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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 19, 2025

AGL Services Company

Case Number: 10-RC-360509 Date Filed: 02/19/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 1 Location: Atlanta, GA Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: Fleet Maintenance Coordinator Excluded: All clerical, supervisors, management, guards, and all others defined by the act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #1997

Copart

Case Number: 10-RC-360534 Date Filed: 02/19/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 23 Location: Lebanon, TN Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: All full-time or part-time Inventory Specialist and Loader Operators that work at Copart Yard 63. Excluded: Managers, supervisors, and family members related to the founder of the company. Copart Collective

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday February 20, 2025

Labor union leaders, including former BIW worker, call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding to counter China

NY prison strike: National Guard deployed to prisons

‘Unions were built for big fights’

Senators ask Trump’s Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie

UNION ORGANIZING

Sizzle Pie shuts newly union location

Trump Labor Nominee Walks Back Past Support of Pro-Union Bill

Trump Labor Secretary Pick Vows to Defend Anti-Union 'Right-to-Work' Laws

NLRB

Week in Review – EEOC and NLRB Start Enacting Trump’s Executive Orders, Challenges to Federal Agencies’ Independence, and New Guidance on College Athletes

Rescission of NLRB General Counsel Memos on Non-Compete Agreements Indicates Shift in Enforcement Priorities

Murphy Presses Labor Secretary Nominee on Protecting Sensitive Data and the NLRB From Elon Musk

The NLRB Can’t Punish Employers Strongly Enough

NLRB Petitions & Charges for Wednesday, February 19, 2025

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Teamsters Condemn Stop & Shop’s Attack on Workers, Vow Action

Stop & Shop is threatening to close its Freetown warehouse. Hundreds of jobs are at stake.

Davenport Public Works union members hold rally as contract negotiations continue

Stop & Shop union threatens strike at New England stores, including its 83 in Connecticut

Workers at VISTAR Join Teamsters

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

New KyPolicy report highlights benefits of increased auto industry unionization in Kentucky

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

The United Steelworkers union demands Canadian materials for high-speed rail project amid U.S. tariff threats

New DNC chair Ken Martin tells Pittsburgh union members, ‘The Democratic Party has got to get back to its roots’

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

King Soopers workers end 11-day strike as officials return to the bargaining table

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Labor union leaders, including former BIW worker, call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding to counter China

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

US East coast dock union’s “solution” to automation in new contract: work harder!

FMC January 2025 Activity Report

Top American Ports Log Third-Busiest Year on Record

Seven supply chain shocks in seven weeks

February Freight Index Update: Key Insights on Tariffs, Port Operations, and Industry Trends

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

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

Judge won't block Musk's records access because states couldn't show 'irreparable harm'

IRS prepares to fire about 6,000 probationary employees

UNITE-HERE UNION

Original Pantry Cafe in downtown LA could shut down amid labor dispute

At the center of Rasika’s union fight: Should servers be on commission?

US hotel profits grew in 2024, despite rising labor costs

Attachie Lodge hospitality workers vote to strike

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 18, 2025

Oak View Health and Rehabilitation

Case Number: 10-RC-360419 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 60 Location: Conway, SC Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time CNAs, laundry employees, dietary employees, housekeeping employees, unit secretaries, RNAs, schedulers and maintenance employees employed by the employer at its Conway, SC facility. Excluded: All other employees, inlcuding confidential employees, 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

UG2

Case Number: 01-RD-360408 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Boston, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All Full Time and Part Time Electricians, Maintenance Technicians, and Engineers. Excluded: All other supervisory personnel. Local 3 Fireman and Oilers Service Employees International Union

LIF Industries/Unified Door & Hardware LLC/Foundation Building Materials LLC

Case Number: 29-RC-360435 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 10 Location: Port Washington, NY Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York Unit Sought: Included: Shipping & receiving, quality control, drivers, forklift operators, packers, warehouse. Excluded: Managers, guards. District Council of New York City and Vicinity of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America

Starbucks Corporation

Case Number: 10-RC-360363 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19 Location: Marietta, GA Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors. Excluded: Asst. Store Mgrs., Store Mgrs., office clericals, guards and supervisors as defined by Act. Workers United, Service Employees International Union

Sunday River

Case Number: 01-RC-360383 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 34 Location: Newry, ME Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time ski patrollers including but not limited to: line patrollers, senior line patrollers, foremen, and dispatchers Excluded: All supervisory, managerial, confidential, and guard employees under the Act United Mountain Workers, Communication Workers of America Local 7781

Republic Services of Ohio Transportation LLC

Case Number: 08-RC-360426 Date Filed: 02/18/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6 Location: Warren, OH Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Technicians and Environmental Technicians. Excluded: Office clerical, professionals, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local Union No. 377, Chauffers, Teamsters, Warehousemen, Helpers and Casino Gaming Industry a/w International Brotherhood of Teamsters

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Wednesday February 19, 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's Labor Department pick, to face questions from senators

Utah enacts controversial labor union law

UNION ORGANIZING

Unique class on corporate research for union planning and organizing looks to build worker power

The Future of Organized Labor Depends on Expanding Union Density, Not Political Spending

NLRB

Acting NLRB Counsel Rolls Back Many Biden-Era Labor Memos and Begins Process of Changing U.S. Labor Laws: What Employers Need to Know

NLRB Withdraws Unfair Labor Practices Claim Against Neogen

Trump nixes worker rights watchdog

NEA president voices concern for U.S. workers after president fires three officials on National Labor Relations Board

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Trump labor secretary nominee faces some GOP skepticism ahead of her hearing

Workers at Hard Rock Casino Join Teamsters

Over 500 Teamsters drivers strike 10 Roads Express

Teamsters Back Trump’s OSHA Nominee, But Dissent Emerges

Amazon Smokes Latest Unionization Effort at Raleigh Fulfillment Center

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

AI vies for DApp dominance; Meta outlines new VR approach

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Steelworkers union supports NDP plan for massive public infrastructure program using Canadian steel

Lyondell Houston refinery layoffs to begin in mid-April, letter shows

Blocked Nippon Deal Is Lesson on Tariffs: Workers Need a Say

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

King Soopers and UFCW Local 7 reach agreement following three-day negotiations

Colorado King Soopers employees begin return to work after 12-day strike

Employee Group at Confluence Health Wenatchee Votes to Form Bargaining Unit

UFCW Local 7 Suspends Strike at King Soopers Stores

Trump Is Already Showing How Much He Hates Labor

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Tag: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

ILA Wage Scale Committee approves new USMX-ILA Master Contract agreement

Free-Market Principles Are Key for Improving Transportation in 2025

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

UW Health nurses argue for right to formally unionize

Nurses strike at Geisinger hospitals in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

UIHC workers present contract demands to Iowa regents

Geisinger nurses strike enters day two as staff demand better pay and safer conditions

UNITE-HERE UNION

Southern NJ Central Labor Council Backs Sweeney for Governor

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Tuesday February 18, 2025

Teamsters Union threatens labor complaint against New Georgia Project

New NLRB Acting General Counsel Reverses Pro-Union Policies

Hyundai, Kia face US auto tariff shock and union pushback

UNION ORGANIZING

“We Are In This For the Long Fight”: How Workers and Unions are Reclaiming the Labor Movement

After a North Carolina Election Loss, Amazon Union Organizers Must Think Bigger, Bolder

NLRB

Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Controversial Memoranda

Anticipated Shift at National Labor Relations Board Begins With Rescission of General Counsel Memoranda (US)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

The Underestimated Alliance That Could Beat Back Trumpism

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Indianapolis Rolls-Royce workers authorize strike

Aircraft Engine Manufacturer In Indianapolis May Strike Later This Week

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

DNC chair outlines pro-worker, union focus in first memo in fight against Trump

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Negotiations to resume between King Soopers and union, strike ends Monday night

Oregon Cannabis: Are Forced Labor Peace Agreements Unconstitutional? We’re About to Find Out.

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Trump picks former adviser Brooke Rollins for Agriculture Secretary

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

United we stand: Lessons from the 2024 ILA strike

Automation vs. jobs: The battle at Savannah’s port

Move over Marco Polo, SC Ports is about to get a new record-setting ship

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Why Maine unions are suing to stop Musk and DOGE

Healthcare workers walk out: Geisinger nurses strike for better pay and safety

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Geisinger nurses begin 5-day strike

UNITE-HERE UNION

First Avenue workers ratify first union contract more than 15 months after unionizing

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday February 17, 2025

Amazon Workers in North Carolina Reject Union

Pittsburgh unions prepare for life with gutted NLRB under Trump

Pitt unions react to federal diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks

Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against joining union

UNION ORGANIZING

Triangle Amazon workers vote against unionization, but some employees allege labor law violations

NLRB

Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Non-compete Labor Policy

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Vote NO! on the sellout contract! Build the Costco Workers Rank-and-File Committee!

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

BlueOval SK CEO: We have not yet sold our first battery. A union vote would be premature | Opinion

UAW members authorize strike at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis

Volkswagen proposes wage hike and bonus in ongoing negotiations with UAW

Mobilize the working class against Trump's attack on federal workers!

Stellantis to resume work at Illinois plant in 2027 as it looks to resolve issues with UAW

No police, no dogs, no undercover agents in our factories! Build rank-and-file-committees in every plant!

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Local steel industry prepares for US tariffs

U.S., Canadian trade associations react to Trump tariffs

Trump tariff threat a Trojan horse for B.C.'s fossil fuels

Trade war with U.S. requires ‘measured response,’ and reduced interprovincial trade barriers and regulatory burdens, say business leaders

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Union says King Soopers bringing temporary staff from out-of-state as Springs union contracts expire

Governor DOGE: Ex-Fox News host plots takeover of California

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Delaware governor's vision on Port of Wilmington unclear amid board nominee spat, lawsuit

Mobilize the working class against Trump's attack on federal workers!

Greed is good — how capitalism makes the world better for us all

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

The labor issues likely to dominate discussion in Maine Legislature this year

University of Iowa Health Care union begins bargaining with Iowa Board of Regents

Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts’ largest health system, to cut 1,500 jobs

Federal workforce hit by Trump’s sweeping firings of thousands of probationary employees

How the Democratic Socialists of America enforces unsafe staffing levels in Oregon hospitals

UNITE-HERE UNION

What’s the Cost to Win an Election?

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 14, 2025

Clark University

Case Number: 01-RC-360306 Date Filed: 02/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 620 Location: Worcester, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in degree programs at and employed by Clark University, including but not limited to: Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Graduate Assistants, Fellows, Lab Assistants, Tutors, Peer Mentors, Peer Learning Assistants, Course Assistants, Learning Partners, Proctors, Training Coordinators, All Other Assistants (e.g., Stockroom Assistants, Office Assistants, Facilities Assistants, Library Assistants, Resource Library Assistants, Front Desk Assistants, Costume Assistants), Clerks (e.g., General Accounting Clerks), Ambassadors (e.g., Student, Campus, Admissions), Student Alumni Callers, Fundraising Representatives, Lifeguards, Fitness Instructors, Equipment Staff, Laundry Staff, Grounds Crew, Community Engagement and Volunteering Workers, Web Developers, IT Technicians, ITS Technicians, Systems Admin. Staff, Event Committee Planners, Food Pantry Staff, SLP Technicians, Ushers, Game Day Staff, Thrift Store Staff, and Resident Advisors (RAs). Excluded: All guards, supervisors and professional employees, as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 170

Henry Broch Foods

Case Number: 13-RC-360344 Date Filed: 02/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 24 Location: Waukegan, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois Unit Sought: Included: Warehouse employees and forklift drivers Excluded: Production, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Sanitation, Office, Clerical, Guards, Supervisors and Managers as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local Union No. 301

Tony's Fresh Market

Case Number: 13-RC-360329 Date Filed: 02/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11 Location: Itasca, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois Unit Sought: Included: All regular part-time and full-time reset employees. Excluded: All Supervisors, Managers, clerical employees and Guards as defined by the Act. Local 881, United Food and Commercial Workers

Cedar Management, Inc.

Case Number: 18-RC-360341 Date Filed: 02/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 3 Location: Fridley, MN Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time desk attendants employed by the Employer at Gallery Tower, 26 W 10th St, St. Paul, MN 55102. Excluded: All supervisors, managerial employees, confidential employees and guards as defined by the Act and all other employees not listed above. SEIU Local 26

Providence Health and Services - Oregon dba Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center; dba Providence Medical Group

Case Number: 19-RC-360349 Date Filed: 02/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13 Location: Portland, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington Unit Sought: Included: All Nurse Practitioners employed in the Neonatal ICU at St. Vincent Medical Center to be included in existing AFT Local 6552 Hospitalist bargaining unit. Excluded: Supervisors. AFT Local 6552 PNWHMA (Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association)

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday February 15, 2025

Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

Utah public unions banned from collective bargaining after Gov. Cox signs controversial bill

Utah’s anti-union bill sparks outcry as labor movement fights back

UNION ORGANIZING

Federal Workers Organize Against Billionaire Power Grab

NLRB Judge Finds Medieval Times Broke The Law Repeatedly To Defeat Union

Amazon ‘anti-union propaganda,’ employee surveillance loom over labor vote at North Carolina warehouse

Together, we soar RDU1 Union Free Website

NLRB

Trump administration rescinds NLRB memorandum viewing college athletes as employees

District Court judge denies injunction for striking Pittsburgh news production workers; strike continues for them and for journalists

IAM Union Urges Reinstatement of Illegally Fired Labor Board Member

How Trump’s Firings “Paralyze” the NLRB

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Ascend Drivers Join Teamsters Local 916

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW-Dana retirees to meet

Volkswagen proposes wage hike and bonus in ongoing negotiations with UAW

Ford UAW Workers Set to Receive Profit-Sharing Checks of Up to $10,208 in 2024

Stellantis, UAW union gets tough: “Time to make them honor the deals”

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Trump says he would not mind if Nippon Steel took minority stake in US Steel

Union Workers at Braya Renewable Fuels Voting Finalized Contract

Charleroi glass plant operators extend operation 3 months, through the end of July

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

King Soopers strike can continue — with a few limitations, Denver District Court judge rules

Striking Colorado grocery workers can’t block store entrances but may continue speech, judge rules

Government workers rally to send fightback message vs. Trump

'It’s a hardship': Public weighs in on proposal for unemployment for striking workers

Denver court partially approves King Soopers restraining order on picketers

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Alamo Drafthouse Workers Fight Layoffs With Threat of Striking: ‘This Is a Community Space’

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Fed Unions Sue Over Trump Administration’s Layoff Order

US teachers will fight Trump’s education attacks!

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Blanked voyages fail to halt sliding spot rates, and March GRIs will be resisted

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

University of Iowa Health Care union begins bargaining with Iowa Board of Regents

Health care workers with Univ. of Iowa Health Care begin negotiations for better pay, job safety

Musk's Data Access Hinges on DOGE Status as Government Agency

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000

Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread

layoffs

UNITE-HERE UNION

Labor and business leaders push for faster environmental permitting — and other labor news

Camp workers near Fort St. John vote in favour of strike

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 13, 2025

Connecticut Institute for the Blind

Case Number: 01-RC-360227 Date Filed: 02/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 40 Location: Hartford, CT Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full time, regular part time and per diem Licensed Practical Nurses. Excluded: All other employees, all professional employees, all guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. New England Healthcare Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

Case Number: 10-RM-360221 Date Filed: 02/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 147 Location: Lynchburg, VA Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia Unit Sought: Included: Machine Shop: Machinist A, Machining Specialists, Tool & Cutter Gr Spec International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

NE Beverage-Warehouse

Case Number: 01-RC-360234 Date Filed: 02/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4 Location: Warwick, RI Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part-time order pickers employees. Excluded: All other employees managers, office personnel, guards & supervisors as defined in the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 251

Country Bookshelf

Case Number: 19-RC-360269 Date Filed: 02/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 16 Location: Bozeman, MT Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington Unit Sought: Included: Booksellers, book buyers, events manager, inventory manager, shift managers. Excluded: Bookstore employees with hiring/firing power; owners. United Booksellers of Bozeman

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Friday February 14, 2025

DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees

Protecting our Members’ Jobs: IAM, NFFE-IAM Join Labor Coalition in New Lawsuit Over Illegal Gutting of Federal Workforce

What’s next for unions? ASU center investigates evolving strategies in new report

Hijacked bill in the Utah Senate may offer a compromise for unions

If Gov. Cox vetoes labor union bill, a substitute could be brought forward

King Soopers files lawsuits attacking right to strike against 10,000 workers

Expanding Union Density Must Be the Priority

What does the Catholic Church teach about labor unions and strikes?

UNION ORGANIZING

Young workers in Santa Cruz County may be poised to lead a ‘union boom’

Wells Fargo faces labor board complaint over union vote

A Labor Movement Beyond the NLRA?

IBEW utility workers for National Grid are set to strike.

Chicago alders discuss the importance of labor movement work with students

NLRB

Ranking Members Connolly, Scott, and Raskin Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

Breaking: NLRB Drops Opposition To SpaceX's Constitutionality Arguments

Trump’s Illegal Attack On the NLRB Is Already Hurting Workers

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

AMAZON TEAMSTERS WIN LANDMARK VICTORY OVER COMPANY'S RETALIATORY ATTENDANCE POLICY

The Teamsters and Trump’s Tariff Wars: Where’s the Solidarity?

Swan Island UPS hub set to close July 1st as industry wide closures and layoffs continue

Jack Cooper shutting its doors in wake of losing Ford, GM contracts

NEW HAMPSHIRE TEAMSTERS CELEBRATE HOUSE VOTE AGAINST "RIGHT TO WORK" BILL

Oregon marijuana businesses challenge voter-approved pro-labor law

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW Members at Rolls-Royce Vote to Authorize Strike

Why is the UAW rushing to unionize? BlueOval SK is still hiring hundreds of people | Opinion

Shawn Fain: UAW members will fight hard to protect their jobs

Harvard Offers Just Cause Protections to Unionized Undergraduate Workers

Unionizing the “Cultural Apparatus”

The Teamsters and Trump’s Tariff Wars: Where’s the Solidarity?

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Charleroi glass plant's closing pushed back, workers relieved but confused

International Paper to close 4 facilities, affecting 674 employees

A Fork in the Road

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

King Soopers, UFCW Local 7 talks on hold as judge considers restraining order

King Soopers files lawsuits attacking right to strike against 10,000 workers

‘Stand With Grocery Workers Who Are Overworked, Understaffed and Underpaid’

Report: Most hemp products in California contaminated, unlawfully potent

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Unions slam Bobby Kotick's claims that Activision Blizzard harassment reports were "fake"

Lawsuit tracker: New resistance battling Trump's second term through onslaught of lawsuits taking aim at EOs

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Stacey Abrams-founded voter activist group hit with mass layoffs after record-breaking ethics fine

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

ILA Sets Date for Members to Vote on New Contract

How Canadian ports can modernize to keep up with global counterparts

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far

Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees

Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing arguments to allow UW Health employees to collectively bargain

LAUSD Accused of Mishandling $77 Million in Arts Education Funds

UNITE-HERE UNION

Hospitality workers at natural gas work camp vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

Kobes Creek Lodge hospitality workers vote in favour of strike action

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 12, 2025

Entergy

Case Number: 15-RC-360159 Date Filed: 02/12/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 28 Location: Jackson, MS Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana Unit Sought: Existing Unit: Journeyman Lineman, Senior Lineman, Lineman Apprentice 4th Year, Lineman Apprentice 3rd Year, Lineman Apprentice 2nd Year, Lineman Apprentice 1st Year, Crane Operator, Senior Cable Splicer, Journeyman Cable Splicer, Cable Splicer Apprentice 4th Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 3rd Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 2nd Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 1st Year, Head Tree Trimmer, Tree Trimmer, T&E Mechanic, T&E Apprentice, Sr. Substation Technician, Substation Technician, Substation Apprentice 4th Year, Substation Apprentice 3rd Year, Substation Apprentice 2nd Year, Substation Apprentice 1st Year, Relay Technician, Relay Apprentice 4th Year, Relay Apprentice 3rd Year, Relay Apprentice 2nd Year, Relay Apprentice 1st Year, System Relay Technician, System Dispatcher, Substation Operator A, Assistant System Dispatcher, Sr. Telecommunication Technician, Telecommunication Technician, Telecommunication Apprentice, System Meterman, Electric Meterman, Apprentice Electric Meterman, Meterman Apprentice, Polyphase Meter Installer-Jackson, Appr. Poly. Meter Installer-Jackson, Utilityman, Unit Leader Upgrade, Unit Leader Upgrade, Serviceman, Shift Serviceman, Appr. Serviceman-Outside Jackson, Customer Service Dispatcher, Service Dispatcher-Greenville, Distribution Dispatcher-Jackson, Assistant Distribution Dispatcher, Carpenter-Painter, Helper, Laborer, Laborer-Mayes St Warehouse, Bus Operator-Jackson, Distribution Operator, Special Meter Reader-Jackson, Meter Reader, Storekeeper, Electric Locator, "Electric Locator Apprentice 2nd Year", Electric Locator Apprentice 1st Year, Storekeeper, Electric Locator, "Sr. Telecommunication Technician", Telecommunication Technician Employees Included: Clerks Employees Excluded: All clerical, supervisors, management, guards, and all others defined by the act. Resulting Unit: Journeyman Lineman, Senior Lineman, Lineman Apprentice 4th Year, Lineman Apprentice 3rd Year, Lineman Apprentice 2nd Year, Lineman Apprentice 1st Year, Crane Operator, Senior Cable Splicer, Journeyman Cable Splicer, Cable Splicer Apprentice 4th Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 3rd Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 2nd Year, Cable Splicer Apprentice 1st Year, Head Tree Trimmer, Tree Trimmer, T&E Mechanic, T&E Apprentice, Sr. Substation Technician, Substation Technician, Substation Apprentice 4th Year, Substation Apprentice 3rd Year, Substation Apprentice 2nd Year, Substation Apprentice 1st Year, Relay Technician, Relay Apprentice 4th Year, Relay Apprentice 3rd Year, Relay Apprentice 2nd Year, Relay Apprentice 1st Year, System Relay Technician, System Dispatcher, Substation Operator A, Assistant System Dispatcher, Sr. Telecommunication Technician, Telecommunication Technician, Telecommunication Apprentice, System Meterman, Electric Meterman, Apprentice Electric Meterman, Meterman Apprentice, Polyphase Meter Installer-Jackson, Appr. Poly. Meter Installer-Jackson, Utilityman, Unit Leader Upgrade, Unit Leader Upgrade, Serviceman, Shift Serviceman, Appr. Serviceman-Outside Jackson, Customer Service Dispatcher, Service Dispatcher-Greenville, Distribution Dispatcher-Jackson, Assistant Distribution Dispatcher, Carpenter-Painter, Helper, Laborer, Laborer-Mayes St Warehouse, Bus Operator-Jackson, Distribution Operator, Special Meter Reader-Jackson, Meter Reader, Storekeeper, Electric Locator, "Electric Locator Apprentice 2nd Year", Electric Locator Apprentice 1st Year, Storekeeper, Electric Locator, "Sr. Telecommunication Technician", Telecommunication Technician, Clerk International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #605

Highlander Charter School

Case Number: 01-RC-360152 Date Filed: 02/12/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 5 Location: Providence, RI Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts Unit Sought: Included: student support specialists, secretary, nurse, technology support, and maintenance employees employed by the Employer at its Providence, RI pre-K through grade 6 facility. Excluded: All office clerical employees, confidential employees, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act. The petitioner is seeking an Armour-Globe election to add these employees to the existing unit represented by the Union. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 2323

Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, LLC

Case Number: 04-RC-360151 Date Filed: 02/12/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4 Location: Middletown, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time non-exempt Electronic Technicians employed on the contract for AFSOC ACTS at Harrisburg, ANG PA Excluded: All other employees and usual exclusions: office clerical, professional, managerial, guards and supervisors as defined in the act. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 98 a/w International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO

Empanola

Case Number: 15-RC-360182 Date Filed: 02/12/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 7 Location: New Orleans, LA Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana Unit Sought: Included: Cashiers, Team Leaders Excluded: Management, supervisor personnel International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 270

Raley's

Case Number: 32-RC-360184 Date Filed: 02/12/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 46 Location: Elko, NV Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time employees of the employer employed at 2505 Mountain City Hwy, Elko, NV Excluded: Store team leader, assistant store leader and operations team leader, supervisors and guards United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 711

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday February 13, 2025

Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with buyouts

Student Labor Alliance grows in membership, expands pro-union initiatives

Organized labor’s complicated history with civil rights

Judge rules against labor unions, in favor of Trump in federal buyout case

UNION ORGANIZING

Triad mourns pastor, labor organizer, and civil rights legend Nelson Johnson

North Carolina Amazon Workers Vote on Fate of Unionization

Chicago History Museum workers want to join an arts industry unionization wave

Oregon politician nominated to Trump administration will test Republican support for unions

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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

ILLINOIS TEAMSTERS BACK UNITED WE MOVE LEGISLATION TO FIX STATE TRANSIT SYSTEMS

Teamsters 911 and 986 Announce Merger

Jack Cooper Transport to layoff over 100 people from Kansas City, Kansas location

Stop and Shop Freetown distribution center union, company spar over healthcare

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Louisville Ford workers brace for potential Trump tariff fallout

How Migrant Workers Are Organizing Against Trumpism

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

U.S. Steel praises Trump tariffs as fate of industrial icon remains in limbo

Goodyear confirms 850 job losses at Danville, USA tyre factory

Trump's tariffs lift US metals prices but underscore production struggles

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Ceremony employees seek unionization over wages, benefits, working conditions

King Soopers sues union; county to sell North Broadway complex

Union: King Soopers lawsuit ‘attempts to silence its own workers’ voices’

No to Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor

Kerr-McGee earns $4M cash in reaching drilling milestones with Firestone

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

CWA union says Bobby Kotick's "fake lawsuit" claims are false, unsurprising, and "insulting to the Activision workers who spoke out"

JPMorgan CEO Dimon derides in-office work pushback, demands efficiency

Wells Fargo Accused by US of Preventing Fair Union Election

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum Would Be a Gut Punch to Workers

Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans ‘large-scale’ government layoffs

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

ILA to vote on contract Feb. 25

With contract vote looming on the east coast, Trump’s tariffs would place a heavy burden on dockworkers

Rail customers show frustration with H2’24 performance in new Journal survey

Maersk skips call at Rotterdam as labour issues bring delay

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

State Supreme Court considers whether UW Health must follow state’s labor rights law

UW nurses ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to recognize union rights

WisEye Morning Minute: SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin v. WERC

ATF Coalition Letter Opposing Extension of Trump Tax Scam

UNITE-HERE UNION

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED February 11, 2025

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Case Number: 03-RC-360091 Date Filed: 02/11/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 65 Location: Brattleboro, VT Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York Unit Sought: Unit Description: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem employees listed below employed by the Employer located at: ? 17 Belmont Avenue,, Brattleboro, VT 05301 ? 19 Belmont Avenue, Brattleboro, VT 05301 ? 21 Belmont Avenue, Brattleboro, VT 05301 ? 63 Belmont Avenue, Brattleboro, VT 05301 ? 580 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 ? 79 Main Street, Putney, VT 05346 Certified Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant, Patient Services Representative. Excluded: All physicians, registered nurses, professional employees, technical employees, skilled maintenance employees, business office clerical employees, confidential employees, managers, guards, supervisors as defined in the Act, and all other employees Brattleboro Healthcare United, AFT-VT, AFT, AFL-CIO

United Insurance Company of America

Case Number: 16-RM-360104 Date Filed: 02/11/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 18 Location: Beaumont, TX Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Agents employed at the Employer's 186 Interstate Hwy 10 North, Suite 206, Beaumont, TX 77707. Excluded: All clerical, managerial, confidential and professional employees, mechanics, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act, UFCW DISTRICT UNION LOCAL ONE

Sheridan Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC

Case Number: 13-RC-360094 Date Filed: 02/11/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 7 Location: Chicago, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular-part time registered nurses employed by Sheridan Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC at the facility located at 5838 Sheridan Road, Chicago Illinois, 60660 to be included in the existing unit of licensed practical nurses. Excluded: All confidential employees, managers, and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Illinois and Indiana

Lumenal Lighting, LLC

Case Number: 19-RM-360117 Date Filed: 02/11/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 5 Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time journeyman electricians and electrical apprentices/trainees employed by the Employer and performing electrical construction and/or electrical maintenance/repair/retrofit on electrical systems for the Employer in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Island, San Juan, Grays Harbor, and Clallam Counties in the State of Washington Excluded: All other employees, office clericals, managerial employees, and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 46, AFL-CIO

JSW USA

Case Number: 08-RC-360125 Date Filed: 02/11/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 235 Location: Mingo Junction, OH Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees employed by the employer at its Mingo Junction facility. Excluded: All office clerical and professional employees, guards, managerial employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act.United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied & Industrial Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC

DUBOIS CHEMICALS

Case Number: 09-RC-360050 Date Filed: 02/10/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 79 Location: Sharonville, OH Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio Unit Sought: Included: Hourly Employees. Excluded: Salary Employees. International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers AFL-CIO (IUE) Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, (CWA), Local 84755

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Wednesday February 12, 2025

Donald Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary

Economic Costs of the PRO Act: Update

As the supermarket labor strike enters second week, Colorado Sun readers share how they’re supporting or avoiding the work stoppage

Trump’s Labor Pick May Signal a GOP Pivot

Lori Chavez-DeRemer walks political tightrope in pursuit of job as America’s labor boss

Major pay hikes sought again at start of labor negotiations

Toyota union seeks wage hike on par with 2024's decades-high raise

WATCH LIVE: Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for labor secretary

King Soopers files lawsuit against employee union; store pharmacy workers not striking

UNION ORGANIZING

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