The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from March 15-17, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, FOP, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Mineworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Unions Must Again Fight for Immigrant Amnesty
- Amazon’s second headquarters clears blocks in Virginia funding vote
- Arlington County Board approves $23 million incentives package for Amazon
AFSCME
- 40,000 UC Workers Are About to Strike Over Race, Class, and Gender
- MetroHealth raising minimum wage to $15 an hour
- Two UC Unions Strike Next Week, UCOP Calls Strike Decision “Unfortunate”
American Federation of Teachers
- Tenn. Teachers Organize to Strike
- Democrats Move to Block Use of Federal Funds to Arm Teachers
- Teach the Bible in public schools so that students can learn to better understand the world around them
Communications Workers of America
- That’s our economy Warren is shooting at
- Case activity for PP&M Sector of the Communications Workers of America vs CWA
- Boeing Under Scrutiny As Most Countries Close Skies For MAX Jets, May Face Legal Action
The Fraternal Order of Police
- Activist launches a petition to fire Pittsburgh FOP head
- SEPTA police approve new contract with more access to body camera video
- Police supervisors entitled to overtime, but back pay denied
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Further Limits Mandatory Union Fees
- Workers at Little Big Burger Form Union, Joining Portland Fast-Food Labor Drive
- NLRB’s outsourcing of comment review could ‘taint’ joint employer rule
Teamsters
- Frontier Airlines Mechanics Ratify Contract With Teamsters Local 455
- Kansas Teamsters Argue For School Bus Driver Unemployment Insurance At Senate Hearing
United Auto Workers
- Tim Ryan responds to Trump’s tweet on UAW Local 1112 president
- Trump wants GM CEO ‘to do something quickly’ to reopen Ohio plant
- Las Vegas Casino Workers Roll the Dice and Join Detroit-based UAW
UFCW
- Despite vote to strike, King Soopers is ready to keep negotiating with its employees
- Bernie Sanders’ staffers unionize in first for presidential campaign
United Mine Workers
- Take on the Fossil Fuel Bosses
- 3 Federal Mine Safety Panel Officials Confirmed by Senate
- Labor union shares concerns about ‘outrageous’ West Virginia mining bill
