The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 21, 2019. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, IBEW, Machinists, Operating Engineers, SAG-AFTRA, Teachers’ Unions, Unite Here, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Union Files Grievance After VA Bans Employees From Smoking at Work
- EPA station set to close; workers to be transferred to Ann Arbor pending air quality tests
AFL-CIO
- How Bernie Sanders would boost unions
- 15 presidential hopefuls woo Iowa labor
- Cory Booker calls on Democrats to abandon ‘safe bet’ choice in jab at Biden
AFSCME
- Employee Union Agree To Resume Negotiations
- Public employees should be allowed to exercise their rights
- Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments over St. Paul trash collection plan
Communications Workers of America
- CenturyLink, CWA Reach Contract Agreement for 8,000 Workers
- Black, Latina women: How to fix NY’s wage gap
IBEW
Machinists
- Indiana Regal Beloit workers striket at company HQ
- New York Lawmakers Ask Unions, American To Save Area Jobs
National Labor Relations Board
- Nevada Casino Employees Struggling to Keep Unions
- Postmates introduces ‘health care options,’ access to college courses for gig workers
- State Agency Told Disability Workers Not to Discuss Pay
Operating Engineers
SAG-AFTRA
- Matthew Modine Accused of Violating Labor Laws in Campaign
- Writers Guild Candidate Phyllis Nagy Warns of Risks to Residuals
Teachers’ Unions
- Readin’, Writin’, and Proselytizin’
- Some employee associations not on board with possible teachers’ strike
- St. Paul teachers seek mediation over $4 million health insurance flap
UNITE HERE
- Union’s Goal, 100,000 New Members By 2024
- Airline food worker says protesters tired of ‘low-poverty wages’
United Auto Workers
- Wage battle looms over contentious UAW auto talks
- CEOs Now Say Shareholder Value Is No Longer What Matters Most
- UAW Strike Votes Tallied Amid Scandal, Economic Concerns
