The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from December 20, 2018. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, UAW, and UMW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- 10 notable labor strikes in 2018
- Widening Income Divide Poses Questions for Nonprofit Sector
- Full Day Union Leave for Three Hour Convention
- Rift Splitting Big Labor Over Election
- AFL-CIO seeks law to pay prevailing wages at Hudson Yards
AFSCME
- Burlington, city union sign new contract
- University student leaders call for student-union solidarity
- State makes its contract offer to AFSCME employees
Communications Workers of America
- Wells Fargo sends jobs overseas after layoffs in America
- Union cites layoffs in push for legislation to protect call-center workers
- City Council to pass bill requiring city to analyze pay disparities
National Labor Relations Board
- Grinnell College must alter its course
- NLRB Union Petition Involvement
- NLRB GC Wants More Specifics On Joint Employer Proposal
- FedEx Lawsuit reaches $2 million settlement for misclassifying and underpaying drivers
SAG-AFTRA
- Stunt Performers Air Their Concerns At Meeting With SAG-AFTRA
- SAG Awards Will Not Have a Red Carpet But Rather Something…
SEIU
- State Signed Off on Full Day Union Leave for Three Hour Convention
- County agrees to pay increases in new contract with SEIU
- Facing oversight, Trump’s defense strategy is taking shape
Teamsters
- Private Equity Firm Under Fire For Putting Seattle Families At Risk
- EMT strike looms, Seattle ambulance company brings in replacement workers
- Teamsters 237 president: rescind suspension of security officers
UNITE HERE
- Marriott Hotel Strikers Set a New Industry Standard
- Union leaders agree on a contract to avert strikes at hotels
- As most states raise their minimum wages, Texas refuses to budge
United Auto Workers
- Navistar won’t sign UAW contract as Springfield workers hold out
- Unions turn up the heat on GM
- GM ties fate of Ohio plant to union talks
- Chicago Plant supplier to lay off 261 workers because of lost contract
United Mine Workers
- What Happens After the Mines Close?
- Senators’ last-minute demands may delay funding bill
- Westmoreland commissioners ratify contracts, pass budget
- Push for inclusion of miners’ priorities in end-of-year legislation
