The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 9, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFSCME, Communications Workers, Nurses’ Unions, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Riders don’t want to see bus workers go on strike
- Silicon Valley light rail, bus drivers reach contract deal
- MATA Bus Operators File Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- New 3-year contract has annual raises of 4% for Pottstown borough workers
- Federal workers’ union files lawsuit over use of political speech on the job
- California workers have constitutional rights — even if unions think they don’t matter
Communications Workers of America
- 20,000 AT&T workers in the South went on strike—and won
- NJ Public Worker Healthcare Costs to Decrease Next Year
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Union Election Proposal Addresses 3 Limited Issues
- NLRB Asks for Help to Overturn Some Foul-Mouthed Bad Decisions
- Property Owners May Limit Off-Duty Access By Contractors’ Employees
Nurses Association
- Univ. of Chicago Medical Center nurses authorize strike
- Medical techs unionize at St. Charles Hospital in Bend
- Medical Center Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges, After Steward Made Threat to Close the Hospital
SAG-AFTRA
- Inside Hollywood’s Push for Intimacy Coordinators
- SAG-AFTRA Executive Condemns Threat Against Gabrielle Carteris
SEIU
- Kaiser to reveal detailed financials under newly signed California bill
- Contract ratified between Stanford, SEIU Local 2007
Teamsters
- California Cartage Express drivers on strike
- Teamsters send Timberlane board warning
- Weather’s been severe, but Class Is are missing the on-time mark regardless
United Auto Workers
- Investigation ill-timed for United Auto Workers
- Why You Should Care About UAW Contracts, Which Expire This Week
- Why Trump’s plan to freeze vehicle emissions standards is futile
United Food and Commercial Workers
- The Next Wave of Labor Unrest Could Be in Grocery Stores
- UFCW Workers Close to Approving Contract With Grocery Stores
