Daily Labor Union Report for Thursday, September 26, 2019

The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 25, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, IBEW, Operating Engineers, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…

Amalgamated Transit Union

• Portland demands ICE Off Greyhound buses
• Demonstrators decry Greyhound’s cooperation with ICE

AFL-CIO

• Start a New Union For Tech Workers. Please.
• Lamont offers compromise in restaurant wage fight
• Senate panel approves Trump’s pick to run Labor Department

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

• Florida near the bottom when it comes to teacher pay
• Should unions refund collected fees that were later declared unconstitutional?
• AFSCME’s Wage Calculator Highlights the Benefits of Union Membership

Communications Workers of America

• CWA Calls For FCC Time Out on T-Mobile-Sprint Vote
• Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

• Judge Trims Suit Alleging Union Threatened to Use Rat Balloon
• States, Utilities Take Sides on Carbon Emissions Regulations

National Labor Relations Board

• Right to Control and Employer Status—Is Actual Control Required?
• Before You Secretly Record Your Shady Boss, Keep These 3 Things In Mind
• NLRB Issues Proposed Rule to Clarify Status of Private University and College Students Working in Connection with Their Studies

Operating Engineers

• County Commissioner says Strike is Not Due to Wages
• Union’s strike continues against road contractor Rieth-Riley
• Case: Operating Engineers of Eastern PA and Delaware Annuity Fund vs R&M Masonry Contractors Inc

SAG-AFTRA

• The Union Strikes Back
• SAG-AFTRA Reaches a Deal With Major Labels Over Music Videos

Teamsters

• California Teamsters Support Nationwide Strike of 80,000 Kaiser Workers
• Striking Massachusetts sanitation workers provide angry welcome outside Lincoln Center for billionaire Bill Gates

United Auto Workers

• 66 Maintenance Workers Lose Jobs At Kansas City, GM Plant Due To UAW Strike
• Large Employers Focused on Quality and Variety for Open Enrollment
• Status Of Health Benefits Remains Unclear As United Auto Workers’ Strike Continues