The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 27, 2019. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, Nurses’ Unions, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, UFCW, UMWA and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Democratic Party calls on Washington Metro Transit Authority to intervene against striking transit workers
- Attorney General’s arguments in defense of Eyman’s I-976 don’t hold water
American Federation of Government Employees
- Corrections officers at prison where Jeffrey Epstein was held may have ‘falsified reports‘
- Federal Correctional Officer Suicides Sound Alarms at Bureau Of Prisons
AFL-CIO
- Court ruling requires public employee union members to reaffirm membership annually
- White House in pre-Thanksgiving push to get USMCA to finish line
National Labor Relations Board
- Elon Musk and Tesla Violated US Federal Labour Law, Judge Rules
- Clauses in Cross-Hairs of NLRB – Lessons for Employers & their Employment Lawyers
- Dems. Introduce Act to Classify Grad Student Workers as Employees
Nurses’ Associations
- Nurses Strike at Shore Medical Center
- Bill proposes to prevent violence against nurses in Michigan
- Sacred Heart nurses prepare for strike as Tri-Cities nurses reach tentative agreement
Service Employees International Union
- Three S.F. supervisors arrested at SFO protest for airline workers
- DFW Airport Workers Picket for Better Pay During Thanksgiving Travel Rushr
Teachers’ Unions
- Baker signs $1.5B education bill
- School nurse substitutes in high demand in local districts
- Oops. FL Education Commissioner jokes that “nobody wants to teach in New Jersey”
United Food & Commercial Workers
- On Black Friday, Retail Workers Fight for Dignity in the Workplace
- Macy’s Black Friday strike in SF: No decision yet
United Mine Workers
United Steelworkers
- Union donates food to give strikers a Thanksgiving meal as ASARCO strike continues
- Bankrupt Philly refinery seeks millions more for executive bonuses ahead of potential sale
