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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 31, 2025

MTM Transit, Inc.

Case Number: 12-RC-362813 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4 Location: Stuart, FL Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time road supervisors and dispatchers employed at or out of the facility currently located in Stuart Florida. Excluded: All other employees, managers, and supervisors and guard as defined in the Act. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1577

Baltimore Gas & Electric

Case Number: 05-RC-362847 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 18 Location: Baltimore, MD Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland Unit Sought: Employees Included: All full-time and regular part-time Senior Training Specialists (Gas and Electric) and Training Specialists (Gas and Electric) employed by the Employer. IBEW Local 410 seeks anArmourGlobe self-determination election to add these employees to its existing unit of employees with the Employer employed in job classifications listed in Appendix B for the unit certified in Case No. 05-RC-189800. Employees Excluded: All other employees, guards, office clerical employees, professional employees, managerial employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 410, AFL-CIO

Uncommon Grounds

Case Number: 03-RC-362849 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 44 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time employees employed at Uncommon Grounds Saratoga Springs location. Excluded: All confidential employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the act. Rochester Regional Joint Board

ADT, LLC

Case Number: 09-RD-362843 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 36 Location: Cincinnati, OH Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio Unit Sought: Included: Technicians and stock clerks Excluded: Supervisors and guards Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (CWA) Local 4400

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Case Number: 32-RC-362871 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 7 Location: Oakland, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California Unit Sought: Included: All Full time and regular part time Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Associate, UAV Remote Pilot, UAV Remote Pilot Senior, UAV Remote Pilot Expert; Employed by the Employer in the Aviation department. Excluded: Employees already represented by a labor organization, confidential employees, office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors as defined by the act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1245

Connecticut Institute for the Blind

Case Number: 01-RC-362873 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 38 Location: Hartford, CT Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full-time, regular part-time and per diem Residential Program Technicians. Excluded: All other employees, all professional employees, all guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. Union

Sutter Valley Hospitals dba Sutter Davis Hospital

Case Number: 20-RD-362837 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 25 Location: Davis, CA Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California Unit Sought: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem Registered Nurses and Clinical Scheduling Coordinators (RN) employed by the Employer at its facility located at 2000 Sutter Place, Davis, California; excluding Care Managers, Acute (RN); Infection Preventionists, Acute (RN); all other employees. RNs employed by other employers providing outside labor to the Employer, nurse administrators, confidential employees, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act. National Nurses United

Recycled Polymer Solutions LLC

Case Number: 25-RC-362829 Date Filed: 03/31/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Anderson, IN Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time maintenance workers and maintenance technicians working for Recycled Polymer Solutions LLC at its facility located at 1301 W. 16th St., Anderson, IN 46016. Excluded: All other employees, office clerical employees, managerial employees, guards and supervisor as defined in the Act. Plumbers Pipefitters and HVACR Service Technicians Local Union 440

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Tuesday April 1, 2025

FCI Pollock officers voicing concerns over fallout from executive orders ending collective bargaining with federal labor unions

UCSF Health to Maintain Critical Services during One-Day Strike

Union sues to block Trump from ending collective bargaining for many federal workers

UNION ORGANIZING

Worker-Led Unionism in the 21st Century

MAGA and Senate bill would ban federal workers’ unions

Unions Under Attack: Civil Rights Under Threat

Amazon Spent Nearly $13 Million On Anti-Union Consultants Last Year

News & Commentary

NLRB

Split DC Circuit halts Gwynne Wilcox’s return to NLRB in boost to Trump

Federal Court of Appeals Allows President to Remove NLRB Member Wilcox for Now

How Trump’s Attacks On Agency Independence Are Boosting Elon Musk’s Anti-Worker Agenda

Update: The NLRB Has Lost Its Quorum – DC Circuit Stays District Court’s Reinstatement of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox – and a New General Counsel Has Been Nominated

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Public Workers Make Florida Work

UMN union workers rally to announce contract renegotiations

Teamsters not ‘giving up:’ Why Seattle school bus drivers may strike this week

BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE WORKERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 822

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW grew slightly in 2024 amid organizing push

UAW releases Shawn Fain's salary, membership numbers: What to know

UAW President Urges Harvard Not to ‘Cave’ to Trump Admin at IOP Forum

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Trump’s American Shipbuilding Dream is the Energy Industry’s Nightmare: Opinion

U.S. Steel and Nippon Merger: Should Investors Bet on It?

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Meatpacking plant workers worried over USDA allowing faster line speeds

Tony’s Fresh Market workers vote against unionizing

Households with striking union workers should be eligible for SNAP benefits, Fetterman says in new bill

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

UPTE-CWA 9119, AFSCME Local 3299 to strike April 1 for 3rd time in academic year

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

NCCC, IAM Reach Tentative National Agreement

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Between tariffs and state taxes, Marylanders should expect car prices to rise

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

2025 LA County ULP Strike Frequently Asked Questions

Global Unions condemn attacks on U.S. federal employees

Geisinger nurses still negotiating contract

OR health care professionals have cure for dwindling workforce

Workers Struggles: The Americas

UNITE-HERE UNION

South Philly sports complex food service workers reach deal with Aramark

Aramark workers at Philly stadiums reach tentative contract to secure raises, health care

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 28, 2025

BLUE GRASS ENERGY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

Case Number: 09-RC-362740 Date Filed: 03/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 40 Location: Nicholasville, KY Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio Unit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part time Crew Chiefs, First Class Line Technicians, Line Technicians, and Materials & Facilities Specialists employed by Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation. Excluded: All other employees, guards, office clerical employees, professional employees, managerial employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO (IBEW), Local 2100

Uncommon Grounds

Case Number: 03-RC-362766 Date Filed: 03/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 30 Location: Clifton Park, NY Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time employees employed at Uncommon Grounds Clifton Park Excluded: All confidential employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the act. Rochester Regional Joint Board

Wood County Electric Cooperative

Case Number: 16-RC-362773 Date Filed: 03/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2 Location: Quitman, TX Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas Unit Sought: Included: All regular full time and part time Dispatchers employed by the Employer. Excluded: All other employees, including office, clerical employees, professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 738

Community Medical Centers

Case Number: 32-RC-362791 Date Filed: 03/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13 Location: Stockton, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California Unit Sought: Included: All full-time, regular part-time, and on-call Registered Nurses and Lead Registered Nurses employed by Employer in and out of its Medical Centers. Excluded: All other employees, managers, and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. Service Employees International Union, Local 1021

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday March 31, 2025

Trump seeks to dismantle federal unions

Farmworker Unions on the Rise in New York, Joined by the United Farm Workers

MD unions push for bill to strengthen bargaining process

UNION ORGANIZING

Union organizing drive begins at UPMC's Maryland hospital

NLRB

NLRB Top Cop Pick Primed to Dismantle Biden-Era Legal Precedents

Appeals panel clears path for Trump firings of MSPB, NLRB leaders

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Teamsters Support Faster Labor Contracts Act

TEAMSTERS UNION OPPOSES NOMINATION OF CRYSTAL CAREY AS NLRB GENERAL COUNSEL

Local 174 Teamsters at First Student Overwhelmingly Authorize a Strike

Workers accuse Coralville Costco of union-busting

UPS will eliminate 244 union jobs when Portland site closes for automation

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW president promotes Trump tariffs, suggests auto plants be converted for war production

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Trump's US shipbuilding dream is the energy industry's nightmare: Bousso

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Could this be the way to improve life for migrant farmworkers in Canada?

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

War profiteer Boeing selected to build latest US fighter jet

BOC Aviation Orders 50 Boeing 737 MAX Jets to Support Global Airlines

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Baltimore has averted economic crisis one year after Key Bridge collapse

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Penn State faculty will get more than they bargain for with SEIU | Opinion

Supreme Court to debate if states may tax Catholic Charities and religiously affiliated groups

UNITE-HERE UNION

Op-ed: Appeal for Tufts union members to join Tuesday student-walkout

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 28, 2025

BLUE GRASS ENERGY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

Uncommon Grounds

Wood County Electric Cooperative

Community Medical Centers

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday March 29, 2025

Labor groups: Trump’s union-busting EO amounts to ‘revenge’ for suing to block workforce cuts

Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security

Carpenters union bashes Hawaiian Electric

UNION ORGANIZING

Trump Goes Nuclear on the Federal Workforce

Auto Workers file Unfair Labor Practice charges against Volkswagen

How the Fight for American Democracy Can Start with Unions

Trump Just Ripped Up Federal Workers’ Union Contracts

Tony’s workers vote overwhelmingly against joining grocery union

How this auto union leader's support for Trump's tariffs scrambled labor politics again

NLRB

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2025

Appeals panel clears path for Trump firings of MSPB, NLRB leaders

Federal Court Clears Way for Trump to Fire 2 Independent Federal Board Members

Trump Names Crystal Carey as NLRB General Counsel Nominee

Court lets Trump fire labor and worker protection board members while they fight to keep their jobs

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Proposed Rules Issued for International Union Election

TDU’s Proud Role in the Teamster Election Rules

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores The Clock Is Ticking

UPS will eliminate 244 union jobs when Portland site closes for automation

Crowley and CN set to launch North American intermodal service in May

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

With support for tariffs, UAW bureaucracy endorses Trump’s fascist plans for war on the working class

UAW Supports Trump's 25% Auto Tariffs

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Strike ends at Comfort Inn Baie-Comeau

Nippon ups proposed investment in U.S. Steel as it tries to sway Trump on deal

Cleveland-Cliffs lays off more than 1,200 workers as tariffs hit demand

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Tony’s Fresh Market Employees Reject Push To Unionize

UFCW backs reintroduction of Food Secure Strikers Act

Tony’s workers vote overwhelmingly against joining grocery union

Fighting Hunger on the Picket Line: Bold New Bill Stands with Striking Workers and Their Families

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Citing unanimous support, staff of Los Angeles Public Press form union

Local hospital pauses all operations, including ER

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

CT-based Pratt & Whitney machinists seek 'fair wages' in upcoming contract talks

Joint Statement from IAM Union and NFFE-IAM on Trump Administration’s Executive Order Unlawfully Ending Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers

Congressman Garamendi, IAM Union Join Together at Mare Island to Call for Revitalization of U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Nurses reject PeaceHealth contract

L.A. teachers union pursues big salary hike and bold ideals in opposition to Trump agenda

USC janitors rally for workers’ rights, are “prepared to strike”

UNITE-HERE UNION

San Jose transit workers reject contract, continue strike

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 27, 2025

Vestis Services LLC

Case Number: 06-RC-362654 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2 Location: Warrendale, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: Included: Route sales representatives, Route sales support, Warehouse, Dock workers Excluded: Guards, supervisors, confidential employees, and managers as defined by the Act. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union(UFCW)

Original Music Workshop, Inc., d/b/a National Sawdust

Case Number: 29-RC-362644 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 26 Location: Brooklyn, NY Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York Unit Sought: Included: All stagehands, including LDs/Programmers, A1s, A2s, and PTZ Operators. Excluded: All other employees. Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 4, IATSE

Ascend Wellness Holdings

Case Number: 14-RC-362683 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 15 Location: Barry, IL Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri Unit Sought: Included: All full-time Kitchen & Carts room Employees. Excluded: Supervisors, Managers and Part-time. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 916

Irving Oil Terminals Inc

Case Number: 01-RC-362685 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11 Location: Revere, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full and regular part time terminal operators at Revere, MA. Excluded: All other employees International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25

Real Alloy Recycling, LLC

Case Number: 10-RC-362667 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 135 Location: Morgantown, KY Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: Maintenance: Maintenance Leadman, Maintenance A, Maintenance B, Welder, millwright Fabricator, Environmental Maintenance, Electrician, Electrical Maintenance Leadman, Electrician Mobile Mechanic Leadman, Mobile Mechanic SPF: SPF Leadman SPF Maintenance SPF Equipment Operator Landfill Environmental Reverb: Leadman Reverb Furnace Operator Reverb Equipment Operator Rotary: Rotary Leadman Rotary Furnace Operator Rotary Equipment Operator Shredder: Shredder Leadman Shredder Operator Shredder Equipment Operator Shipping: Material Control Equipment Operator Material Handler Utility Operator/Sweeper Lab Technician Excluded: All Administrative,Clerical,Sales, Security and Supervisors as defined by the act General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Local Union No. 89

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Friday March 28, 2025

Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security

As Nationwide Labor Movement Grows, Adams, Casar, Fetterman Introduce Bill to Provide SNAP Benefits for Striking Workers

Minnesota employee unions threaten job actions after Walz back-to-office directive

UNION ORGANIZING

UnityPoint nurses demand health system stop trying to bust up their bid to form a union

Stewards Corner: Organizing to ‘Green’ Your Job: What Works?

Worker Wins: Real Progress for Working People

Arlington Heights Starbucks becomes 12th to unionize in the suburbs

A NYC Labor Panel: Organizing Under Trump and Uniting our Struggles

CWA Members Organize the Video Game Industry at GDC 2025

Ohio Unifi Ramp Workers Vote to Join IAM Union, Seeking Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

NLRB

Still in the Dark After Loper Bright: SCOTUS Declines to Shine a Light on NLRB Deference Post-Chevron

LEXI Voice is Coming: AI-Media Releases Groundbreaking AI Voice Translation at NAB 2025

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

How this auto union leader’s support for Trump’s tariffs scrambled labor politics again

TODAY: UNITYPOINT NURSES DEMAND EMPLOYER RECOGNIZE THEIR RIGHT TO JOIN TEAMSTERS

Teamsters Across Washington Ratify Industry-Leading Contract at APP/World Kinect

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Hailing auto tariffs, UAW reverses stance on President Trump

Why the United Auto Workers Supports Tariffs That Will Hurt Auto Workers

United Auto Workers, VW continue squabble over health care

North Texas auto workers fear the impact of Trump's proposed 25% tariffs

UAW hails Trump’s auto tariffs plan, ‘The beginning of the end of NAFTA

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

U.S. Steel board hopefuls could sell nonunion assets to fund Mon Valley investments, United Steelworkers say

Opinion |Defending Canadian and American workers amid an economic and political crisis

Union: Investor looks to sell Big River Steel

USW says Ancora aims to sell mills to fund US Steel revival

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

As Nationwide Labor Movement Grows, Adams, Casar, Fetterman Introduce Bill to Provide SNAP Benefits for Striking Workers

Grocery Store Workers Across The City Are Unionizing. Tony’s Workers Are The Latest To Organize

Could this be the way to improve life for migrant farm workers?

How Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worse

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

User research workers at Activision unionize

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

The Worker’s View: Employees at Wexner Medical Center move toward first union contract

Auto industry braces for thousands of layoffs as Trump’s 25% tariffs already slamming dollar, stock prices

CSX Inks Tentative Labor Agreement With Signalmen & Boilermakers

Auto industry braces for thousands of layoffs as Trump’s 25% tariffs already slamming dollar, stock prices

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Local ports eye potential impacts of new auto industry tariffs

NJ port terminal operator agrees to 33-year deal that includes $500M upgrades

ITS Logistics March Port Rail Ramp Index: Trucking Capacity-to-Demand Ratio Could Increase Rates for Dray and Rail Capacity

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Major job cuts, restructuring at HHS raises many questions, industry group says

Insight halts medical services

Congress, Do Your Job – No Tax Breaks for Billionaires!

Some Oakland Coliseum Workers Say They Never Received Assistance From A’s Farewell Fund

HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies

UNITE-HERE UNION

Bill Allowing 17-Year-Olds to Serve Liquor Advances, Becomes Part of Omnibus Liquor Package

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 26, 2025

FootCare by Nurses, LLC

Case Number: 01-RC-362587 Date Filed: 03/26/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 32 Location: Greenfield, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full-time, part-time, per diem registered nurses. Excluded: All titles excluded under the Act. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, AFL-CIO

Buchner Contracting, Inc.

Case Number: 13-RC-362581 Date Filed: 03/26/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 10 Location: Aurora, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time HVAC Service Technicians employed by the Employer out of its location at 2116 W. Galena Blvd. #100, Aurora, IL 60506. Excluded: All other employees, including office clerical employees, guards, managerial employees, and supervisors as defined by the Act. Pipefitter's Local 597

Pro Tec Fire Services, Inc.

Case Number: 04-RC-362619 Date Filed: 03/26/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 7 Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: INCLUDED: All captains and fire fighters employed by the Employer at its Philadelphia, PA facility. EXCLUDED: Office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act. Leonardo Professional Firefighters Local I-108 a/w International Association of Fire Fighters

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday March 27, 2025

Labor unions highlight uneven wage, job growth in SC

Clark Atlanta University introduces new training initiative dedicated to labor advocacy

Growing government workers union holds rally outside of EPA’s downtown Denver offices

Labor unions say Trump officials are defying court order to rehire probational employees

Do Unions Deliver on Their Promises?

Judge sides with VTA, orders union workers strike to end; partial service resumes Friday

UNION ORGANIZING

Globalization of production undermines unions, study finds

Berlin Transport workers strike: No to arbitration! Force the Verdi union to organize an all-out strike!

Unions Ask California To Play A More Powerful Role In Labor Disputes

Unionizing Starbucks workers’ efforts in Ohio draw baristas across the U.S. to Workers United convention in Cleveland

NLRB

Trump Appoints New NLRB GC, Subject to Senate Confirmation

National Labor Relations Board overrules Optum’s objection to Crystal Run workers’ union

Union Buster Nominated as NLRB General Counsel

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit NLRB Deference Post-Loper Bright

REI punished unionized workers in Berkeley by holding back raises, Labor Board alleges

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

TEAMSTERS UNION SLAMS GOV. PRITZKER FOR VETOING WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT

United Airlines Technicians Reject ‘Dead on Arrival’ Contract Proposal, Teamsters Say

United Airlines Technicians Reject Proposal To Outsource Work To China

UNFI workers approve new union contracts

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW praises Trump's 25% tariff on auto imports: 'Victory for autoworkers'

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls Trump’s new auto tariffs ‘a direct attack’

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Union Says Ancora Aims to Sell Mills for US Steel Revival

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Tony’s Fresh Market Workers Begin Union Voting

PRESS RELEASE: Alberta unions unveil historic “collective defense” commitment to each other

Union Members Support Trans Rights

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Another Activision Division Has Voted To Unionize

In wake of deadly DC crash, these flight attendants in Charlotte demand higher pay

VIDEO: Voice of America Journalists Hold Press Conference on Trump’s Attacks on Free Press

T-Mobile plan might result in rural outages and more price increases

'Leave Elmo alone': Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped for attack on public broadcasters

USF framework 'more likely than not' to be upheld – analyst

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Federal Judge Bars OPM, Treasury, Education From Sharing PII With DOGE

NCCC, IBB Reach Tentative National Agreement

USTR hears comments on port fee proposal

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

ILA under pressure to justify wage increase with higher productivity?

US Ports See February Cargo Surge Across Coasts

Key Bridge collapse: Dockworkers, Port of Baltimore look to the future 1 year after disaster

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Mott Community College unions demand investigation into trustee’s alleged policy violations

UNITE-HERE UNION

Original Pantry Cafe: Employees, union workers continue fighting to preserve iconic LA diner

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 25, 2025

Vestas American Wind Technology, Inc.

Case Number: 21-RC-362510 Date Filed: 03/25/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Palm Springs, CA Region Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, California Unit Sought: Employees Included: All full-time and regular part-time Wind Turbine Technician I, Wind Turbine Technician II, Wind Turbine Technician III, Lead Technician and Stock Keepers employed at Vestas American Wind Technology, Inc Palm Springs, California location Employees Excluded: Managerial employees, professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act and all other employees. Utility Workers Union of America

Hillsboro Medical Center, Tuality

Case Number: 19-RC-362555 Date Filed: 03/25/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 40 Location: Hillsboro, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time unrepresented professional and non-professional employees of Hillsboro Medical Center, Tuality. Excluded: Excluding internal medicine. Excluding all managerial employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. Oregon AFSCME Council 75, Local 97

Lancaster General Hospital

Case Number: 04-RC-362505 Date Filed: 03/25/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 34 Location: Lancaster, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: Included: All Maintenance Workers, Lead Electrician & Electricians, Lead Plumber & Plumbers, Lead HVAC & HVAC Techs, Lead Carpenter & Carpenters, Lead Mechanic & Mechanics, Lead Painter & Painters, and Energy Plant Mechanics. Excluded: All other employees, clerical, supervisors, and guards, as defined by the Act. IBEW Local Union 743

Fritz Enterprises

Case Number: 10-RC-362527 Date Filed: 03/25/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 20 Location: Birmingham, AL Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees employed by Fritz Enterprises working at the US Steel facility located at 600 Tin Mill Rd, Birmingham, AL. Excluded: All office clerical and professional employees, managerial employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied & Industrial Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC

Breaktrhu Beverage Group St. Louis

Case Number: 14-RC-362537 Date Filed: 03/25/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 119 Location: Saint Louis, MO Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri Unit Sought: Included: FT & PT Salespeople, Merchandisers, Category Managers, Key Account Managers. Excluded: Professional Employees and Supervisors. Liquor & Wine Sales Representatives Union, Local 3

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Wednesday March 26, 2025

How to Power Good Union Jobs in the Clean Energy Economy

Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn proposes prohibiting federal workers from joining unions

Unions ask California to play a more powerful role in labor disputes

Globalization of production undermines unions, study finds

An Enduring Pathway to Worker Prosperity

OPM to Labor Groups: Don’t Interfere with Layoffs

UNION ORGANIZING

One Year Later: Interactive Union Activity Map Reveals 5 Key Labor Trends

Union organizing drive begins at UPMC's Maryland hospital

University of Alaska workers launch unionization efforts

Unions Rise as America's Defiant Shield Against Trump's Authoritarianism

Labor’s Antitrust Immunity for Independent-Contractor Workers

NLRB

Trump taps EEOC's Lucas for new term, Morgan Lewis partner for NLRB general counsel

What Is Going On With DOGE and Milwaukees NLRB Office&quest; Urban Milwaukee

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

TEAMSTERS UNION OPPOSES NOMINATION OF CRYSTAL CAREY AS NLRB GENERAL COUNSEL

Teamsters Union Slams Gov. Pritzker for Vetoing Warehouse Worker Protection Act

United Airlines Technicians Reject ‘Dead on Arrival’ Contract Proposal, Teamsters Say

A Strong Contract at Continental Cafe After 9 Weeks on Strike

Major Hollywood Crew Union Takes Over In Oklahoma After “Financial Malpractice” Claims

UNFI TEAMSTERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACTS

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

SWC-UAW holds ‘informational picket’ demanding protection for international students

“NAFTA Sucks”: In New Video, UAW President Shawn Fain Calls for an End to Broken Trade Deals

Union criticizes Volkswagen over health care at Chattanooga plant

Stellantis Paying Employees Up to $72,000 to Quit

Civil rights group blocks union’s expulsion of Nassau Legal Aid attorneys

University of Alaska workers launch unionization efforts

WOAW Union likely to strike on Thursday

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

‘Trump’s tariff tantrums’: Laurentian panel digs into current trade war

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Tony's Fresh Market workers kick off union voting

Union organizing drive begins at UPMC's Maryland hospital

Colorado nurse sues Kaiser for missed overtime and holiday pay

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Railroad operator CSX reaches five-year agreement with signalmen union

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Port of Savannah sets record for containerized cargo traffic

Georgia Ports Authority experiences busiest February in recorded history

Maersk Plans $500 Million Upgrades for NY/NJ Port Terminal

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

'Job security is always on workers' minds': Akron Public Schools IT workers seek to unionize

L.A. teachers union pursues big salary hike and bold ideals in opposition to Trump agenda

Two teachers unions, parents, advocates sue over Trump dismantling of Department of Education

UNITE-HERE UNION

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED March 24, 2025

A.S.H. Electrical Services, LLC

Case Number: 16-RM-362398 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2 Location: San Angelo, TX Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas Unit Sought: Included: Employees covered under the current collective bargaining agreement- IBEW 520. Excluded: Employees in management and operations outside of the CBA. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 520

Pennsylvania Joint Board, Workers United

Case Number: 04-RC-362424 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Allentown, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: INCLUDED: Union Representatives, Business Agents, Organizers, and Lead Organizers. EXCLUDED: Supervisors as defined by the Act and other statutory exclusions. The Newspaper Guild-CWA Local 38010 a/w Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO

UGI Utilities

Case Number: 06-RC-362446 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2 Location: Williamsport, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: Included: All Storeroom Materials Management I, Materials Management II, Materials Management III, Lead Store persons and Store persons at UGI Utilities Williamsport, Northumberland, and Bloomsburg locations. Excluded: Managerial employees, professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act and all other employees. Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local 270

Starbucks Corporation

Case Number: 04-RC-362412 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 17 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors. Excluded: Store Managers, Office Clericals, Guards, Professional Employees and Supervisors under the Act. Workers United a/w SEIU

Lillibridge

Case Number: 13-RC-362409 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Downers Grove, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time skilled maintenance, engineers, chief engineer, Lead Engineers, senior mechanics tech, trainee, employees working for Lillibridge at the following locations 17850 South Kedzie Avenue, Hazel Crest, IL 2301/2315 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 3825 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 27790 Illinois 22, Lake Barrington, IL 60010 27750 Illinois 22, Lake Barrington, IL 60010 2040 Odgen, Aurora, IL 60504 1259 Rickert Drive, Naperville, IL 69540 2020 Ogden, Aurora, IL 60504 4400 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 15900 West 127th Street, Lemont, IL 60439. Excluded: Office clerical, professional employees, managers, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Union

Siemens

Case Number: 16-RC-362436 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 17 Location: Fort Worth, TX Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas Unit Sought: Included: Salaried Non-exempt Quality Testers. Excluded: All other employees, including office clericals employees, professional employees, guards, and supervisors with the meaning of the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 220

Trust for Governors Island

Case Number: 02-RC-362442 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4 Location: Manhattan, NY Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York Unit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part time Groundskeepers Excluded: All other employees including clerical, professional, guards and supervisors. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30

TSG Ski and Golf LLC

Case Number: 27-RC-362455 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 8 Location: Telluride, CO Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado Unit Sought: Included: Armour- Globe to include Ski Patrol and Snow Safety Supervisors. Excluded: Statutorily excluded employees. Communications Workers of America, Local 7781, AFL-CIO

Kinder Morgan

Case Number: 21-RC-362451 Date Filed: 03/24/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 10 Location: Imperial, CA Region Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, California Unit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part time Operators, Maintenance, and Line Riders, located at the company's Imperial California Terminal location. Excluded: Excluding all other employees including all temporary employees, professional employees, managerial employees, office clerical, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC

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