The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from March 29-31, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, FOP, IBEW, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Union leaders want drivers to skip Port Authority bus competition
- Hundreds Turn Out to Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike
- With Bullets Flying, Wounded Metro Driver Focused on Getting Passengers Away From Gunfire
AFL-CIO
- A ‘pencil neck’ in Washington and, here, the ‘toll monster’
- State Supreme Court issues stay in controversial case about state’s right-to-work law
AFSCME
- Iowa state, public unions reach labor agreements
- Lawyers Suing to End the Texas Bar Seek Court’s Protection From Paying Dues
- UC union plans to have 24,000 workers strike to protest ‘hostile work environment’
Fraternal Order of Police
- Don’t rush decision on recreational marijuana
- Jefferson County judge responds to criticism for changing warrants
- State’s Attorney open to investigation into Jussie Smollett case; FOP calls for resignation
IBEW
- Strike over in Lakeshore
- Class OK’d In Autism Care Denial Suit Against Union Plan
- Vallejo officials pull salary increases from agenda, say they need to meet with union
National Labor Relations Board
- The Pitt Grad Union Vote and Our City’s Great Labor History
- Unions’ Grievance Choices Warrant Leeway, NLRB GC Says
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital reaches agreement over labor complaints
SEIU
- Families working for Chartwells, CMU dining remain optimistic
- In Urging Faculty Not to Unionize, Marquette Cites Catholic Identity
- SEIU Local 1 Janitors Unanimously Ratify New Contract at Tri-C, Paving Way for $15 Wage
Teachers’ Unions
- What are the teachers’ unions afraid of?
- Rutgers faculty union calls for additional $15 M toward new diversity initiative
- Teachers Union Pres Blasts Compared to for Racism Comment
United Auto Workers
- Convicted Fiat Chrysler exec raises questions about former UAW boss
- GM Announces New EV Plant, Jobs, in Michigan
- UAW membership dropped by 35,000 in 2018
United Steelworkers
- Steelworkers stand in solidarity outside glass plant
- Residents wary of Superior, Wis., oil refinery rebuild
