The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 9, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Mineworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO Silent as Trump Hikes China Tariffs to Protect American Workers
- Lyft driver strike gig workers to be organized by latest Movement
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Disappointed With the Closure of 3 Mile Island
AFSCME
American Federation of Teachers
- California Teachers Can’t Use Janus To Get Back Union Fees
- As teacher protests escalate, non-union educators express mixed feelings
- For more than 7,000 Alaska healthcare professionals, attacks by patients are a daily concern
Fraternal Order of Police
- FOP President: The consensus is Asheville’s the last place you want to be chief
- Baton Rouge lawmakers to add discretion to promotional process for cops
- St. Mary’s County addresses the issue of the pay disparity
National Labor Relations Board
- Uber’s Risk Is Politics
- Who’s the boss? US DOL attempts to clarify the “joint employment” rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Volkswagen Chattanooga workers file to lift the stay on a union vote
SEIU
- CMS finalizes rule to end dues skimming of in-home caregivers
- Nursing home workers across CT are ready to strike
- SEIU VP Retaliates Against Sexual Misconduct Whistleblower Filing Defamation Suit
Teamsters
- New UPS contract to pay 8,000 local workers millions of dollars in back pay
- Seattle Uber, Lyft drivers protest pay during national strike
- Teamsters Union nixes popular NYCHA workers’ deal
UNITE-HERE
- California levies record fine against hotel for permit violations
- Miami Beach considers delaying hotel housekeeper panic button law
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Sanders campaign ratifies union contract with workers
- Bernie 2020 becomes first unionized presidential campaign in history
United Mine Workers
- Mineworkers call on congress to protect failing pensions
- Retired miners rally over pensions in Washington
- Murray Energy Rule Stepped On Miners’ Rights, DC Circ. Says
