The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 22, 2019. Unions included are the ATU, AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Nurses’ Unions, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- New Shields Increase Safety For HART Drivers
- Tampa to end Wheelabrator operating contract 12 years early
- RTD to present ‘service reduction’ plan to board to deal with driver shortage
American Federation of Government Employees
- Federal Court Denies Government’s Appeal Seeking to Kill Hack Lawsuit
- Senate Democrats Ask EPA to Explain Why It Halted Labor Talks
AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
National Labor Relations Board
- E-filing now mandatory in NLRB cases
- Graduate students employment status
- NLRB Reaffirms Its Commonsense Approach to the Validity of Employee Rules
Nurses’ Unions
- N.Y. nurses union warns of hospital staffing shortfall
- UPW contract with hospitals is ratified
- NYSNA Outlines Federal Lawsuit Against Albany Med
SEIU
- Workers reach tentative agreement over wage increases
- City of Hope Workers in Pasadena Vote to Unionize
Teachers’ Unions
- Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages
- National Democrats Signal Support as Chicago Teachers’ Strike Stretches On
UNITE HERE
- Where Are the Workers When We Talk About the Future of Work?
- Terranea Resort, introduces new panic buttons in lead up to ballot measure
United Auto Workers
- Ashton’s former aide Jeff Pietrzyk pleads guilty to taking bribes
- Former Senior UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes
- United Auto Workers member struck, killed near Tennessee GM plant while picketing
United Steelworkers
- Worker Safety Gear Developers Move Into the Digital Age
- Steelworkers Secretary in Tennessee Indicted for Embezzlement
- Union says Western Forest Products refuses to budge from ‘unreasonable concessions’
