The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from April 23, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, IAFF, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Close lobbying loophole for former legislators
- Fort Worth, Texas, schools may outsource cafeteria workers
- AFL-CIO leader Trumka faults Obama for siding with Wall Street in his last year in office
AFSCME
- Bloomington and union partner to limit “pension spiking”
- Public unions in Minnesota face legal challenge from Forest Lake school worker
Communications Workers of America
- Stevens Pass ski patrollers vote to unionize
- Lawsuit cites appalling lack of diversity in radio and TV ownership
Fraternal Order of Police
- Jacksonville employees shouldn’t campaign in uniform, City Council bill says
- Chicago police union president weighs in on brothers filing defamation suit in Smollett case
- Police union exec says officers feel frustrated when enforcement efforts could lead to disciplinary action
International Association of Fire Fighters
- Scott Routh: We need volunteer firefighters
- IAFF Expected to Endorse Biden Presidential Run
- Council Holds Special Meeting Regarding Firefighter Contract
National Labor Relations Board
- Big Labor Floods the Comments Section
- NLRB Chips Away at Employee Individual Protected Concerted Activity
- Employees of Local Fast Food ChEmployees of Local Fast Food Chain Announce Unionization & Gain Community Support
Operating Engineers
- DuPont film workers in Texas join union
- Illinios’ Collective Bargaining Freedom Act not likely to see SCOTUS challenge, attorneys say
SEIU
- California College of the Arts Staff Elect Union by Wide Margin
- SEIU Janitors at ArcelorMittal are Latest to Ratify New Union Contract With Path to $15 Wage
- Sfgh Nurses Say Staffing Shortages Puts Increased Pressure On Public Health Services
Teamsters
- Public unions in Minnesota face legal challenge from Forest Lake school worker
- Biden planning — again — to announce his candidacy
UFCW
- The Majority of America’s Favorite Grocery Chains Are (Mostly) Non-Union
- Stop & Shop union sets New Haven vote
- New labor laws an issue in deal
United Steelworkers
- Dow locks union workers out of Houston-area plant
- Harley (HOG) Stock Gains as Reduced Profits Still Beat Estimates
