The $100,000 Question – How One Check Can Produce Millions for Politicians
