The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 17-19, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, CWA, IBEW, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, and the United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- King County Metro launches first-ever recruitment for full-time transit operators
- Alexandria Bus Drivers Could Strike During Metro Station Shutdown If Negotiations Go South
AFL-CIO
- Why I voted against the bill to ban plastic bags
- Is the gig economy a path to prosperity or the indenture of just getting by?
- NewsGuild Election Likely to Face DOL Investigation – AFL-CIO Slashes Organizing Budget
AFSCME
- County and employees in union negotiations
- AFSCME Strikes For Fifth Time In A Year
- State Workers Violently Assaulted in Illinois Youth Centers
Communications Workers of America
- N.J. Pension Change May Skip Murphy, Go to Voters, Lawmaker Says
- University of California unions wear down workers with fifth one-day strike
- Covering a strike; sports fans speak out
IBEW
- Outkast Electrical joins ranks of IBEW Local 103
- Widower Wrongfully Denied Husband’s Pension, 9th Circ. Says
- Under indictment, Philly’s ‘Johnny Doc’ still a player in politics
National Labor Relations Board
- Judge Orders New Union Vote at Kumho Tire Plant in Georgia
- Judge punctures Local 150 union’s try to sue NLRB for moving to limit their use of inflatable rats
- A Numbers Game: Labor Board Rules on Successor Employer’s Bargaining Obligation
SEIU
- Kaiser to Stop Outsourcing Landscaping
- SEIU Official Warns Against Reporting Cases of Union Abuse
- Oregon legislature passes historic revenue, corporate tax bill to pay for education and public services
Teamsters
- Warehouse Employees Strike in Brooklyn Park
- Teamsters, Company Hit with Federal Charges for Illegally Having Minnesota Worker Fired for Refusing to Join Union
UNITE-HERE
- A year defined by Tufts Dining workers’ contract campaign
- Union protests at Waikiki hotels center around timeshare issues
- As Seattle’s new hotels roll out automation to serve guests, workers worry
United Steelworkers
- Contract Talks Between Vale and Voisey’s Bay Mine Workers Break Down
- Alcoa, USW Agree To Continue Under Prior Agreement As Negotiations On New Accord Continue
