The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 15-17, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, APWU, FOP, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Judge ‘Not Inclined’ To Block Federal Mediator Panel’s Rulings
- Unions ask Pelosi and Schumer for $1T in emergency aid governments
- DoD drops plan to give exchange shopping benefits to more than a half million DoD civilians
AFL-CIO
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Opposes Judicial Gerrymandering, House Bill 38
- United Way to invest $100M to build racial equity
- PSC has announced actions to be taken in the Frontier Bankruptcy Case
American Postal Workers Union
- Two postal unions start campaign to fill USPS board of governors vacancies
- Still waiting for packages mailed in December? It could be awhile
Fraternal Order of Police
- Missouri lawmaker wants to end Kansas City Police Department’s residency requirement
- At Least 12 Police Officers And Supervisors Suspended After Lounging, Popping Popcorn In Congressman’s Office Amid Looting, Sources Say
- Graham Calls On Schumer To ‘Dismiss’ Impeachment Article Against Trump In Senate
National Labor Relations Board
- Amazon Workers in Alabama to Vote on Union
- Fairfax County workers seek authority to remove union bosses
- Clinic Workers Should Be Central to the Fight for Abortion Rights
Operating Engineers
- Connecticut’s $90M lobbying industry has a new player
- Joe Biden to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit on Day One, Betraying Unions
Service Employees International Union
- Keep adolescent behavioral health unit open
- Workers shut down McDonald’s drive-thru in protest for $15 hourly wage, fair treatment
Teamsters
- Hunts Point Produce Market workers set to strike as negotiations break down
- Appeals court upholds FMCSA preemption over California meal/rest breaks
- Truckers exempt from California rest-break laws, 9th Circuit holds
United Auto Workers
- Amazon to face first U.S. unionization vote in seven years next month
- Fiat Chrysler, PSA Group Merge to Create New Auto-Making Behemoth
United Steelworkers
- United Steelworkers betrays Constellium strike after weeks of isolating workers
- Casual workers at U of T demand sick days, draw attention to precarity of work
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