The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 4, 2019. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Unite-Here, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Will gig workers finally get labor protections?
- Legislation Seeks To Fight Payroll Fraud
- Michigan bills target payroll fraud, bolster AG’s crackdown
AFSCME
- Anchor Bay settles teacher, support staff contracts
- Aided by Conservative Legal Groups, State Workers Sue to Recoup Union Dues
- PA teacher’s unions still charging unconstitutional fees
Communications Workers of America
- Workers Call For Job Pledges Before Sprint Tie-Up
- T-Mobile US workers worry Sprint deal will mean job losses
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police collect supplies for responders ahead of Dorian
- Bloomington police ask for better wages, working conditions during city council meeting
- City Council Approves Employee Contracts
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB’s Lobbying Pivot A ‘Glaring Mistake,’ Union Says
- Arizona Republic staff announces plan to unionize
- NLRB: Property owners may prohibit off-duty access for Section 7 activity
SEIU
- Spend more on staff, not university presidents
- Yonkers union members demand fair contracts, full benefits
- Kaiser CEO’s memo to staff after Labor Day protests
Teachers’ Unions
- St. Paul teacher health plan agreement stops $4M penalty
- Chicago Teachers Union sets strike vote; CPS counters that fair deal is already on the table
- Andy Beshear touts plan to raise teacher pay
Unite-Here
- Union representing hotel workers says its survey shows high levels of sexual harassment from guests
- SF backs off plan to crack down on tech employee cafeterias
- After Years of Fakeouts, LA’s Historic Hotel Clark to Open in November
United Auto Workers
- Ford to Invest $550M in Louisville, KY, Plants
- More Trouble at the UAW
- United Auto Workers union picks General Motors as bargaining target
United Steelworkers
- In response to silica regulation, MSHA issues Request for Information on quartz exposure
- Steelworkers at Granite City plant stay busy, despite industry concerns elsewhere
