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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/17/25

 Case Number: 15-RC-358547 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11   Location: Memphis, TN Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana  Unit Sought: Included:   All full time drivers performing work at the Employer's Memphis TN  area facilities at CSX, CN, BNSF and Union Pacific  Excluded:  All other employees, all office clerical employees, and all  guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 667   

 Case Number: 04-RC-358542 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 300   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time nonprofessional employees,  including Biller Receptionists, BMT Clerical Specialists, Cafeteria  Aides, Cardiac Monitor Techs, Cashiers, Certified Nursing Assistants,  Clerical Specialists, Cook’s Assistants, CSR Technicians, CT Assistants,  Cytology Aides, Dietary Aides, Dietary Expeditors, Dietary Support  Associates, Dietary Team Leaders, Dishroom Attendants,  Drivers/Registrars, Emergency Department Technicians, Environmental  Assistants, Environmental Assistant IIs, File Clerks, Film File Clerks,  First Cooks, General Office Clerks, GI Technicians, Gift Shop Clerks,  Gift Shop Expeditor, Instrument Technicians, Lead Patient Escorts, Linen Handlers, Medical Secretary Pathology, Medical  Transcription Editor, Medical Assistants, Medical Record Specialists,  Medical Records Clerks, Medical Secretaries, Medical Abstractors, MRI  Assistants, Nursing Assistants, Nutrition Ambassadors,  Orderlies/Porters, Patient Care Technicians, Patient Escorts, Patient  Receptionist, Pharmacy Technicians, Phlebotomists, Rehab Aides, Rehab  Clerk Typists, Retail Clerks, Second Cooks, Telephone Operators, Unit  Secretaries, and Utility Persons, employed by the Employer at its 7600  Central Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility.  Excluded: All other employees, technical employees, professional  employees, RNs, office clerical employees, supervisors and guards as  defined in the Act. District 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO      

 Case Number: 12-RC-358565 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 10   Location: Tampa, FL Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida  Unit Sought:  Included - All regular full-time and regular part-time operators, high voltage electricians,  electricians, Mechanics, Generator technicians,  Excluded-All other employees, including Guards, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and  Supervisors under the Act. International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO  

 Case Number: 32-RC-358567 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 15   Location: Oakland, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included: All non-supervisory full-time and part-time regular employees employed by EdSource.  Excluded: Managers, Supervisors, and Confidential Employees defined by the NLRA. Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA-TNG Local 39521    

 Case Number: 13-RC-358559 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6   Location: Chicago, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included:  ALL full time & regular part time Peer Recovery Specialist, Lead  Dental Assistants, Dental Assistants, General Services Coordinator,  Behavioral Disorder Substance Abuse Coordinator to be included in the  Recognition Clause ARTICLE II - UNION RECOGNITION 1. Recognition. The  Hospital hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive  bargaining agent with respect to wages, hours and other terms and  conditions of employment for the unit of its employees employed at its  facilities located at 45 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois (Roseland  Community Hospital) and 101 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois (Women,  Infants, Children Program) set forth below: All full-time and regular  part-time Admitting Service Representatives, Lead Admitting Service  Representatives, Licensed Practical Nurses, OB Technicians, Lead OB  Technicians, Transporters, Physical Therapy Aides, ICU Technicians,  Nursing Assistants, Patient Care Technicians, Environmental Service  Workers, Cooks, Dietary Workers, Dietetic Technicians, Dietary Clerks,  Dietary Storeroom Clerks, Emergency Room Nurse Technicians,  Clerks/Phlebotomists, Groundskeepers, Pharmacy Technicians, Special  Procedures Technicians,   Radiology Technicians, Ultrasound Technicians,  Material Handlers, Van Drivers, Sterile Processing Department  Technicians, Operating Room Technicians, Radiology Registrars, Medical  Assistants, Lead Material Handlers, Nutrition Advocates (WIC),  Receptionists (WIC), Transportation Coordinators, Cardiac Technicians,  Case Finders Special Population, Unit Secretaries, Charge Clerk-  Phlebotomist, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Cardio-Pulmonary  Technicians/Respiratory Therapists, Outreach Workers, Lead Dietary  Workers, Lead Environmental Service Workers, Medical Records Clerks,  Medical Records Clerks, Medical Records Correspondence Clerks, Medical  Records Technicians (Coder), Lead Medical Assistants, Switchboard  Operators, Lead Switchboard Operators, Radiology Clerks, Radiology  Transcriptionists, Radiology Secretary, Mental Health Associate, Intake  Coordinator, Sitters, Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  Triage Technicians, UR Case Managers and in-house registry employees.  Excluded: All confidential supervisory and managerial employees as  defined by the Act 

 Case Number: 19-RC-358556 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 119   Location: Portland, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Group A:   Included: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem professional  employees, including: Technologist, Sr Technologist, Laboratory  Technician, Senior Technician, Lead Technician, Lab Services Team Lead,  Technologist Trainee employed by the Employer at Labcorp at Providence,  4400 NE Halsey Street, Building 3, Portland, Oregon, 97213.  Excluded: Specimen Accessioner, Lab Assistant I, Lab Assistant II, Lab  Assistant III, Lab Assistant IV, Sr Lab Assistant, Customer Service  Support Representative, Support Services Team Lead, Hospital Reference  Test Clerk, Specimen Processing Specialist I, Sr Specimen Processing  Specialist, Specimen Processing Specialist II, all other managerial  employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.  Group B:   Included: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem employees,  including: Specimen Accessioner, Lab Assistant I, Lab Assistant II, Lab  Assistant III, Lab Assistant IV, Sr Lab Assistant, Customer Service  Support Representative, Support Services Team Lead, Hospital Reference  Test Clerk, Specimen Processing Specialist I, Sr Specimen Processing  Specialist, Specimen Processing Specialist II employed by the Employer  at Labcorp at Providence, 4400 NE Halsey Street, Building 3, Portland,  Oregon, 97213.  Excluded: All professional employees and all other managerial employees,  guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.  Voting Groups to be polled in accordance with Sonotone Corporation, 90  NLRB 1236 (1950). Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday January 20, 2025

Hawaii nurses unions call for law regulating staffing ratios

1199SEIU’s presidential campaign heats up

California Labor Leaders Concerned That Artificial Intelligence Will Threaten Jobs

UNION ORGANIZING

Reflection and Action: How the IAM Honors the Legacy of Dr. King

NLRB

NFLPA Investigating Own Role In OneTeam Amid Corruption Allegations

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Costco Teamsters Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strike

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW president pens op-ed saying he’s ‘ready to work with Trump’

US agency sues two automakers, alleging discrimination and harassment 

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Nippon Steel's trial against Biden set to start in early February

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

JPMorgan’s 5-day office return sparks union talks among employees

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Contentious labor strike at Perryville Ikea Distribution Center ends after more than two months

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

You were the one that brought me to the Dance-Biden thanks South Carolina

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

SEIU Local 2: Halifax area could see its first ever large-scale private sector janitorial strike next week 

UNITE-HERE UNION

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/17/25

 Case Number: 15-RC-358547 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11   Location: Memphis, TN Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana  Unit Sought: Included:   All full time drivers performing work at the Employer's Memphis TN  area facilities at CSX, CN, BNSF and Union Pacific  Excluded:  All other employees, all office clerical employees, and all  guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 667   

 Case Number: 04-RC-358542 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 300   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time nonprofessional employees,  including Biller Receptionists, BMT Clerical Specialists, Cafeteria  Aides, Cardiac Monitor Techs, Cashiers, Certified Nursing Assistants,  Clerical Specialists, Cook’s Assistants, CSR Technicians, CT Assistants,  Cytology Aides, Dietary Aides, Dietary Expeditors, Dietary Support  Associates, Dietary Team Leaders, Dishroom Attendants,  Drivers/Registrars, Emergency Department Technicians, Environmental  Assistants, Environmental Assistant IIs, File Clerks, Film File Clerks,  First Cooks, General Office Clerks, GI Technicians, Gift Shop Clerks,  Gift Shop Expeditor, Instrument Technicians, Lead Patient Escorts, Linen Handlers, Medical Secretary Pathology, Medical  Transcription Editor, Medical Assistants, Medical Record Specialists,  Medical Records Clerks, Medical Secretaries, Medical Abstractors, MRI  Assistants, Nursing Assistants, Nutrition Ambassadors,  Orderlies/Porters, Patient Care Technicians, Patient Escorts, Patient  Receptionist, Pharmacy Technicians, Phlebotomists, Rehab Aides, Rehab  Clerk Typists, Retail Clerks, Second Cooks, Telephone Operators, Unit  Secretaries, and Utility Persons, employed by the Employer at its 7600  Central Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility.  Excluded: All other employees, technical employees, professional  employees, RNs, office clerical employees, supervisors and guards as  defined in the Act. District 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO      

 Case Number: 12-RC-358565 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 10   Location: Tampa, FL Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida  Unit Sought:  Included - All regular full-time and regular part-time operators, high voltage electricians,  electricians, Mechanics, Generator technicians,  Excluded-All other employees, including Guards, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and  Supervisors under the Act. International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO  

 Case Number: 32-RC-358567 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 15   Location: Oakland, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included: All non-supervisory full-time and part-time regular employees employed by EdSource.  Excluded: Managers, Supervisors, and Confidential Employees defined by the NLRA. Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA-TNG Local 39521    

 Case Number: 13-RC-358559 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6   Location: Chicago, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included:  ALL full time & regular part time Peer Recovery Specialist, Lead  Dental Assistants, Dental Assistants, General Services Coordinator,  Behavioral Disorder Substance Abuse Coordinator to be included in the  Recognition Clause ARTICLE II - UNION RECOGNITION 1. Recognition. The  Hospital hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive  bargaining agent with respect to wages, hours and other terms and  conditions of employment for the unit of its employees employed at its  facilities located at 45 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois (Roseland  Community Hospital) and 101 W. 111th Street, Chicago, Illinois (Women,  Infants, Children Program) set forth below: All full-time and regular  part-time Admitting Service Representatives, Lead Admitting Service  Representatives, Licensed Practical Nurses, OB Technicians, Lead OB  Technicians, Transporters, Physical Therapy Aides, ICU Technicians,  Nursing Assistants, Patient Care Technicians, Environmental Service  Workers, Cooks, Dietary Workers, Dietetic Technicians, Dietary Clerks,  Dietary Storeroom Clerks, Emergency Room Nurse Technicians,  Clerks/Phlebotomists, Groundskeepers, Pharmacy Technicians, Special  Procedures Technicians,   Radiology Technicians, Ultrasound Technicians,  Material Handlers, Van Drivers, Sterile Processing Department  Technicians, Operating Room Technicians, Radiology Registrars, Medical  Assistants, Lead Material Handlers, Nutrition Advocates (WIC),  Receptionists (WIC), Transportation Coordinators, Cardiac Technicians,  Case Finders Special Population, Unit Secretaries, Charge Clerk-  Phlebotomist, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Cardio-Pulmonary  Technicians/Respiratory Therapists, Outreach Workers, Lead Dietary  Workers, Lead Environmental Service Workers, Medical Records Clerks,  Medical Records Clerks, Medical Records Correspondence Clerks, Medical  Records Technicians (Coder), Lead Medical Assistants, Switchboard  Operators, Lead Switchboard Operators, Radiology Clerks, Radiology  Transcriptionists, Radiology Secretary, Mental Health Associate, Intake  Coordinator, Sitters, Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  Triage Technicians, UR Case Managers and in-house registry employees.  Excluded: All confidential supervisory and managerial employees as  defined by the Act 

 Case Number: 19-RC-358556 Date Filed: 01/17/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 119   Location: Portland, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Group A:   Included: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem professional  employees, including: Technologist, Sr Technologist, Laboratory  Technician, Senior Technician, Lead Technician, Lab Services Team Lead,  Technologist Trainee employed by the Employer at Labcorp at Providence,  4400 NE Halsey Street, Building 3, Portland, Oregon, 97213.  Excluded: Specimen Accessioner, Lab Assistant I, Lab Assistant II, Lab  Assistant III, Lab Assistant IV, Sr Lab Assistant, Customer Service  Support Representative, Support Services Team Lead, Hospital Reference  Test Clerk, Specimen Processing Specialist I, Sr Specimen Processing  Specialist, Specimen Processing Specialist II, all other managerial  employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.  Group B:   Included: All full-time, regular part-time, and per diem employees,  including: Specimen Accessioner, Lab Assistant I, Lab Assistant II, Lab  Assistant III, Lab Assistant IV, Sr Lab Assistant, Customer Service  Support Representative, Support Services Team Lead, Hospital Reference  Test Clerk, Specimen Processing Specialist I, Sr Specimen Processing  Specialist, Specimen Processing Specialist II employed by the Employer  at Labcorp at Providence, 4400 NE Halsey Street, Building 3, Portland,  Oregon, 97213.  Excluded: All professional employees and all other managerial employees,  guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.  Voting Groups to be polled in accordance with Sonotone Corporation, 90  NLRB 1236 (1950). Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday January 18,2025

Union Membership Summary 2024 expected on or about January 23 , 2025

Sherrill, Fitzpatrick, Hayes Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Labor Unions on Workforce Boards

Ready to Push Back: The Working People Weekly List

These 4 groups of workers are most impacted by issues in the North American aviation industry

‘Ongoing Scandal’: Labor Unions Accused of Corrupt Financial Practices

Trump can make government tell taxpayers how much unions cost them

Will the Gifts Continue for State Unions at the Expense of Taxpayers? 

University Medical Center nurses union announces vote on whether to strike again 

National Strike Against General Electric Sparks Shutdown of Major Industries

UNION ORGANIZING

Amazon Unionization Movement Spreads to North Carolina

Lucid Group Inc. Faces $250K+ Settlement Over Union-Organizing Terminations at Arizona Plant

NLRB

NLRB official assuages fears that anti-harassment policies could clash with labor rights

The NLRB Will Be the Tie-Breaker for Trump’s Labor Nominations

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Kroger Warehouse Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters

Strike looms as Houston's Sysco workers head back to bargaining table

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Over 1,400 farmers sign petition to prevent pay raises for workers on H-2A visas

Five Popular Checks on Trump’s Agenda

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

New Collective Agreement Ratified by United Steelworkers Employees

'There is no agreement': Cleveland-Cliffs, USW deny scheming to foil U.S. Steel deal with Nippon 

USTR Investigation Finds China’s Maritime Playbook ‘Unreasonable’ as U.S. Shipbuilding Hits Historic Low

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

King Soopers, union workers contract expires with no deal in place

Union rejects King Soopers' 'final offer'

Julie Sue, Julie Sue, Julie Sue… and Andrew, Too!!

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Inside JPMorgan, employee backlash over 5 day RTO mandate gains steam

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Workers on weekslong strike at IKEA warehouse in Maryland

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

ILA to review tentative longshore contract; union ratification vote next

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Trump to Launch Mass Deportation Raids in Chicago on Tuesday - SEIU 1199 to Face Leadership Challenge

UNITE-HERE UNION

Workers at Some of DC’s Best-Known Restaurants Move to Unionize

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/16/25

 Case Number: 06-RC-358442 Date Filed: 01/16/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 3   Location: Bedford, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included: All employees in the OPS Department, including Journeymen and Apprentice 3 Excluded: All other employees, office clericals, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act Utility Workers Local Union No. 2799   

 Case Number: 14-RC-358496 Date Filed: 01/16/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 22   Location: Barry, IL Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri  Unit Sought: Included: All Full-Time Transportation Department Workers,  Excluded: Supervisors, Office staff, Part-time, Harvest, Fullfilment, Cultivation, Maintence International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 916  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Friday January 17, 2025

The Year Ahead 2025: Labor Relations’ Likely Returns

Airline Unions Back Trump’s Cabinet Nominees To Lead Labor And DOT

Nation’s largest health care union embroiled in internal fight as Trump takes office

Hard Labor: Tough strikes are becoming more frequent

Fearing AI will take their jobs, California workers plan a long battle against tech

Labor Organizer of the Year Award

Legacy nurses to vote on union

Labor Department enters agreement with Perdue Farms

UNION ORGANIZING

The rise of the ‘union curious’

An Award to Sustain the Growing Labor Movement

Philly’s Labor Movement is Alive and Well

NLRB

The Third Circuit Pumps the Brakes on the NLRB’s New

New Year, New Administration, New NLRB? 2025 Labor Law Update and Predictions

It’s Not Looking Good at the National Labor Relations Board

Political Pendulum Swings and the “Labor Renaissance”

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Bigfoot Beverages boycott: Teamsters seek help as strike continues

UPS-USPS Package Delivery Changes: What To Know About SurePost Contract Expiration

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Portland nurses strike at crossroads as Providence states it is prepared to resume bargaining

At Rivian, some workers say production comes at the expense of safety     

Biden entered office as media darling, but inaccessibility, secrecy and Trump win leaves legacy tattered

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

USTR finds China’s shipbuilding dominance hurts US, is actionable

New questions raised over Japan-US ties

Cleveland-Cliffs eyeing all-cash bid for US Steel, source says                

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Threats of another King Soopers strike are heating up

Staffing cuts in 2018 saved Kaiser business in Colorado, doctor testifies at union trial

King Soopers presents final offer to Local 7, current labor contract expires at midnight

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Visiting Home Health Therapists Strike in Northern Virginia

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Workers unionize at Aurora GE Healthcare facility

Trump gets new tool to fight China with findings on shipbuilding

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Nation’s largest health care union embroiled in internal fight as Trump takes office 

Essentia Health and Deer River Workers on Strike Going Back to Bargaining Table

Portland nurses strike at crossroads as Providence states it is prepared to resume bargaining

More pay? No, these nurses want to organize for safer working conditions

Judge refuses to issue injunction blocking nursing home staff mandates    

UNITE-HERE UNION

PBGC awards $869 million to multiemployer pension plan facing insolvency

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/15/25

 Case Number: 19-RC-358370 Date Filed: 01/15/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6   Location: Ronan, MT Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time, part-time + per diem Lake Cty RNs employed by Partners in Home Care.  Excluded: Any/all supervisors, managers, and APRNs Montana Nurses Association    

 Case Number: 25-RC-358369 Date Filed: 01/15/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19   Location: Owensboro, KY Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time laborers and welders, including lead persons, journeymen of all levels and classes, and apprentices employed at 5001 Hwy 2830 Owensboro, Kentucky 42303.  Excluded:   All other employees, all clerical, supervisory, managerial, confidential employees and guards as defined by the Act. Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters   

 Case Number: 29-RC-358308 Date Filed: 01/15/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19   Location: Brooklyn, NY Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York  Unit Sought: Included: All Building Superintendents, Porters at the addresses stated above in section 2 (6)  Excluded: All others  LOCAL 2 BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE & FACTORY WORKERS, USWU, IUJAT

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday January 16, 2025

Closing ranks: Organised labour and immigration

US Shift to Remote-Controlled Dams, Trains Raises Unions' Alarms

Former EEOC Commissioner and Acting WHD Administrator Keith Sonderling Announced as Pick for Deputy Secretary of Labor

Poll: 70% of voters oppose changes to Labor Peace Act

Kelly praises unions, touts economic development

Pacific Seafood Responds to Labor Union's Campaign on Environmental Violations

New Year, New Administration, New NLRB? 2025 Labor Law Update and Predictions

DNC chair candidates make their case to Labor

UNION ORGANIZING

8 Ways States Can Build Worker Power

Blank Rome Bolsters National Labor & Employment Group with Team in Philadelphia

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union at Alabama Chemical Plant

NLRB

NLRB Weakens Employer Rights 

PAGA in California, NLRB Authority, New Employment Laws in 2025

Mozilla will pay $300K for refusing to hire activist Apple engineer

The Growing Litigation Threat to Starbucks

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Costco Teamsters Rally, Practice Picket in Long Island Ahead of Contract Deadline

Sysco drivers threaten strike that could impact seafood distribution to hundreds of US businesses 

Teamsters says negotiations with United Airlines to resume this week

Teamsters to picket Long Island Costco store and rally at union local 

Teamsters Strike At Sysco Looms In Houston

Teamsters Challenge Yellow's Liquidating Defense for Layoffs      

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Starkman: Michigan State Police Disses UAW with Testing of Ford’s Mexican-made Electric Mustang 

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

PHOTOS: The major industries of the Wilmington area

Nippon Steel executive condemns Biden putting politics over security

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Talks resume on final day of contract extension for King Soopers grocery workers in Colorado, 3 years after 10-day strike

Workers at Four Nevada Cannabis Businesses Ratify First Union Contract

81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns

A sensible response to Safeway’s dance

In Demand Like Never Before: What Working People Are Doing This Week

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

JPMorgan Faces Employee Backlash Over Return-to-Office Mandate

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST UNION(IAM)

Trade union sues Perryville officials, alleging infringement of right to picket

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

Shippers face short-term challenges after ILA, USMX’s ‘last minute’ deal 

Experts warn importers to prepare for maritime shipping industry volatility in 2025 

Import Cargo Surge Continues Into January

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Medical residents at three Care New England hospitals vote to unionize

Essentia Health highlights flexible care model amid misleading union claims

Essentia Nurses picket in front of St. Mary’s in Duluth

Jefferson resident physicians vote to unionize, joining national trend             

UNITE-HERE UNION

Unite Here Retirement Fund to Receive $868.6M SFA Grant

Statement on Protecting 91,500 UNITE HERE Pensions

AFSCME stands in solidarity with striking culinary workers 

In Demand Like Never Before: What Working People Are Doing This Week

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/14/25

 Case Number: 03-RC-358266 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 61   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 its facilities in and around Brattleboro, Vermont. Cardio Pulmonary Assistant, CT Technologist, CT/ X-Ray Technologist, Emergency Department Technician, Emergency Department Technician/ Advanced EMT, Imaging Specialist, Lead Endoscopy Technologist, Lead Mammography Technologist, Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Lead Technician Blood Bank, Lead Tech Micro Medical Lab Technician, Lead Ultrasound Technologist, Mammography/ X-Ray Technologist, MRI Technologist, MRI Technologist-in-training, Medical Lab Technician ASCP, Paramedic,PASC Administrator Lead, Pathology Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Physical Therapy Assistant, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Sterile Processing Technician, Surgical Technologist, Ultrasound Technologist, Ultrasound Technologist Cardiac, X-Ray Technologist. All other Registered Nurses, professional employees, physicians, support staff, skilled maintenance employees, business office clerical employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital   

 Case Number: 19-RC-358261 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 1000   Location: Portland, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time, regular part-time, on-call, supplemental and per diem  registered nurses employed by the Employer at its acute care hospital  located at 501 North Graham Street, Portland, Oregon.  Excluded: Supervisors. Oregon Nurses Association   

 Case Number: 19-RC-358260 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 800   Location: Portland, OR Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time, regular part-time, on-call, supplemental and per diem  registered nurses employed by the Employer at its acute care hospital  located at 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon.  Excluded: Supervisors.   Oregon Nurses Association 

 Case Number: 03-RC-358264 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 6   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 its facilities in and  around Brattleboro, Vermont.  Boiler Tech/ Stationary Engineer, Electrician, General Maintenance Tech,  HVAC Tech, Maintenance Eve/ Night/ Weekends, Painter, Plumber, Project  Manager.  Excluded: All other Registered Nurses, Technical professionals, support  staff, professional employees, physicians, business office clerical  employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and guards and  supervisors as defined by the Act. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital    

 Case Number: 25-RC-358270 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 1   Location: Rockford, IL Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: Slot Attendant/ CSR in Slot Department  Excluded: Union   

 Case Number: 03-RC-358268 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 236   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 its facilities in and  around Brattleboro, Vermont.  Assistant Staff Coordinator, Birthing Technician, Chef, Certified  Medical Assistant, Diagnostic Assistant, Food Service Associate,  Emergency Department Registration Specialist, Environmental Services  Aide, Hospital Greeter/ Transporter, Imaging Access Coordinator,  Inpatient Services Scheduling, Lab Assistant, Laundry Aide, Lead Imaging  Access Coordinator, Lead Patient Access Representative, Lead Patient  Services Representative, Lead Unit Coordinator, Licensed Nursing  Assistant, Materials Specialist, Medical Assistant, Medical Scribe,  Mediscal Transcriptionist, Nutrition Associate, Operating Room Assistant  (EVS), Patient Access Representative, Patient Care Assistant, Patient  Safety Technician, Patient Services Representative, Periop Workflow  Coordinator, Phlebotomy Technician, Registration Specialist, Richards  Building Registration Specialist, Secretary, Storeroom Clerk,  Switchboard, Unit Coordinator.  All other Registered Nurses, Technical professionals,professional  employees, physicians, skilled maintenance employees, business office  clerical employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and  guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital     

 Case Number: 03-RC-358274 Date Filed: 01/14/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 18   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 its facilities in and  around Brattleboro, Vermont. 340B Program Coordinator, Billing Representative, Cashier, File Clerk,  HIM Specialist, Patient Financial Advocate, PC Specialist I, PC  Specialist II, PMT/Data Entry Clerk, Prior Authorization Representative,  Release of Info Specialist Excluded: All other Registered Nurses, Technical professionals, support  staff, professional employees, physicians, skilled maintenance  employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and guards and  supervisors as defined by the Act. Brattleboro Healthcare United, AFT-VT, AFT, AFL-CIO 

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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 1/13/25

 Case Number: 05-RC-358137 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 23   Location: Washington, DC Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part time Audio Operators, A2/Floor,  Freelance Technicians, Lighting Directors, Lighting Technicians,  Photographers, Photojournalists, Studio Technicians, and Videographers  employed by Nexstar Media Incorporated d/b/a NewsNation at its facility  currently located at 400 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 650 Washington,  D.C. 20001 Excluded: All other employees, office clerical employees,  confidential employees, managerial employees, professional employees,  guards and supervisors as defined by the Act  Local Union 1200 Electrical Workers IBEW, AFL-CIO  

 Case Number: 19-RM-358145 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 24   Location: Seattle, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: This  bargaining unit includes all hourly employees of restaurant operated by  Huitrerie LLC DBA The Walrus and the Carpenter and its adjoining  Barnacle Bar, to include cooks, shuckers, dishwashers, prep cooks,  servers, bartenders, hosts, backservers, and hourly leads who perform  the same work as one of the aforementioned roles yet have some  additional responsibilities like cash handling, report writing, cocktail  development, product ordering, inventory, and assuming a leadership  role during service.   Excluded from the bargaining unit are salaried employees of Huitrerie  LLC DBA The Walrus and the Carpenter and Barnacle Bar. Also excluded are  members of the executive team under the Sea Creatures brand who do not  principally work at our location or supervise our employees directly but  are involved in upper-level management e.g. Beverage Director, Director  of Operations, Executive Chef, Sales and Marketing Manager, et al. United Creatures of the Sea    

 Case Number: 18-RC-358193 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 21   Location: Wadena, MN Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota  Unit Sought: Included:   All full time and regular part time employees employed at the Wadena,  MN locations, excluding supervisors and/or Management.  Excluded:  Management, Supervisors, Casual. Teamsters Local 346    

 Case Number: 07-RC-358122 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 9   Location: Kinde, MI Region Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, Michigan  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time Wind Turbine Technician I, Wind  Turbine Technician II, Wind Turbine Technician III and Lead Technicians  employed by Vestas as the Vestas American Wind Technology, Inc Kinde,  Michigan site. Excluded: Managerial employees, professional employees,  guards and supervisors as defined in the Act and all other employees. Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO   

 Case Number: 03-RC-358174 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 160   Location: Saint Albans, VT Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York  Unit Sought: Unit: Included: All full time and regular part time and per diem Registered  Nurses and LPNs employed by Northwestern Medical Center at all  locations.   Excluding all service and maintenance employees, non-nursing  professionals, technical employees, physicians and Advanced Practice  Registered Nurses, business office and clerical employees, casual  employees, managerial and confidential employees, guards and supervisors  as defined in the Act. Northwestern Healthcare United, AFT Vermont, AFT AFL-CIO    

 Case Number: 19-RC-358203 Date Filed: 01/13/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 143   Location: Olympia, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time, part-time, and per diem Professional employees, employed  at Providence St Peter Hospital- 413 Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506,  including the following job classifications: Medical Lab Scientist,  Senior Medical Lab Scientist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist,  Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Residents, Physical  Therapists, Registered Dietitians, Social Workers, Social Worker  Specialists and Speech Language Pathologists.  Excluded: All Managers, Supervisors and Guards excluded as defined by  the act United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000   

 Case Number: 13-RC-357995 Date Filed: 01/10/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 3   Location: Highland Park, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included:   All full-time and regular part-time Service Technicians; including  Journeyman, Apprentices, Skilled and Lube Rack Technicians who are  employed by the Employer at their 2860 Skokie Valley Rd., Highland Park,  IL facility.  Excluded:  All other employees; Parts Department Employees, Service  Writers, Porters, Sale Employees, Office Clerical Employees,  Professional Employees, Managerial Employees, Guards and Supervisors as  defined by the Act. Automobile Mechanics' Local 701, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, A