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UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/19/25
Maine Trust for Local News
Case Number: 01-RC-371578Date Filed: 08/19/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 45Location: South Portland, MERegion Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts The News Guild of Maine, United Communication Workers of America, Local 31128
Providence St Mary's Medical Center
Case Number: 19-RC-371600Date Filed: 08/19/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 120Location: Walla Walla, WARegion Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, WashingtonUnit Sought: Petitioner seeks an election to become the exclusive bargaining representative for all full-time, regular part-time, and per diem technical bargaining unit employees at St Mary Medical Center. Included: Anesthesia Tech, Associate Respiratory Care Practitioners, Cath Lab Technician, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, CT Technician, Echocardiograph Technician, Mammography Technician, MRI Technician, MRI Tech Lead, Multimodality Technician, Nuclear Med Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Physical Therapy Assistant, Radiology Technician, Respiratory Care Specialist, Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapist (Reg), Senior Cath Tech, Senior Pharmacy Tech, Senior Respiratory Therapist, Senior Surg Tech, Surg Technician, Ultrasound Tech, Vascular Tech, X-Ray Tech. Excluded: All managerial employees, supervisory employees, guards, registered nurses, physicians, business office clerical employees, and any other confidential employees as defined in the National Labor Relations Act. SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday August 21, 2025
Elon Musk Just Won His War on Labor Unions
AFSCME’s half-century-old archives tell the story of our union
Nurses at UnityPoint Health Des Moines hospitals call for union recognition
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table
UNION ORGANIZING
CP Labor pamphlet sparks discussion, fuels organizing
The Labor Education That Workers Need Most
He Tried to Bring Aid to Gaza. Now He’s Ready to Sue Israel
Unions aren’t just good for workers—they also benefit communities and democracy
A Union Push at JPMorgan Reveals Tensions Inside America’s Largest Bank
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
Fifth Circuit Panel Says NLRB Judge, Member Removal Protections Likely Unconstitutional
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
First Student Drivers in Northern California Join Teamsters
Indiana Teamsters take fight to UPS CEO over contract violations
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
UAW Members at GE Aerospace to Rally Ahead of Strike Authorization Vote
One month after Cleveland Cliffs Dearborn Works layoffs, UAW stages token protest
Former longtime UAW Local 12 president named grand marshal for 2025 Toledo Labor Day Parade
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
Ford announces job retraining and employment services funds in Steeltown
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
Mayor Garcia, union leader at odds over DPW contract talks in Holyoke
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
Microsoft Shuts Down Questions at Gamescom 2025 Amid Layoffs and Controversies
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
Machinists strike Boeing again
4th Circuit narrowly revives union member’s suit over alleged misappropriation of funds
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
For the Second Time in a Year, A California Union is Trying to Muscle In on Arizona
Immigration policy changes squeeze an already understaffed long-term care industry
Nurses at four Des Moines area hospitals push for union representation
Maine oysterman stirring up Democrats’ efforts to oust Susan Collins
UNITE-HERE UNION
Coast Victoria Hotel staff strike for second time this month
Fenway Park workers fly to Liverpool to ask John Henry for negotiation help
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/19/25
Maine Trust for Local News
Case Number: 01-RC-371578Date Filed: 08/19/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 45Location: South Portland, MERegion Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts The News Guild of Maine, United Communication Workers of America, Local 31128
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Wednesday August 20, 2025
Customers demand refunds for no trash service during Republic Services strike
Strike Failed to Pressure Rochester Into Non-NLRB Election
Wisconsin dairy workers strike to protest changes that could affect immigrants
Alabama joins nationwide Labor Day push with protests across the state. Here's when, where
LIRR, Five Unions Enter ‘Cooling Off Period’
UNION ORGANIZING
08/19/2025: Many Unfair Labor Practices in Kentucky Amazon Facility
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
Musk's SpaceX, others win US court challenge to labor board's structure
Appeals court says NLRB structure unconstitutional, in a win for SpaceX
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
More Than 40 Drivers & Helpers Employed At Open Kitchens In Chicago ‘Go Union,’ Join The Teamsters
DRIVERS AT HIGH DESERT JOIN TEAMSTERS
Airgas, Teamsters Sue Each Other as Standoff Escalates
Carhaul Teamsters Picketing At GM Assembly Plants In Three States
Teamsters Picket GM, Threaten Ford Plants Over Nonunion Carriers
Union: Vote ‘no’ on Henry Ford Genesys Hospital offer as strike looms
Documentary: Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Asked Jimmy Hoffa For Loan to Buy Chargers
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
Guest columnist: BOSK union vote a fight for all Kentucky workers
CUPE suppresses Air Canada flight attendants strike in late-night backroom deal
Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows
Battery production kicks off at BlueOval Park as Ford looks to unload surplus
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
‘Show of solidarity’: workers at Texarkana Aluminum negotiating fair pay, job stability
Fatal Explosion Raises Questions About U.S. Steel Plant’s Future
Iron Range meeting voices concerns on the Minnesota Sulfate Standard
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
The role of public sector unions in food safety renews a debate that began 90 years ago
Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.
More Fred Meyer stores closing in western WA, bringing total to 5
Lawsuit claims Tacoma, Pierce County ran out the clock on $20 minimum wage measure
Unions wage war on self-checkout
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
Maine news workers launch one big union
Maine Newsroom Workers Seek To Add Almost 50 People To Union
Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
The Boeing Strike Just Won’t End: What That Means for F-47 ‘NGAD’ Fighter
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Butler Hospital Workers Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike
Air Canada to resume service as flight attendants' union ends strike
UNITE-HERE UNION
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/18/25
OshKosh AeroTech, LLC
Case Number: 01-RM-371507Date Filed: 08/18/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 6Location: East Providence, RIRegion Assigned: Region 01, Boston, MassachusettsUnit Sought: All full-time and regular part-time employees of Oshkosh-Aerotech working at T.F. Green International Airport, excluding all managerial, supervisory, confidential, and other employees as defined under the Act:' The Employer's Proposed Unit The employer disagrees with the unit description provided by its employees and, instead, offers the following unit description: "All Machine Repair Technicians employed by Oshkosh-Aerotech, LLC, at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, excluding all other positions, including without limitation, Managers, Directors, Supervisors (specifically including "Supervisor— AirportServices")and Confidential employees, as defined by the National Labor Relations Act:'
VHS Sinai-Grace Hospital
Case Number: 07-RC-371527Date Filed: 08/18/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 350Location: Detroit, MIRegion Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, MichiganUnit Sought: Included: All full time, regular part time, and per diem registered nurses. Excluded: Supervisors, guards, and all other employees. Michigan Nurses Association (MNA), National Nurses United (NNU), AFL-CIO
United Power Cooperative
Case Number: 27-RC-371523Date Filed: 08/18/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 5Location: Brighton, CORegion Assigned: Region 27, Denver, ColoradoUnit Sought: Included: All full time and Part-Time System Operators. Note the Union intends for this vote to be a self-determination/Armour-Globe election to join the already existing bargaining unit. Excluded: Office clerical, guards, professional and supervisory employees as defined in the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 111, AFL-CIO
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday August 18, 2025
Air Canada reaches deal with union to end strike
Unions, contractors clash over proposal to require labor equity in Spokane projects
Air Canada CEO amazed by union's defiance of ruling to end strike
Pennsylvania nurses get union election despite Trump’s delays at labor board
UNION ORGANIZING
Latinx Workers Are Organizing Fierce Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Build for a General Strike: Revive Labor’s Most Powerful Weapon
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
The Teamsters’ Non-Strike at UPS
Teamsters picket over nonunion car carriers at GM plants in Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri
Update: Teamsters Vote To Authorize Strike, If Needed
Warehouse Teamsters at UNFI Win Lucrative First Contract
CARHAUL TEAMSTERS HOLD AREA STANDARDS PICKET
Feds dismiss Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital’s illegal coercion claims against union
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
Columbia Is Replacing Its TAs With Nonunion Adjuncts
Harvard excludes 900 graduate students from union, says research is not employment
Column: Pay hikes over profit sharing proves to be right course for Unifor
Profits for shareholders, pink slips for workers: John Deere cuts 238 jobs
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
USW presidents call out media for mining misinformation
United Steelworkers optimistic after Evraz sale to Atlas Holdings
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
2 Washington Fred Meyer stores permanently closing
Kroger added new receipt checks in Columbus last summer. Here's what's happened since
Kroger to permanently close Kent Fred Meyer on East Hill
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
This Week in Labor History August 18-24
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
Striking Boeing workers in St. Louis speak out against poverty pay, IAM bureaucrats
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Janitors rally, protesting low wages on first day of class
AFGE Members Mobilize for National Days of Action
UNITE-HERE UNION
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/15/25
The Milton Hershey School
Case Number: 04-RC-371419Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 13Location: Hershey, PARegion Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnit Sought: INCLUDED: All full-time and regular part-time Central Monitoring Technicians. EXCLUDED: All management employees, supervisors, clerical and secretary or administrative assistance staff, confidential employees and guards defined in the Act. Teamsters Local Union No. 776 a/w International Brotherhood of Teamsters
QSL and Ameri-Force Management Services
Case Number: 15-RC-371404Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 55Location: New Orleans, LARegion Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, LouisianaUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time longshore workers, including crane operators, equipment operators, gear men, mechanics, clerks, forklift operators and foremen solely employed by QSL and/or jointly employed by QSL and Ameri-Force at QSL's facility in New Orleans, Louisiana Excluded: All other employees, managerial employees, confidential employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Longshoremen Association, Local 1422
FRITO LAY
Case Number: 09-RC-371438Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 15Location: Prestonsburg, KYRegion Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, OhioUnit Sought: Included: All RSR, RSA, and full-time merchandisers employed at the Prestonsburg location. Excluded: All part time employees, guards, office employees, and supervisors as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 175
Shephard Services, Inc.
Case Number: 25-RC-371429Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 5Location: Mount Vernon, INRegion Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, IndianaUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time HVAC Technicians and Apprentices employed by the Employer out of its facility currently located at 120 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. Excluded: All other employees, professional employees, clericals, guards, supervisors and managerial employees as defined by the Act. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 136
NMAI, Inc.
Case Number: 12-RM-371434Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 3Location: Jacksonville, FLRegion Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, FloridaUnit Sought: Included: NMAI Inspector 3 located at 1300 North Broad St, Jacksonville, FL, 32202 performing services for the Jacksonville Housing Authority. Excluded: Supervisors and all other employees not listed above. The Independent Association of Public and Private Employees
Science Applications International Corporation
Case Number: 16-RC-371445Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 9Location: Dallas, TXRegion Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, TexasUnit Sought: Included: Remote Pilot Operators. Excluded: All manager, supervisor, confidential, clerical and guards defined in the Ac. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
Assurant Fire Protection LLC
Case Number: 13-RC-371448Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 28Location: Warrenville, ILRegion Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, IllinoisUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Fire Sprinkler Technicians, Fire Sprinkler Inspectors, Fire Pump Technicians, and Plumbers; Excluded: All other employees, office-clerical employees, managers, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Local 130, Plumbers and Tech Engineers, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
Kaman's Art Shoppes
Case Number: 21-RC-371461Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 31Location: San Diego, CARegion Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part time employees employed by the Employer at the San Diego Z00, 2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego CA 92101. Excluded: All managers, office clericals, supervisor and guards as defined in the Act. IATSE Local 122
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Monday August 18, 2025
Pennsylvania nurses get union election despite Trump’s delays at labor board
Unions ‘Wait and See’ on Elections as Trump Upends Labor Arena
Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
UNION ORGANIZING
Blizzard’s Story & Franchise Development Workers ‘Go Union,’ Join The CWA
Court ruling imperils federal workers’ rights
DSA’s 2025 convention: Left cover for the Democratic Party
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
Outcome of Teamsters Strike Authorization Vote Still Not Known
Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
Boyer Says Union Culture Is “Fear And Retaliation” Under Current Leadership
UAW rallies for 600 laid-off workers at Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn steel plant
Deere releases statement after Harvester Works layoff report
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel's plant raises questions about its future, despite heavy investment
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
California grocery prices could rise if this self-checkout bill passes, grocers argue
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary: union
US: Excessive Force Used Against LA Protesters
Air Canada plans to resume flights Monday evening as union remains on strike, defying federal order
UNITE-HERE UNION
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/15/25
The Milton Hershey School
Case Number: 04-RC-371419Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 13Location: Hershey, PARegion Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnit Sought: INCLUDED: All full-time and regular part-time Central Monitoring Technicians. EXCLUDED: All management employees, supervisors, clerical and secretary or administrative assistance staff, confidential employees and guards defined in the Act. Teamsters Local Union No. 776 a/w International Brotherhood of Teamsters
QSL and Ameri-Force Management Services
Case Number: 15-RC-371404Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 55Location: New Orleans, LARegion Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, LouisianaUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time longshore workers, including crane operators, equipment operators, gear men, mechanics, clerks, forklift operators and foremen solely employed by QSL and/or jointly employed by QSL and Ameri-Force at QSL's facility in New Orleans, Louisiana Excluded: All other employees, managerial employees, confidential employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Longshoremen Association, Local 1422
FRITO LAY
Case Number: 09-RC-371438Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 15Location: Prestonsburg, KYRegion Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, OhioUnit Sought: Included: All RSR, RSA, and full-time merchandisers employed at the Prestonsburg location. Excluded: All part time employees, guards, office employees, and supervisors as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 175
Shephard Services, Inc.
Case Number: 25-RC-371429Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 5Location: Mount Vernon, INRegion Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, IndianaUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time HVAC Technicians and Apprentices employed by the Employer out of its facility currently located at 120 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. Excluded: All other employees, professional employees, clericals, guards, supervisors and managerial employees as defined by the Act. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 136
NMAI, Inc.
Case Number: 12-RM-371434Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 3Location: Jacksonville, FLRegion Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, FloridaUnit Sought: Included: NMAI Inspector 3 located at 1300 North Broad St, Jacksonville, FL, 32202 performing services for the Jacksonville Housing Authority. Excluded: Supervisors and all other employees not listed above. The Independent Association of Public and Private Employees
Science Applications International Corporation
Case Number: 16-RC-371445Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 9Location: Dallas, TXRegion Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, TexasUnit Sought: Included: Remote Pilot Operators. Excluded: All manager, supervisor, confidential, clerical and guards defined in the Ac. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
Assurant Fire Protection LLC
Case Number: 13-RC-371448Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 28Location: Warrenville, ILRegion Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, IllinoisUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Fire Sprinkler Technicians, Fire Sprinkler Inspectors, Fire Pump Technicians, and Plumbers; Excluded: All other employees, office-clerical employees, managers, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Local 130, Plumbers and Tech Engineers, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
Kaman's Art Shoppes
Case Number: 21-RC-371461Date Filed: 08/15/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 31Location: San Diego, CARegion Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part time employees employed by the Employer at the San Diego Z00, 2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego CA 92101. Excluded: All managers, office clericals, supervisor and guards as defined in the Act. IATSE Local 122
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Saturday August 16, 2025
Union workers protest at Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Columbia University quietly replaces graduate student union labor with non-union adjunct workers
UNION ORGANIZING
Downtown Buffalo hotel workers continue to push to unionize
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development Workers Join CWA
UFW union fight shadows Wasco Nursery closure
50,000 Workers Strong! AFSCME Cultural Workers United Hits 5-Year Milestone
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
NLRB official warns states against moving to regulate labor relations
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
Allegiant pilots set to hold confidence vote, blame ‘toxic management culture’
Dairy workers hit picket lines outside Meadow Gold Dairy in Salt Lake City
He Called His Wife From A Payphone After Getting Stood Up By Mobsters, And Then He Vanished
In a Massive Realignment, the Teamsters Union Is Giving Substantial Amounts to Republicans
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
Continuing Biden’s policy, Trump Labor Department rejects Will Lehman’s UAW election complaint
UAW rallies after 500 layoffs at Cleveland Cliffs’ Dearborn steel plant
Daily 5 report for Aug. 15: Why did the UAW protest at this unionized steelmaker?
Auto Workers march on Cleveland Cliffs in Detroit; demand jobs
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
ADVISORY: Equal Pay for Equal Work Rally in support of striking Rogers technicians
Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
EW4D holds Indianapolis rally to dissipate opposition of Kroger workers to UFCW sellout contracts
Stater Bros. employees approve new labor contract
The Friday Checkout: Amazon is hot on Instacart’s heels again
California grocery prices could rise if this self-checkout bill passes, grocers argue
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
Bipartisan lawmakers aim to stop call centers from going overseas
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
IAM Union Urges Texas Congressional Delegation to Halt Job Cuts at Corpus Christi Army Depot
Hundreds of defense jobs at risk as CCAD announces cuts affecting contractors and federal workers
Boeing workers: Organize to expand the strike under rank-and-file control!
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
U.S. Export Price Index: Diverging Fortunes in Metals & Mining vs. Marine Transportation
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Union says Ramsey and Hennepin County subcontractors withheld wages
UNITE-HERE UNION
Kaiser workers picket for better wages on Oahu, Maui
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/14/25
FIRST STUDENT-LINCOLN
Case Number: 01-RC-371343Date Filed: 08/14/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 3Location: Lincoln, RIRegion Assigned: Region 01, Boston, MassachusettsUnit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part-time dispatchers and mechanics Excluded: All clerical employees, confidential employees, managers, guards, professional employees and supervisors as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 251
Hillside Operator, LLC d/b/a Hillside Rehab and Healthcare Center
Case Number: 14-RC-371352Date Filed: 08/14/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 5Location: Saint Louis, MORegion Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, MissouriUnit Sought: Included: all full-time and regular part-time, receptionists employed at the Employer's facility to be added to the existing unit of employees at the facility represented by SEIU Healthcare MO/KS. Excluded: business office clerical, supervisors, guards as defined by the Act, registered nurses (RNs), professionals, and technical employees. SEIU Healthcare Missouri Kansas, a division of SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana
Bowtie Hospitality LV LLC d/b/a Fontainebleau LV
Case Number: 28-RC-371371Date Filed: 08/14/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 115Location: Las Vegas, NVRegion Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, ArizonaUnit Sought: Included: All regular full-time, part-time employees working in the Facilities Maintenance Department in the following classifications: painters, tool room, inventory specialists, electricians, laborers, hvac/mech, plumbers, casino/conv, upholsterers, welders, sign shop, kitchen shop, hotel tower, flooring. Excluded: All secretarial, office clerical, sales and all managers, supervisors and guards as defined in the National Labor Relations Act. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, AFL-CIO
BHE Renewables, LLC
Case Number: 21-RC-371380Date Filed: 08/14/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 156Location: Calipatria, CARegion Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Employees Included: All full-time employees in the following classifications: Associate Control Operator, Associate I & E Technician, Control Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Turbine Specialist, Plant and Control Operator I, Plant and Control Operator II, Plant and Control Operator Lead, Field Technician, I & E Technician, Asc Laboratory Tech, Sr. Laboratory Tech, Laboratory Technician, Maint Tech, Maint Tech II, Maint Tech III, Maint Tech IV-Well Field Mech, Maintenance Tech IV, Maintenance Tech IV-Welder, Monofill Tech, NDE Technician, Operations Tech Training Tech, Operator, Plant Operator, Asc Monofil Tech, Public Water Specialist, Resource Tech III, Resource Technician, Sr Electrician-High Voltage, Heavy Equipment Operator Foreperson, Sr Heavy Equipment Operator, Sr I & E Technician-IV, Sr Maint Tech, Sr NDE Technician, Sr Store Keeper, Sr Welder, Sr Maint Tech - Welding, Sr Wellfield Maint Coordinator, Sr Turbine Specialist, and Storekeeper employed by the Employer at its facilities currently located at 7030 Gentry Road, Calipatria, California; 480 West Sinclair Road, Calipatria, California; 7029 Gentry Road, Calipatria, California; 6999 Gentry Road, Calipatria, California; 7001 Gentry Road, Calipatria, California; 786 West Sinclair Road, Calipatria, California; 342 West Sinclair Road, Calipatria, California; 6920 Lack Road, Calipatria, California; 6922 Crummer Road, Calipatria, California; 6858 Crummer Road, Calipatria, California, and 3301 West Highway 86, Brawley, California. Employees Excluded: All other employees, temporary or staffing agency employees, office clerical employees, plant clerical employees, professional employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, AFL-CIO
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Friday August 15, 2025
Illinois Gov. Pritzker enacts new laws bolstering labor unions amid federal shifts
Unions’ battle for survival hit new wave with Trump termination of bargaining agreements
UNION ORGANIZING
08/14/2025: New GC Memo on Deferring to Arbitration
California’s richest agricultural family is shuttering a farm the UFW sought to unionize
Workers At City Bureau In Chicago ‘Win Union Recognition’ From Their Employer
Why A Farm Workers Union Leader Choose Self-Deportation
Central Arkansas DSA to host screening of ‘Union’ documentary Saturday
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
Pennsylvania Nurses Get Union Election Despite Trump’s Delays at Labor Board
08/14/2025: Five Regional Election Decisions
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
How Teamster Strike Threats Made UPS Deliver
‘Strike imminent’: Teamsters enter final day of negotiations with Meadow Gold Dairy
Italian Amazon Workers Strike and Win. Will Unions Elsewhere Follow Suit?
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
UAW rallies for 600 laid-off workers at Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn steel plant
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
Op-Ed: Trump right to back steelworkers, not steel union leadership
“This could have been prevented”: Clairton steelworkers speak out after deadly plant explosion
Miners feel their way through layoffs and retirement
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
California grocery prices could rise if this self-checkout bill passes, grocers argue
Northern Ontario losing manufacturing jobs, union says
This major U.S. grocer is closing 60 locations: When will stores begin to shutter?
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
The State of New York Has to Tax the Rich
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
IAM Union Urges Missouri Congressional Delegation to Support Striking Boeing Defense Workers
IAM bureaucracy appeals to fascist Senator Hawley to intervene in Boeing strike
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
VA ends thousands of contracts, citing order
UNITE-HERE UNION
Houston hotel workers approve strike amid call for wage bump
Hilton Americas-Houston workers vote to authorize strike amid push for higher wages
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/13/25
ONE Arts Community Schools
Case Number: 03-RC-371267Date Filed: 08/13/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 40Location: Burlington, VTRegion Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New YorkUnit Sought: Included: All full time and part time employees employed at OneArts Community Schools at the following locations: 294 Winooski St #111 Burlington, VT 05401 1672 W. Lakeshore Dr. Colchester, VT 05446 112 Garden Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 Excluded: All confidential employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the act. Rochester Regional Joint Board
Starbucks Corp.
Case Number: 01-RC-371248Date Filed: 08/13/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 8Location: Somerville, MARegion Assigned: Region 01, Boston, MassachusettsUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time baristas. Excluded: Others. Workers United a/w Service Employees International Union
Meritus Solutions Group
Case Number: 04-RD-371228Date Filed: 08/13/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 48Location: Plains, PARegion Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnit Sought: Included: All uniformed Security Officers. Excluded: Project Manager, Assistant Site Manager, and All other Persons. UGSOA Local #267 a/w United Government Security Officers of America
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Thursday August 14, 2025
Antitrust as a Remedy for Discrimination
NJ labor unions 2025: UFCW Local 1262 tops members list
Ironworkers union breaks ground on new Orlando training center to tackle skilled-labor shortage
UNION ORGANIZING
Salts and Peppers Build a Union at Starbucks
Concerns rise over possible nurse unionization efforts at St. Joseph in Bryan and College Station
NLRB’s Acting General Counsel Provides Employers with Sweet Guidance About Union “Salts”
Opinion | GHC attacking workers' rights in Wisconsin and nationally
How Federal Workers ‘Without A Union Can Still Act Like A Union’
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
From Ballots to Bargaining: The Struggle to Unionize at Amazon's Warehouses
SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights, Issue 2, August 2025
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
Teamsters nurses file unfair labor practice charge against Michigan hospital system
Bernie Sanders to Headline NH Labor Day Breakfast as Union Support Shifts to GOP
Atlanta Teamsters confront management over heat safety
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
United Auto Workers (UAW) seek to oust President Shawn Fain
Dozens Of New York Elected Officials ‘Sign Letters In Support Of Striking’ UAW Legal Services
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
USWA continues to lead drive to rebuild Shipbuilding
A worker’s story of the deadly explosion at the Clairton coke plant
Explosion sparked by coke oven gas igniting
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
Union reaches tentative labor agreement with Gelson’s Market
Workers at cannabis software firm Dutchie file for landmark union election
Grocery Technology Blamed for Price Gouging
No Quorum: Coos County hospital deal with Tennessee-based Quorum Health falls apart
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
Fellow union members and other supporters join PG strikers at a Block house rally
Coalition Renews Call for FCC to Consolidate Review of UScellular Deals
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
Striking Boeing defense workers turn to US Congress
Machinist discontent at Boeing can be traced back to moment 11 years ago
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
Fatalities in maritime industry show the urgent need for rank-and-file action
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Union contracts canceled by VA
Nurses Picket To Address Patient Care Concerns At Indio Hospital
UNITE-HERE UNION
Union workers at Houston’s largest hotel to hold strike vote
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/12/25
PAR Electrical Contractors
Case Number: 14-RC-371191Date Filed: 08/12/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 9Location: Lenexa, KSRegion Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, MissouriUnit Sought: Included: All Field Mechanics working in the Central Region Excluded: All other as defined by the Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 53
Fresh Point Central California
Case Number: 32-RC-371171Date Filed: 08/12/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 39Location: Turlock, CARegion Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part-time drivers. Excluded: All other employees included managers, guards and supervisors, as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local 386
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC
Case Number: 32-RC-371165Date Filed: 08/12/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 2Location: Fresno, CARegion Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Included: All full time and regular part-time Checkers Excluded: All other employees included managers, guards and supervisors, as defined by the Act. Teamsters Local 431
USC Care Medical Group, Central Billing Office
Case Number: 21-RC-371207Date Filed: 08/12/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 132Location: Alhambra, CARegion Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnit Sought: Included: All full-time, regular part-time and per diem non-professional employees including: Account Representative, Collector, Cash Posting Specialist, Specialist, Non-Government Collector, Non-Government Biller, Biller, Administrative Assistant, Provider Relations Specialist, Patient Access Representative in the USC Care Medical Group, Central Billing Office currently located at 1000 S Fremont Ave, Building A9 West, 5th Floor, Alhambra, CA, 91803, Armour Globe into the USC Care Access Center contract. Excluded: All other employees, other represented employees, managerial employees, confidential employees, guards, and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. National Union of Healthcare Workers
TODAY'S LABOR UNION NEWS Wednesday August 13, 2025
DOGE scores win on appeal as court rejects labor union challenge
Unions Face Crossroads for Heat Protections Absent Federal Rule
UNION ORGANIZING
New NLRB Salting Guidance: What California Employers Need to Know
Hold the Salt: Key Takeaways from the NLRB’s New Guidance on Union Salting
Starbucks illegally threatened employees in posted letter about unionization, NLRB finds
On 10th Anniversary of My Firing from Politico & the Readers Who Kept Labor Reporting Alive
Three years after forming a union, Raven Software workers have a contract
Huntsville auto workers fail to unionize Navistar plant, UAW alleges illegal intimidation
NLRB (NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD)
Appliance Maker’s Termination Clears Legal Test, NLRB Judge Says
Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2025
The Cost of Dissent: How Starbucks' Labor Disputes Undermine Shareholder Value
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(IBT)
Dispatch from the Employer Offensive: Mauser Teamsters Strike Back
Teamsters, Donating to Republicans for the Midterms, Deliver a Fresh Wakeup Call for Democrats
Teamsters call off strike against UPS after agreement on disputes
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION(UAW)
In New Video, BlueOval SK Workers Link Union Drive to Ford Workers’ 20th-Century Fight for Safety
As strike enters sixth week, UAW 95 offers food pantry to striking employees
VW-UAW contract talks, nearing 1-year anniversary, drag on
Dropkick Murphys Headline Bus Tour Rally for Union Rights in Cleveland
UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION OF AMERICA(USWA)
Vice president of USW Local 1557 recounts his experience after Clairton plant explosion
Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pa.
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION(UFCW)
California grocery stores push to legalize alcohol sales at self-checkout stations
Organizers sue after Tacoma misses ballot deadline for minimum-wage hike
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA(CWA)
Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team has voted to unionize
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINIST AND AEROSPACE WORKERS(IAM)
America's Reliance on Boeing Is a National Security Liability
The 2025 Boeing strike and the lessons of the 2014 contract extension
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSOCIATION(ILA)
Trump Is Making Major Concessions To Union Bosses. Is It Worth It?
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION(SEIU)
Union contracts canceled by VA
Proposal to cap admin pay, mandate patient spending levels draws fire from local health leaders
JFK Memorial Hospital Nurses to Host Informational Picket in Indio
UNITE-HERE UNION
Daylong ‘community stoppage’ boycotts stores amid demands to stop immigration raids
Orlando distributor paid union-busting firm to persuade workers to ditch union
UNION REPRESENTATION PETITIONS FILED 8/11/25
American Ordnance LLC
Case Number: 25-RC-371081Date Filed: 08/11/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 24Location: Middletown, IARegion Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, IndianaUnit Sought: Included: X-Ray--Radiographer 1,2, and 3 and leads Excluded: All other employees: Office clerics, guards and supervisors, as defined by the Act. District 6, Local 1010, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
Diproinduca (USA) Limited LLC
Case Number: 08-RC-371080Date Filed: 08/11/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 12Location: Toledo, OHRegion Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, OhioUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time Diproinduca employees working at the Cleveland Cliffs' facility located at 330 Millard Ave., Toledo Ohio. Excluded: All other employees including temporary employees, office clericals, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18
Allied Universal Services
Case Number: 05-RC-371072Date Filed: 08/11/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 18Location: Alexandria, VARegion Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, MarylandUnit Sought: Included: All full and part time security officers at the listed sites. Excluded: All others and statutory exclusions. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)
Park City Mountain Resort
Case Number: 27-RC-371085Date Filed: 08/11/2025Status: OpenNo Employees: 55Location: Park City, UTRegion Assigned: Region 27, Denver, ColoradoUnit Sought: Included: All full-time and part-time bike patrollers (including entry, intermediate, advanced, and leads). Excluded: All supervisory, managerial, confidential, and guard employees under the Act. Communications Workers of America, Local 7781, AFL-CIO