Newsletter February 22, 2025

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RWP Leadership! What's it's all about?

John Pryor, President of RWP Lead explains the mission of RWP Lead and the impact it can have on leadership in any organization. 

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  February 21, 2025

 Case Number: 02-RM-360674 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6   Location: Scarsdale, NY Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York  Unit Sought: Included: All accompanists employed at Employer's Scarsdale, NY school   Excluded: Office clerical & professional employees, guards & supervisors as defined by the Act   Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM 

 Case Number: 25-RC-360704 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: Indianapolis, IN Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: Medical Assistants, Medical Receptionists  Excluded: Office Clerical, Physicians, Psychologists International Brotherhood of Teamsters   

 Case Number: 22-RC-360715 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 9   Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Region Assigned: Region 22, Newark, New Jersey  Unit Sought: INCLUDED:   All full time and regular part-time Service Technicians, Parts  Department and Dispatch employees employed at the Employers  Lawrenceville, NJ location.  EXCLUDED:  All other employees, including office clerical, professional  employees, managers, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.. United Service Workers Union Local 455, IUJAT   

 Case Number: 31-RC-360712 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11   Location: Ontario, CA Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time pre-inspectors and arborist pre-inspectors.   Excluded: All other employees, confidential employees, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined by the act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47   

 Case Number: 13-RC-360716 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11   Location: Chicago, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors.  Excluded: Store Managers, Assistant Managers, Office Clericals, Guards, Professionals, Supervisors. Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU   

 Case Number: 32-RC-360732 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 8   Location: Lemoore Station, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included: All full time and part time Mechanics.  Excluded: All other employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 725   

 Case Number: 32-RC-360741 Date Filed: 02/21/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 3   Location: Oakland, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included: All full time and part time Maintenance Mechanics.  Excluded: All other employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Ac  East Bay Automotive Machinists Lodge No. 1546

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday February 22. 2025

Federal Judge Denies Federal Union Request to Block Layoffs

New England UFCW unions back Teamsters in Stop & Shop contract dispute

Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor

The biggest issue behind the New York prison guard strike

UNION ORGANIZING

The High-Stakes Battle to Organize Heats Up at Three of D.C.’s Hottest Restaurants

At protest against Amazon’s closing of all its Quebec facilities, unions promote nationalist boycott campaign

Trump and Musk’s War on Labor

Ohio University faculty cast ballots in union election

NLRB

Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB

‘For Workers, There’s Nowhere to Go’      

A Valentine for some NLRB watchers: Former General Counsel memoranda rescinded 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

‘We're an asset’: Teamsters picket outside Freetown warehouse ahead of threatened closures

Trump brings GOP lawmaker and Teamsters president together after 'stand your butt up' feud

Teamsters take part in 2nd picket at Stop and Shop distribution center

Alsco Teamsters Ratify Regional Agreements in the South

Teamsters strike Hertz at airports in contract fight

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

NYC Alamo Drafthouse Workers On Strike in Manhattan & Brooklyn 

TCAT workers union holds rally amid contract negotiations

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Cleveland-Cliffs will remain headquartered in Cleveland if they acquire US Steel

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Eaze Cannabis workers secure union contract after corporate turmoil, pay cuts

Amazon sends clear signal to workers: Unionize at your own risk

10,000 King Soopers strikers go back for 100 days / “They could not weaken our line.”

Dispensaries Sue to Stop Oregon’s New Pot Labor Law

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

AT&T's Copper Retirement Plan Faces Union Opposition

Polygraphs of DHS employees to include question about communication with media

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Judge Denies Mass Fed Firings TRO, Unions Push Second Suit

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far

Kern County union strikers choose March 5th as day of solidarity

Dozens protest Medicaid cuts

Massive ULP Practice Pickets Dominate the Scene at Key LA County Worksites

No privatisation of US Postal Service! APWU and NALC oppose Trump – as Internal Revenue announce 7,000 sackings

UNITE-HERE UNION

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