The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 18, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Merkley co-sponsors clean-energy jobs bill
- Refinery maintenance and utility workers go on strike in Hammond
- House votes to double federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
American Federation of Teachers
- American Federation of Teachers Issues Statement on Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
- Potential Chicago teachers strike would come end of September at earliest
Communications Workers of America
- Union Says AT&T Reneged on Deal Made Before Time Warner Merger
- Ex-employee says Verizon Wireless tolerated racist behavior at Lancaster store
Machinists
- Unions plot next steps on Trump workforce executive orders
- Did extended tax break get Boeing to build 777X here?
National Labor Relations Board
- Employee Handbook: Lifesaver or Nightmare?
- 3 Times Justice Stevens Left An Imprint On Employment Law
- Albany Med nurses aim to picket as contract fight continues
Operating Engineers
- Major shipyard purchase has Sooke connection
- SMART chief calls for community effort to end streak of train-related deaths
SEIU
- Editorial: Union win is a taxpayer loss
- New York mourns 32BJ SEIU president
- Beaumont Health Wayne Hospital rallies for better wages, healthcare
Teamsters
- U.S. House passes federal minimum wage hike proposal; Senate unlikely to follow
- House Approval Of Minimum Wage Hike Is Long Overdue For Workers
United Auto Workers
- UAW opposes arbitration in GM legal fight
- Harvard Graduate Students Union Threatens Strike Authorization Vote
- Automakers to Initiate Talk With UAW, GPC to Buy Todd Group
UFCW
- Safeway reaches tentative deal with union for most CA workers
- Food and Health, Providence, nurses enter mediated negotiations over benefits
