The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 18, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFT, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Food and Commercial Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Gov. Polis urges RTD to pause layoffs as board approves budget
- Port Authority, transit workers reach tentative union contract
AFL-CIO
- ‘NJ Buy American Act’ Gains Senate Approval
- Hospital-Laundry-Workers’ Union Holds 2-Day Strike Over Pact
- Wage board to make recommendations on overtime pay for New York farms
American Federation of Teachers
- Texas educators demand fully online learning to save lives
- Missouri teachers union latest to urge coronavirus action
Fraternal Order of Police
- Black female KCPD detectives sue department, FOP claiming discrimination
- FOP believes city law limiting social gatherings puts police in more danger
- Philly Cops’ Union Concerned About Coronavirus Spreading in the Ranks
National Labor Relations Board
- Parts Maker Can’t Ground NLRB Order At DC Circ.
- Pro Wrestlers Could Form A Union In The Next Year
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center workers reject union
SEIU
- Largest Healthcare Union responds to COVID measures
- Workers At 11 Chicago-Area Nursing Homes Set Strike Date
Teamsters
- Food Distributor’s Union Fight Paused Over NLRB Complaint
- NYC sanitation workers union and de Blasio find more savings to avoid layoffs
Unite-Here
- Housekeeper Speaks After Hotel’s Mass Layoffs
- Blue-Collar Unions Fear Widespread Layoffs in Silicon Valley
United Auto Workers
- Electric-vehicle stakeholders advocate for 100% EV adoption by 2030
- Workplace Slights Don’t Amount To ‘Severe’ Bias, Judge Rules
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Kroger, union workers reach tentative contract agreement
- Union Argues It Can Sue USDA Over Chicken Plant Speed
- Meatpacking Plant Fined for Exposing Hundreds of Its Workers to COVID