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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  June 2 & 3, 2025

 Case Number: 10-RC-366785 Date Filed: 06/03/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 8   Location: Atlanta, GA Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time Research and Policy, Outreach and  Strategic Campaigns, Development, Data and Technology, Communications,  and Government Affairs employees, including the Director of Health  Justice, Director of Economic Justice, Director of Legislative Strategy  and Senior Fiscal Analyst, Health Policy Fellow, Senior Education  Analyst, Director of Outreach and Strategic Campaigns, Fund Georgia's  Future Coalition Manager, and Associate Communications Director.   Excluded: All other employees, guards, managers, and supervisors as  defined in the Act.  Teamsters Local 728  

 Case Number: 02-RD-366801 Date Filed: 06/03/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 100   Location: New York, NY Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York  Unit Sought: Included:  All technicians employed by Madison Square Garden Networks, LP and  their crewing agent Program Productions to perform technical work in  connection with the telecasting of live or recorded sports for home and  visiting broadcasts from the facility known as Madison Square Garden in  New York City, New York (including related pre- and/or post-game shows),  including Technical Directors (TD), Audio Mixers (A 1 ), Audio  Assistants (A2), Video Controllers (V1 ), Assistant Video Controllers  (V2), Graphic Operators, Scorebox Opertors, Camera Operators (for  stationary, hand-held and/or remotely operated camera), Capture Playback  Operators (CPO or EVS), Utility Technicians, and others in similar  technical positions performing pre-production, production and  post-production work.  Excluded: All other employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the  Act.   

 Case Number: 02-RC-366660 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 15   Location: Manhattan, NY Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time Baristas and Shift Supervisors.  Excluded:  Store Managers, Asst. Store Managers, office clericals, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Workers United   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366681 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Swedesboro, NJ Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All registered pharmacists, regardless of hours worked, working in the  Employer's pharmacy located at 1619 Center Square Road, Swedesboro, NJ  08085 AND ADD THEM TO THE EXISTING UNIT of registered pharmacists,  regardless of hours worked, working in the Employer's pharmacies at the  following stores: Jersey City (Route 440), NJ; Weehawken, NJ; Elmwood,  NJ; Newark (Ferry Street), NJ; Edgewater, NJ; Ventor City, NJ;  Bergenfield, NJ; Newark, DE; and Kirkwood, DE.    Excluded: All sales personnel, maintenance employees, office clerical  employees, employees covered by other collective bargaining agreements,  guards and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act  United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 342  

 Case Number: 03-RC-366635 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 23   Location: Rochester, NY Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York  Unit Sought: Included:  All production and warehouse employees working at the employer's  facility at 188 Bickford St. (R-2) Excluded: All office clerical staff,  supervisors, managers and guards as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local 118   

 Case Number: 27-RC-366716 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 26   Location: Denver, CO Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado  Unit Sought: Included  (all full-time and regular part-time):  • Porter (Ice Cream Scoope, Patio/Dining Room Maintenance)  • SGC 1 (Food Runners)  • SGC 2 (Baristas/Bartenders)  • SGC 3 (Shift Leads)  • Back of House (Line Cooks and Prep Cooks) • Hospitality Manager  Excluded: • All other employees, as well as General Manager, office/clerical  employees, temporary workers, supervisors, Guards, and Watchmen as  defined by the National Labor Relations Act, as amended. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 7, AFL-CIO     

 Case Number: 01-RC-366698 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Boston, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time drive cam supervisors. Excluded:  All other employees including guards and managers. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25 

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Tuesday June 3, 2025

Trump NLRB Pick Has History of Crushing Unions

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Electrical Workers

Global war on labor: Report says workers’ rights in freefall as right-wing power grows

Williams: Delaware must renew commitment to union labor 

UNION ORGANIZING

Be Careful What You Wish For: The Risks of Competitive Labor Federalism for Pro-Union States

Good Sam June 2025 Update: NLRB Win, Unit Rep Trainings, and More!

Farmworker Youth Take to the Streets as Deportations and Displacement Threaten Their Parents

Elected Officials Speak Out on Union Boycott of Conference Center

NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)

Puerto Rico High Court Confirms Employers Need to Check NLRA Preemption of Local Employment Law Claims

Trucking Company Loses Appeal to NLRB Ruling on Intimidation

National Labor Relations Board show staff cuts on the horizon

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Zombie bills: Why California lawmakers bring back legislation governors kill

RNDC to ‘Withdraw’ from California By End of Summer (Developing)

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Cummins workers in Oshkosh remain on strike after rejecting latest labor package via union vote

UAW Releases New Video on Andrew Cuomo’s Failures for Working-Class New Yorkers

Lockheed Martin and workers in Colorado, Orlando reach new contract

“They  just want production done at whatever the cost”: Dundee plant reopening  as UAW-Stellantis stonewalls information on death of Ronald Adams Sr.

Lockheed Martin workers end strike, return to work with new union contract

Lockheed Martin offer brings hundreds of striking space division employees back to work

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

A broken System': Struggles in tires and glass workers

Steelworkers union says incoming doubling of tariffs will be devastating

What’s next for U.S. Steel after $14B merger?

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Pueblo, Pueblo West Safeway workers vote to authorize strike. Here's what comes next

Employees at Hadley store approve union contract

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Schnucks union workers approve new contract

UMass Memorial, 1000 Workers Have a Week to Avoid Strike

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

CUNY Labor School  chairman resigns day after coming under fire for spreading ‘antisemitic  conspiracy theories’ about Israel: ‘No place for hate

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)

IAM Union International President Brian Bryant Applauds Congressional Support of F-35 and F135 Engine Programs

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Meriter nurses claim victory with historic contract after 5-day strike

Nurses ratify tentative agreement with UnityPoint Health-Meriter

Tentative Agreement Reached To Resolve Strike at Madison Hospital

Butler workers march, urge Care New England CEO to settle contract

UNITE-HERE UNION

By the Numbers: Compass Group contracts in context

Hotel, Airport Workers to Launch ‘Olympic Wage’ Campaign

No taxes on tips may happen soon. Here’s what it could look like at hotels. 

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  May 29, 30, & June 2, 2025

 Case Number: 02-RC-366660 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 15   Location: Manhattan, NY Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time Baristas and Shift Supervisors.  Excluded:  Store Managers, Asst. Store Managers, office clericals, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Workers United   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366681 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Swedesboro, NJ Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All registered pharmacists, regardless of hours worked, working in the  Employer's pharmacy located at 1619 Center Square Road, Swedesboro, NJ  08085 AND ADD THEM TO THE EXISTING UNIT of registered pharmacists,  regardless of hours worked, working in the Employer's pharmacies at the  following stores: Jersey City (Route 440), NJ; Weehawken, NJ; Elmwood,  NJ; Newark (Ferry Street), NJ; Edgewater, NJ; Ventor City, NJ;  Bergenfield, NJ; Newark, DE; and Kirkwood, DE.    Excluded: All sales personnel, maintenance employees, office clerical  employees, employees covered by other collective bargaining agreements,  guards and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act  United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 342  

 Case Number: 03-RC-366635 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 23   Location: Rochester, NY Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York  Unit Sought: Included:  All production and warehouse employees working at the employer's  facility at 188 Bickford St. (R-2) Excluded: All office clerical staff,  supervisors, managers and guards as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local 118   

 Case Number: 27-RC-366716 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 26   Location: Denver, CO Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado  Unit Sought: Included  (all full-time and regular part-time):  • Porter (Ice Cream Scoope, Patio/Dining Room Maintenance)  • SGC 1 (Food Runners)  • SGC 2 (Baristas/Bartenders)  • SGC 3 (Shift Leads)  • Back of House (Line Cooks and Prep Cooks) • Hospitality Manager  Excluded: • All other employees, as well as General Manager, office/clerical  employees, temporary workers, supervisors, Guards, and Watchmen as  defined by the National Labor Relations Act, as amended. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 7, AFL-CIO     

 Case Number: 01-RC-366698 Date Filed: 06/02/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Boston, MA Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time drive cam supervisors. Excluded:  All other employees including guards and managers. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25 

 Case Number: 04-RM-366549 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 94   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: INCLUDED:  Full and part time teachers, paraprofessionals, building substitutes,  teaching assistants, non-teaching assistants, social workers,  administrative assistants, counselors, school psychologists, and nurses.  EXCLUDED: After-school activity coordinator, independent contractors,  and supervisors as defined by the Act. American Federation of Teachers - Pennsylvania   

 Case Number: 09-RC-366611 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 44   Location: Louisville, KY Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio  Unit Sought: Included:   All employees performing guard duties as defined in Section 9(b)(3) of  the National Labor Relations Act, employed by Speed Art Museum @ 2035  S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208.  Excluded:  All office clerical employees, professional employees and  supervisors as defined in the Act. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)   

 Case Number: 25-RC-366605 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 22   Location: Champaign, IL Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  Excluded: Store managers, assistant managers, office clericals, guards, professionals, supervisors  Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU  

 Case Number: 19-RM-366607 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Tukwila, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included: Intake Coordinators requesting an Armour Globe election to be added to existing unit.  Excluded: Other classifications, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.  

 Case Number: 06-RD-366509 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19   Location: Mansfield, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  Student Dining employees Teamsters Local Union No 118   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366514 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: Mohnton, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time sheet metal workers employed by the  company at the Cumru Twp. Fire Department Project Excluded: all  managers, supervisors, clerical, and guards as defined by the Act SMART, Sheet Metal Workers Local 19   

 Case Number: 32-RC-366521 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13   Location: Soquel, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  employed by the Employer at: 2740 41st Ave #100 Soquel, CA 95073.  Excluded: All Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, office  clericals, supervisors and guards as defined in the Act. Workers United  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday June 2, 2025

Friction builds between Gov. Walz, public sector unions on multiple fronts

Union Members Hold the Keys to a Restored Democracy

Court rules sergeants not allowed in NUPD union

UNION ORGANIZING

Union organizer fired at East Liberty reproductive health center

NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)

Punching In: Chavez-DeRemer’s Early Calendar Full of Industry

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Florida Warehouse Workers Join Union

McLaren nurses to vote on joining union

Strikes and unionisation campaigns sweep the USA

The Workers’ Mic (6/01/25): The Workers’ Mic talk about Premise Health

‘We are ready’: Unionized Kroger drivers in metro Atlanta vote to authorize strike

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Trump takes ‘wrecking ball’ to workers’ rights amid global ‘freefall’, new report says

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Trump’s US Steel deal is a win for America

Phillips 66 to Begin Layoffs at Los Angeles Refinery in December Amid Closure Plans

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Can unions ensure marijuana workers earn a livable wage?

Souderton’s JBS Meatpacking Plant Workers Win Big with New Union Deal

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

ZeniMax Workers United reaches tentative agreement with Microsoft

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Union at Meriter claims victory as nurses ratify new contract, end strike

BC Facilities Workers Rally Again as Contract Talks Continue

UNITE-HERE UNION

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  May 29 & 30, 2025

 Case Number: 04-RM-366549 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 94   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: INCLUDED:  Full and part time teachers, paraprofessionals, building substitutes,  teaching assistants, non-teaching assistants, social workers,  administrative assistants, counselors, school psychologists, and nurses.  EXCLUDED: After-school activity coordinator, independent contractors,  and supervisors as defined by the Act. American Federation of Teachers - Pennsylvania   

 Case Number: 09-RC-366611 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 44   Location: Louisville, KY Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio  Unit Sought: Included:   All employees performing guard duties as defined in Section 9(b)(3) of  the National Labor Relations Act, employed by Speed Art Museum @ 2035  S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208.  Excluded:  All office clerical employees, professional employees and  supervisors as defined in the Act. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)   

 Case Number: 25-RC-366605 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 22   Location: Champaign, IL Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  Excluded: Store managers, assistant managers, office clericals, guards, professionals, supervisors  Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU  

 Case Number: 19-RM-366607 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Tukwila, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included: Intake Coordinators requesting an Armour Globe election to be added to existing unit.  Excluded: Other classifications, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.  

 Case Number: 06-RD-366509 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19   Location: Mansfield, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  Student Dining employees Teamsters Local Union No 118   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366514 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: Mohnton, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time sheet metal workers employed by the  company at the Cumru Twp. Fire Department Project Excluded: all  managers, supervisors, clerical, and guards as defined by the Act SMART, Sheet Metal Workers Local 19   

 Case Number: 32-RC-366521 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13   Location: Soquel, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  employed by the Employer at: 2740 41st Ave #100 Soquel, CA 95073.  Excluded: All Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, office  clericals, supervisors and guards as defined in the Act. Workers United  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday May 31, 2025

Josh Hawley and the Republican Effort to Love Labor

Appeals court denies Trump administration's request to resume mass firings of federal employees

Trump administration places Minnesota locales on ‘sanctuary’ watch list 

UNION ORGANIZING

ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)

Supreme Court Sides with Trump Regarding Removal of NLRB and MSPB Members, and Suggests that the Federal Reserve is Different

NLRB Plans to Cut Staffers, Save Money Without Mass Layoffs (1)

Workers Under Attack

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

University of Minnesota Food Service Workers Allege Discrimination and Abuse

In Power Struggle at SF Zoo, Embattled CEO Appears to Come Out on Top

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Still on strike in Oshkosh, UAW members are set to vote on Cummins' latest proposal June 2

Tens of thousands of grocery workers to vote on strike in Southern California

Workers accuse Make the Road of layoffs targeted to bust union

UAW members at General Dynamics' Electric Boat vote to ratify new contract

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

Steel workers and USW react to President Trump's speech at US Steel in western Pennsylvania

Steelworkers Union Skeptical of Nippon,  U.S. Steel Deal Touted by Trump

Heaps of praise for Trump at Pa. rally in steel mill; unveils new tariff

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

Unbought, Unbossed, Unstoppable: The Working People Weekly List

King Soopers and union extend no-strike period for another week

Bargaining for your new agreement has begun!

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

ZeniMax union reaches tentative agreement with Microsoft

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)

How Connecticut workers at Pratt & Whitney, Electric Boat got their new contracts

IAM Union and Bipartisan Lawmakers Push to Sustain C-130J Production

Harley-Davidson plans layoffs amid market uncertainty

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Unity Point- Meriter, SEIU back at bargaining table for second day

Pampered state workers threaten to strike

Signature Gathering to Overturn Airport-Area Minimum Wage Increase Approved

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  May 29 & 30, 2025

 Case Number: 04-RM-366549 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 94   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: INCLUDED:  Full and part time teachers, paraprofessionals, building substitutes,  teaching assistants, non-teaching assistants, social workers,  administrative assistants, counselors, school psychologists, and nurses.  EXCLUDED: After-school activity coordinator, independent contractors,  and supervisors as defined by the Act. American Federation of Teachers - Pennsylvania   

 Case Number: 09-RC-366611 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 44   Location: Louisville, KY Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio  Unit Sought: Included:   All employees performing guard duties as defined in Section 9(b)(3) of  the National Labor Relations Act, employed by Speed Art Museum @ 2035  S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208.  Excluded:  All office clerical employees, professional employees and  supervisors as defined in the Act. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)   

 Case Number: 25-RC-366605 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 22   Location: Champaign, IL Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  Excluded: Store managers, assistant managers, office clericals, guards, professionals, supervisors  Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU  

 Case Number: 19-RM-366607 Date Filed: 05/30/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 2   Location: Tukwila, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included: Intake Coordinators requesting an Armour Globe election to be added to existing unit.  Excluded: Other classifications, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.  

 Case Number: 06-RD-366509 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 19   Location: Mansfield, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  Student Dining employees Teamsters Local Union No 118   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366514 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: Mohnton, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time sheet metal workers employed by the  company at the Cumru Twp. Fire Department Project Excluded: all  managers, supervisors, clerical, and guards as defined by the Act SMART, Sheet Metal Workers Local 19   

 Case Number: 32-RC-366521 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13   Location: Soquel, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included:  All full time and regular part time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  employed by the Employer at: 2740 41st Ave #100 Soquel, CA 95073.  Excluded: All Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, office  clericals, supervisors and guards as defined in the Act. Workers United  

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Friday May 30, 2025

Friction builds between Walz, public sector unions on multiple fronts

Kim, Geidel, Voekel: Support the Union, Support Democracy

Clarksburg labor union to pay nearly $270k to settle federal PPP claims

Chapter leaders allegedly mishandled over $100,000 in major federal union's funds

Philadelphia workers at Whole Foods voted for a union. This Trump firing brings a new challenge.

IAM Union Members Show Strength and Solidarity at 54th CBTU Convention

Unions and business groups ramp up pressure on Polis to sign or veto bill to expand doctor choice for injured workers

Clarksburg-based union agrees to pay close to $270,000 to settle false claim of federal COVID fund

UNION ORGANIZING

NewsGuild-CWA Media Workers Score Multiple Organizing Wins

Arizona Theatre Company Workers Vote Unanimously to Join IATSE Local 415

Allegheny County labor leaders stand with Magee-Womens Hospital nurses as they seek to unionize

Huntsville Starbucks workers vote to unionize

UCLA Report Reveals Unsafe Working Conditions, Wage Theft in California Cannabis Industry

NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)

Philadelphia workers at Whole Foods voted for a union. This Trump firing brings a new challenge.

Out again: Supreme Court pauses reinstatement of ex-NLRB Member Wilcox, one other former official

Arizona Senators Gallego, Kelly, Cortez Masto, and Rosen Demand Answers on Potential Threat to Phoenix NLRB Office

Federal mining tribunal undermines fairness and rule of law

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Teamsters for a Democratic Union seeking reelection alongside pro-fascist union head Sean O’Brien

ILLINOIS TEAMSTERS DEMAND LAWMAKERS PREVENT CATASTROPHIC CUTS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

‘We are ready to strike’: Kroger drivers at Atlanta area  hub take vote

Union sues Langley-Abbotsford MLA over 'blatant corruption' comments

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

Capturing Production

In today’s News and Commentary

GM cuts 74 jobs at Lexington Avenue plant, partly because of sluggish EV sales

Machinists win new contract after three week strike

Stellantis  Dundee engine workers speak out on the death of Ronald Adams Sr.: “They  knew it was dangerous. He didn’t have to die.”

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

United Steelworkers union raises concerns over Nippon-U.S. Steel deal

Twisty Path to a Deal: Is Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?

Trump returns to Western Pa. to champion deal involving U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel

Gary Mayor hails U.S. Steel-Nippon deal  as Economic Turning Point

Shapiro calls Trump US Steel deal a ‘BFD’

Workers bristle at Trump-backed Nippon-U.S. Steel deal

Trump Makes the Deal of a Lifetime for US Steel

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

SoCal Grocery Workers Union Announces Strike Authorization Votes Next Week

JBS wants to build a $135 million sausage plant in Perry, creating up to 500 jobs

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

Union Calls For Boycott Of Popular TCG Marketplaces After Laying Off Workers

Inspector who phoned sex workers on duty banned

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)

Machinists win new contract after three week strike 

RTX: Striking Workers Bill ‘Exacerbates’ State’s Labor Challenges

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

The Great Maritime Strike of 1934 and its connection to modern labor

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

County workers vote to unionize

Strike by 950 nurses in Madison, Wisconsin over workplace safety and wages

Negotiations underway amid Unity Point-Meriter nurses’ strike

Magee is the latest hospital to push for a union amid anger at UPMC executives

Nurses at Madison hospital on strike, citing unmet contract demands

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses call for union election

UNITE-HERE UNION

Anti-Union Group Says LA Lost 11K Hotel Jobs In 2024

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  May 28, 2025

 Case Number: 04-RC-366405 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 14   Location: Morrisville, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: INCLUDED: All drivers and operators working out of the Philadelphia Avenue location.  EXCLUDED: Professional employees, guards and supervisors, as defined by the Act. International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 542   

 Case Number: 14-RD-366407 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: Saint Louis, MO Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri  Unit Sought: Included: Sign Erectors/see Labor Agreement for Additional description Local No. 1, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO 

 Case Number: 25-RC-366439 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 4   Location: East Peoria, IL Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana  Unit Sought: Included: Install and Service Excluded: Owners Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation (SMART) Local Union 1   

 Case Number: 16-RC-366424 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 180   Location: San Antonio, TX Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas  Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time operators/drivers employed at the facility.   Excluded: All other employees, managers, and guards and supervisors under the  Act. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694   

 Case Number: 13-RC-366406 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 14   Location: Chicago, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included: All Full and Part time warehouse, operators, leads, foreman and QC Lab Techs. Excluded: Office, Clerical, Professional employees guards and supervisors as defined by the act Teamsters Local 781   

 Case Number: 13-RC-366421 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 33   Location: Dolton, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included: Groundmen, Hostler Drivers, Track Verification, Crane and Equipment Operators Excluded: Clerical, Gate Clerks, Technicals, Guards, Maintenance, Janitorial, & Supervisors International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 710   

 Case Number: 04-RC-366456 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 51   Location: Philadelphia, PA Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: INCLUDED:  All full-time and regular part-time coaches, team coaches, instructors,  coordinators, and administrative assistants.   EXCLUDED: All other employees including managers, office clerical  employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Philadelphia Joint Board, Workers United   

 Case Number: 32-RC-366419 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 7   Location: Rodeo, CA Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California  Unit Sought: Included: Class A drivers.  Excluded: All other employees. Teamsters Local 315    

 Case Number: 19-RC-366457 Date Filed: 05/28/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 11   Location: Vancouver, WA Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included:  All full and regular part time Production Team Members, and  Shipping/Production Team Members employed at the company’s Vancouver, WA  location.   Excluded: Excluding all other employees including all temporary  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 

TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday May 29, 2025

Louisiana Democrats call union opt-out bill an 'attack on labor'

Unions’ Layoffs Suit Is Next Major Hurdle for Trump Firing Plan

Labor Defends Jailed Immigrants: Forklift Driver, Hospital Worker

UNION ORGANIZING

Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics

9.5% of Baltimore Workers Are Union Members, Below U.S. Average

The Human Workforce Behind AI Wants a Union

Small MSO Fresh Eatontown Dispensary Workers Vote to Join UFCW Union

StarPlus Workers Win Union at Stellantis Battery Plant

This Week in Labor History May 26-June 1

NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)

5th Circuit rejects NLRB effort to revive ‘long-dead case’ against plumber

Trump’s NLRB chief cuts remedies to workers for company law-breaking 

Top Labor Board Lawyer Power Upheld in Appeals Court Ruling (1)

News and Commentary

The Supreme Court Just Got Closer to Crowning Trump King

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)

Union workers at Sutphen strike as Ohio officials urge return to negotiations

Okonite union workers continue strike after health coverage cut following contract rejection

Kroger drivers in Georgia may strike over wages and benefits

Teamsters  38 & UFCW 3000 Fred Meyer General Merchandise, Town & Country,  Metropolitan Market and All Stores Under Interim Agreements We Stand in  Solidarity

U.S. judge in Kansas says Teamsters can strike at trucking company with KC-area ties

UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)

UAW Hails GM Investment in Tonawanda Plant

UAW members at General Dynamics' Electric Boat vote to ratify new contract

UAW unionizes Stellantis-Samsung battery plant

UAW Members at General Dynamics Corporation (GD)’s Submarine Division Vote to Ratify New Contract

United Auto Workers union to hold meeting in light of GM layoffs

GM to invest $888M in NY plant, UAW unionizes Stellantis EV site, Stellantis names Filosa CEO

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA(USWA)

United Steelworkers union raises concerns over Nippon-U.S. Steel deal

McCormick says U.S. Steel would stay under domestic control in Nippon merger

U.S. Steel (X) Set to Be Acquired by Nippon Steel at $55 a Share Following Trump Approval

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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)

SoCal grocery workers union announces strike authorization votes next week

Wayne County dairy farm conducts New York’s first secret ballot election for union representation 

Southern California grocery workers announce strike authorization vote

Meatpackers at JBS in Tolleson ratify first union contract. What it means

TRCP Continues to Mislead on Menhaden: Facts Contradict Claims About Chesapeake Bay Fishery

Kroger drivers authorize strike at Georgia warehouse

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)

'When we fight, we win': TCGplayer employees rally after layoff announcement

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)

Pratt & Whitney machinists approve new 4-year contract, end 3-week strike

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)

Nurses, Meriter hospital to resume bargaining with different takes on staffing

Wisconsin elected officials show support in second day of Meriter five-day nurse strike

Charlotte airport employees decry working conditions at city council meeting 

Butler Hospital’s striking workers and management resume talks with federal mediators

Union members, advocates urge Pittsburgh City Council to expand paid sick leave rules

Madison Nurses Launch Five-Day Strike at UnityPoint Health – Meriter Demanding Better Conditions

UNITE-HERE UNION

Los Angeles City Hall shakes down hotels to appease unions

Inside Gaming: 2 Strip casinos sign new union agreements, more

UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED  May 27, 2025

 Case Number: 27-RM-366302 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 31   Location: Englewood, CO Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado  Unit Sought: Included: All operators, welders, packers, laborers, fitters, painters, maintenance, leads.   Excluded: All other employees, professionals, guards, managers, and supervisors. SMART Sheet Metal Workers, Local 9   

 Case Number: 06-RC-366321 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 100   Location: Pittsburgh, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full and regular part time Registered Nurses including but not  limited to CRNPs and Certified Registered Nurse Midwives employed by  University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) who work at 300 Halket St,  Pittsburgh, PA 15213.  Excluded: All other employees, directors, managers and supervisors as  defined by the Act. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania    

 Case Number: 13-RC-366327 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 13   Location: Geneva, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors.  Excluded: Store managers, assistant managers, office clericals, guards,  professionals, supervisors Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU   

 Case Number: 10-RC-366331 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 22   Location: Chapel Hill, NC 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 a/w Service Employees International Union   

 Case Number: 13-RC-366328 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 20   Location: Aurora, IL Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois  Unit Sought: Included:  All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors  Excluded: Store managers, assistant managers, office clericals, guards,  professionals, supervisors Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU   

 Case Number: 06-RC-366344 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 1000   Location: Pittsburgh, PA Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Unit Sought: Included:  All full and regular part time Registered Nurses including but not  limited to CRNPs and Lactation Consultants employed by UPMC Magee-Womens  Hospital who work at 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213  Excluded: All other employees, directors, managers and supervisors as  defined by the Act. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania   

 Case Number: 19-RM-366341 Date Filed: 05/27/2025 Status: Open No Employees: 45   Location: Bozeman, MT Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington  Unit Sought: Included:  All full and part time all-purpose clerk and deli clerk and journey  persons, helper clerks and journey person, meatcutters and  journeyperson, meat department manager and asst. meat dept. manager,  & meat wrappers and journey persons.  Excluded: All other employees, supervisors, managers, and guards, as  defined by the Act. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1889 affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union