The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from March 27, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, FOP, Nurses’ Unions, RWDSU, SEIU, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- The Workplace Death Rate Is Increasing
- Bloomberg Cautions on New NAFTA Outlook
- Mexico, U.S.: AFL-CIO Proposes Mandatory USMCA Enforcement Measures
AFSCME
- AFSCME Local 3299 files Unfair Labor Practice charge against UC
- JCPS unions urge teachers to not call in sick Thursday to protest
- Rutgers employee indicted on theft of union funds
American Federation of Teachers
- Rutgers University Students Seem Unaware of Pending Faculty Strike
- Kamala Harris proposes plan to up average teacher salaries by $13,500
- Student Bill of Rights Central to New State Plan for Higher Education
Communications Workers of America
- Dem to reintroduce legislation to curb stock buybacks
- Labor unions call for more safeguards in USMCA deal to tackle outsourcing
- Labor Leader Demands Tax Code for Working People to Replace GOP Tax Scam for the Rich
Fraternal Order of Police
- Lexington Police Department Reconsiders No Tattoo Policy
- Chicago police union wants a federal investigation into Smollett case
- Cobb officers, firefighters and deputies say they’re understaffed and underpaid
National Labor Relations Board
- McDonald’s Decides to Stop Lobbying Against Minimum Wage Hikes
- After one success, union activists escalate attempts to organize quick service
- A worker’s story launches major labor law reform effort in Congress
Nurses’ Unions
- Strike StallPospuesta la huelga
- Twin Cities nurses return to bargaining table 3 years after strike
- Illinois may require more nurses to treat fewer patients
RWDSU
- No sign of a settlement as Co-op strike nears five-month mark
- Union Seeks Answers About Shoppers Food Warehouses Being Sold
SEIU
- Promised Union Jobs in Exchange to Build Tall. The Construction Happened. The Jobs Didn’t.
- Riverside County supervisors approve two-year contract with 7,200 workers
- SEIU home care and child care workers win raises, are awarded back pay
United Auto Workers
- Some GM workers set to remain through June
- DOE to Celebrate Women’s History Month Through Labor Strike Remembrance
