The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from September 20-22, 2019. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Are medium-sized contractors getting left behind?
- Former VA Union Local Official Sentenced for Embezzlement
- Chicago Students, Organizers March For Global Climate Strike
AFL-CIO
- Lower Turnover Offset Cost of Implementing San Antonio’s Paid Sick Time Rule
- Many union workers really love their health benefits. That’s a problem for Bernie Sanders.
- Kaiser Aluminum Appoints Leo Gerard To Board Of Directors
- Proposed bill would make doctors liable to patients addicted to opioids
AFSCME
- Minnesota Woman Files Lawsuit Against AFSCME Union
- Workers Win At Bargaining Table, Continue To Build Power
- Mental & behavioral health workers seek collective bargaining with state
Communications Workers of America
- Workers can’t just rely on promises from CEOs
- More Passengers Are Attacking Customer Service Agents, How To Stop The Madness
National Labor Relations Board
- After national decision, GET-UP can’t unionize but remains committed to workers’ rights
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra reaches 1-year tentative deal
- Misclassification Of Workers As Independent Contractors Not A Violation Of Federal Labor Law
SEIU
- Kaiser CEO on strike: Our members come first
- Kaiser Permanente Starts Two Days Of Bargaining To Avoid Strike
Teamsters
- More Time to Comment on Hours of Service Proposal
- Teamsters Stand In Solidarity With Amazon Workers Joining Climate Strike
United Auto Workers
- Criminal Charges Filed Against Another Former UAW Official
- Jeep workers, other unions ride out in support of UAW strikers
- United Auto Workers strike against GM poised to head into eighth day
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Sutter Antitrust Class Action Could Upend Industry Consolidation
- Local Grocery Worker Union Calls For Fred Meyer Boycott
- UFCW reaches agreements with grocery pharmacists, Stater Bros. workers
United Steelworkers
- Goodyear offering contract buyouts at US tire plant
- United Steelworkers Accepts New Four-Year Labor Contract With Alcoa
- Google upended Pittsburgh – can the city’s working class roots transform the tech industry?
