The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 8, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFGE, AFSCME, Operating Engineers, SEIU, SMART-TD, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
American Federation of Government Employees
- Employees Report Threatening Anti-LGBT Harassment, Retaliation at National Science Foundation
- Gutting of two USDA research agencies is warning to all federal agencies, ex-employees say
AFSCME
- State will work with unions to protect employee rights
- Riverside County home-care workers union reach 3-year contract
National Labor Relations Board
- New rule would prohibit graduate student unions
- After Chicago strike, nurses at affiliated hospital vote for unionization
- Labor Relations Chief Corrects Record on ‘Joint Employer’ Rule
Operating Engineers
SEIU
- Workers to protest at Allied Community Services over late, missing paychecks
- Social Workers Join Sixth Day Of Strike By County Workers
- Joe Biden calls for free community college and expansion of federal student loan programs
Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
- Railroads to renew push for one-man crews in contract talks
- Class sues SMART-TD over minimum train crew issue
Teamsters
- Airgas Teamsters Begin Strikes In Four California Locations
- Teamsters need federal loans for pensions
- Teamsters Union And Allies Protest Bill Gates And Cambridge Union Society
UNITE HERE
- The ‘Golden Rule’ should be more than an ad campaign for Marriott
- Electrifying solidarity on the Boston hotel strike picket line
- More than 5,000 hotels add security devices to protect workers from sexual harassment
United Auto Workers
- UAW Strike Slows Parts Supply Chain
- Meet Nissan’s New CEO, Hopefully This One Won’t Be Accused Of Financial Misconduct
- GM, United Auto Workers negotiations take ‘a turn for the worse’
United Steelworkers
- Liberty invests $25M in EAF at Georgetown mill
- Possible strike looms as Asarco union members review ‘final’ contract offer
- Feds probe whether car makers helped fund Dennis Williams’ cabin
