SEIU members in Chicago reached a tentative deal with Chicago Public Schools Sunday night, but the union’s bargaining team is still reviewing the contract before announcing the official end of the eight day strike. SEIU members consist of the support staff of Chicago’s schools – bus aids, custodians, security guards, etc. The terms of the tentative agreement have not been publicly released. While the agreement may represent a victory for support staff, classes will not commence until CPS also reaches an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. For prior OnLabor coverage of the strike, see Alisha’s post from last week Friday.
On Friday, more than 90% of Harvard graduate student union voters approved a strike authorization. This strike authorization arrives more than a year after students voted to unionize under Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers. The union vote far surpassed UAW’s requirement for a two-thirds majority and held a turnout of close to 2,700 members. The union is in its second year of contract negotiation with Harvard University’s administration. The two sides have reached agreement on some the contract provisions, yet several matters, including harassment and discrimination complaint procedures, remain unresolved.
Testimony in favor of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act reached the House of Representatives last week. The U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Civil Rights and the Human Services Subcommittee heard from an EMT who filed to appeal her case of workplace discrimination in the Eleventh Circuit. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects the labor rights of pregnant workers.
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September 17
A union argues the NLRB's quorum rule is unconstitutional; the California Building Trades back a state housing law; and Missouri proposes raising the bar for citizen ballot initiatives
September 16
In today’s news and commentary, the NLRB sues New York, a flight attendant sues United, and the Third Circuit considers the employment status of Uber drivers The NLRB sued New York to block a new law that would grant the state authority over private-sector labor disputes. As reported on recently by Finlay, the law, which […]
September 15
Unemployment claims rise; a federal court hands victory to government employees union; and employers fire workers over social media posts.
September 14
Workers at Boeing reject the company’s third contract proposal; NLRB Acting General Counsel William Cohen plans to sue New York over the state’s trigger bill; Air Canada flight attendants reject a tentative contract.
September 12
Zohran Mamdani calls on FIFA to end dynamic pricing for the World Cup; the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement opens a probe into Scale AI’s labor practices; and union members organize immigration defense trainings.
September 11
California rideshare deal advances; Boeing reaches tentative agreement with union; FTC scrutinizes healthcare noncompetes.