The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 19, 2020. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
ICYMI:
- Employment Flash – February 2020
- Teamsters Mark End Of Final Order Transition Period
- CWA tells DCCC to cut off House Democrats who voted against labor bill
AFL-CIO
- US Apprenticeship Programs Get $100 Million Boost
- Monterey Bay Central Labor Council AFL-CIO Opposes the Recall
- Kickstarter employees vote to unionize, a first in the tech industry
AFSCME
- Official Comment on Proposed Union Transparency Regulation
- AFSCME challenges DOL rule privatizing job-placement services
- The UCSC wildcat strike is a fight against an anti-worker UC system
Communications Workers of America
- More Post-Gazette Unions Claim They Had ‘Implied’ Contracts
- AT&T cuts loom over bargaining with Communications Workers
- Radio station owner files charge against union representing local hosts
Fraternal Order of Police
- City police to see higher raises in 3 year contract
- House passes bill to allow workers comp for PTSD
- New Philadelphia police commissioner meets hundreds of employees, answers questions
National Labor Relations Board
- Astros cheating scandal puts MLBPA under fire
- No NLRB Rights For Adjunct Faculty At Religious University
- NLRB memo addresses mandatory weekend overtime
SEIU
- Sanders gets heat from Nevada unions on socialized healthcare
- SEIU Union Reach Tentative Agreement; Strike Called Off
- SEIU probe reveals problems at Chipotle continue
Teamsters
- Katko seeks solution to ongoing multiemployer pension crisis
- California unions ask state’s Democrats to close out main hashish commerce group
United Auto Workers
- FCA secures minor victory in GM’s racketeering suit
- Under financial stress, College seeks to end unionized services
- Ex UAW Official Sentenced for Taking Over $1.5 Million in Bribes and Kickbacks
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Giant and UFCW Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
- Bay Area Safeway Workers To Hold Rallies, Call For Higher Wages
- Unions Elbow Into Pot Industry With State-Backed ‘Peace’ Deals