The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 26, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IBEW, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Is whacking bureaucrats really smart politics?
- Defense secretary didn’t ask for new union bargaining rules
AFL-CIO
- Wage board won’t have enough time to determine overtime effects
- Border Patrol Union Missing Half A Million Dollars In Massive Embezzlement Scheme
AFSCME
- Health care proposals mean higher costs for Florida retirees
- National audit cites concerns over Hawaii union spending
- State labor, maintenance and custodial workers certified for collective barganing/A>
IBEW
- Philadelphia IBEW Associate Sentenced for Fraud
- IBEW union illegally fined electrician $10,000
- PG&E union resists Bernie Sanders’ calls for public takeover
National Labor Relations Board
- Joint Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act
- New rules make it harder to challenge companies over labor-law violations
- Criticizing the Employer’s Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Policies
SEIU
- Chipotle Settles NYC Paid-Leave Suit, More Cases to Come
- 4,000 Twin Cities janitors to strike for 24 hours on Thursday evening
- Santa Clara County CEO is “very hopeful” to avert a strike Friday
Teamsters
- NLRB restores joint-employer standard in final rule
- WV Plant manager defends AHF Products contract rejected by Teamsters
- Amazon Greed At Whole Foods Is Too Expensive For So. California To Bear
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Lawsuit filed over increase in slaughter line speeds
- Labor unions flex their muscle in fight with California cannabis industry
- Smithfield Foods union treasurer sentenced for embezzlement
Unite-Here
- New Jersey can’t interfere if Atlantic City wants to restructure
- Union contract limits number of rooms to be cleaned at Stamford hotel
- Median Pay is Lower for Black Baristas across Starbucks Stores at 27 Airports
United Steelworkers
- Cooper and USW Tentatively Agree on Findlay Contract
- U.S. states charge EPA for ‘gutting’ chemical plant safety protections
- Notice flaring at ExxonMobil? Baton Rouge refinery to restore operations after fire
