The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from July 12-14, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, NEA, Operating Engineers, SEIU, UNITE-HERE, UFCW, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- SamTrans reaches tentative agreement with union
- As VTA Strike Continues, Focus Shifts to Advisory Board
- San Jose awarded $31.5M for ‘transit-oriented’ housing
AFL-CIO
- Delco AFL-CIO endorses mostly Dems for county offices
- Acosta’s measured approach was an uncomfortable fit in Trump administration
AFSCME
- Mark Janus Wants His Union Dues Back
- Union blasts ‘Diversity Bingo’ game used at DMPS bus drivers’ training
- Public-sector unions stay strong, 1 year after ruling in Illinois case banned mandatory fees
Communications Workers of America
- AT&T ratifies contract with CWA workers in Puerto-Rico
- Facebook Is Cracking Down on Ad Discrimination; Bias May Be Embedded in Its Own Algorithms
- How a Telephone Workers’ Strike Thirty Years Ago Aided the Fight for Single Payer
National Education Association
- Parent-led group raises awareness about bullying
- AFT sues Education Department over loan forgiveness program
- The NEA’s public support for abortion shows how unions don’t actually care about representing teachers
National Labor Relations Board
- LME closure puts US LTL shippers on alert
- 85,000 Kaiser workers talk strike in CA, 6 other states
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signs whistleblower protection bill for health care workers
Operating Engineers
- Two key companies join forces to expand service at Esquimalt graving dock
- Unions’ tentative deal with Kaleida includes pay raises
SEIU
- Kalispell Regional Healthcare Nurses Vote to Unionize
- Here’s what unions think about Medicare for All
- 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten to strike
UNITE-HERE
- Hilton Hawaiian Village workers will vote to ratify a new union
- Super PACS Spent $175K In City Council Rematch
- Casino Union Members Authorize Strike at Eldorado Resorts Property
UFCW
- Airline Food Workers At BWI Vote Unanimously To Go On Strike
- Grocery Strike of 60,000 SoCal Workers Could Be Biggest in 15 Years
United Auto Workers
- Big profits, slowing sales make for tough UAW talks
- Ford, GM talks with UAW set to begin, with local impact
- 2 Detroit firefighters injured at UAW headquarters