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Criminal Employment National 

Former Auto Union Official Admits to Taking Kickbacks

December 4, 2019December 5, 2019 ANDY OLESKO
automotive, corruption, Fraud, kickbacks, pleas, scandal, unions

The highest ranking United Auto Workers official yet to face punishment for his role in a sprawling corruption scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday, as the case continues to rock the foundation of one of the most powerful unions in the nation. 

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Business Employment 

Fired Google Workers Will File Federal Labor Complaint

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP4, Google, Labor, unions

Four workers fired from Google last week are planning to file a federal labor complaint against the company, claiming it illegally retaliated against them for organizing workers.

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Appeals Civil Rights Employment 

Uphill Climb for Workers Seeking Refund on Union Fees

December 2, 2019 THOMAS F. HARRISON
first circuit, unions

Lawyers for two New Hampshire workers seeking a refund of union fees they paid in the years before the Supreme Court shook up the landscape struggled to persuade the First Circuit on Monday to revive their case

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Business Criminal Employment National 

Former Auto Union Exec Appears in Court After Resignation

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 ANDY OLESKO
automotive, bribery, Detroit, embezzlement, Fraud, money laundering, scandal, unions

A former regional director for the United Auto Workers union appeared in Detroit federal court Tuesday, just two days after stepping down amid a sprawling federal investigation into bribery and embezzlement.  

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Business Employment Technology 

Google’s Firing of Four Workers Called Union-Busting

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
digital data, Google, Labor, termination, unions

Google on Monday fired four employees on the grounds they had violated data-security policies, but the tech titan was accused of persecuting them for trying to unionize staff.

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Business Employment Government 

GM Sues Fiat Chrysler Over Bribery of Union Officials

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 JOE KELLY
automotive, bribery, GM, racketeering, unions

General Motors brought a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Fiat Chrysler, claiming the rival automaker bribed officials with the United Auto Workers union to get an unfair advantage in labor agreements.

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Business Employment National 

Pilots Urge Southwest Airlines Not to Buy Boeing Max

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 DAVID LEE
airlines, Aviation, Boeing, safety, unions

Southwest Airlines’ pilots union slammed Boeing late Wednesday for what it calls a rush to return the grounded 737 Max to service and urged the airline to buy planes from other manufacturers.

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National 

United Auto Workers Tries to Reform

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, corruption, ethics, unions

The United Auto Workers union will tighten financial controls, ban contributions from employers and vendors to charities run by its officers, and hire an ethics officer in the wake of a federal corruption investigation.

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Education Employment 

University of California Workers Strike Over Outsourcing

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
strike, unions, University of California

Thousands of members with the largest union of university employees in California went on statewide strike Wednesday to bring attention to job outsourcing and stalled contract negotiations.

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Employment Government Regional 

Study: Most Independent Contractors Will Benefit From New California Law

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 NICK CAHILL
California, Gig economy, Labor, Lyft, Research, Uber, unions

In a study of a landmark California labor law detested by business groups and gig economy titans, researchers concluded Tuesday that the union-backed bill will cover a majority of independent contractors and affect more than just Uber and Lyft drivers.

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Civil Rights Education Regional 

Little Rock Teachers Strike Over Anti-Union Diktat

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arkansas, Labor, strike, teachers, unions

Little Rock teachers will go on strike for one day this week over an Arkansas panel’s decision to strip their collective bargaining power and complaints about state control of the 23,000-student district, union officials said Monday.

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Employment National 

UAW President Taking Leave Amid Corruption Probe

November 2, 2019November 4, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, corruption, unions

The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union.

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Education Employment Government 

Classes to Resume Friday as Chicago Teachers Officially End Strike

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 LISA KLEIN
Chicago, mayors, strike, teachers, unions, wages

The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday afternoon finally called off a strike that cancelled 11 days of classes after a tense, last-minute compromise with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Education Government Law 

Chicago Teachers Agree to Tentative Deal, Will Remain on Strike

October 30, 2019October 31, 2019 LISA KLEIN
Chicago, strike, teachers, unions

The Chicago Teachers’ Union voted to finally accept a contract from the city Wednesday night after a two-week battle with rookie Mayor Lori Lightfoot. 

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Appeals Employment 

Labor

October 30, 2019October 31, 2019 BRIEF
dbrief3, Labor, Ninth Circuit, unions

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a ruling for the National Labor Relations Board, which said an iron workers’ union promoted an illegal, secondary strike at a metal company.

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Employment Law 

Union Fees

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 BRIEF
Class Action, dbrief4, Labor, unions

A federal court in California ruled in favor of the Service Employees International Union Local 1000 in a class action dispute relating to “fair-share” fees, finding that the union collected the fees in good faith before the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Janus v. AFSCME.

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Business Employment National 

Auto Workers Approve Deal to End 40-Day GM Strike

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 ANDY OLESKO
automotive, contract, GM, Labor, strike, unions

Factory employees represented by the United Auto Workers held a national vote Friday approving a new labor contract with General Motors to end a strike that lasted nearly six weeks.

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Business Employment 

Biden: Unions Are the Path to Stronger Middle Class in America

October 25, 2019October 28, 2019 MATTHEW RENDA
2020 elections, Democrats, Joe Biden, unions

Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan Friday to help workers unionize in his ongoing attempt to appeal to the American middle class and secure the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. 

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Business Government 

Labor

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 BRIEF
Brief6, Labor, San Diego, unions, water

The Associated General Contractors of America, et al., sued California in superior court, claiming the City of San Diego requires bidders for a $398 million water project to use apprentices in Joint Labor Management Apprentice Programs, which allegedly violates a voter-approved right-to-work proposition.

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Business Economy Employment 

Autoworkers at Closed Plants Fight New GM Contract

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP1, automotive, contract, Labor, strike, unions

If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too. That’s the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors factories that didn’t get new products under the tentative contract agreement reached last week.

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