The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 8, 2021. Unions included are the AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- PRO Act threatens right-to-work laws: Chamber of Commerce, National Right to Work Committee
- Workers’ rights legislation could exacerbate senior living workforce challenges, industry experts say
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Union criticizes extension of Child Welfare Services monitoring period
- FLRA Defends Rule Allowing Feds To Exit Unions More Easily
American Federation of Teachers
- Jen Psaki Denies Existence of CDC Guidance to Reopen Schools
- San Francisco School Officials, Unions, Reach Tentative Deal After City Files Lawsuit
Communications Workers of America
- Bookshop Santa Cruz Employees Vote to Unionize
- States push for Lifeline protections in Verizon/TracFone deal
National Labor Relations Board
- Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses
- For unions and Amazon, much is riding on vote in Alabama
- The Nation’s Second-Highest Court Preserves Religious Liberty
Service Employees International Union
- ISU teaching assistants picket over contract negotiations
- Springfield Memory Care Workers to go on Strike
Unite-Here
- Bill would require hospitality employers to notify workers when jobs reopen
- Chicago Hotel Workers Call for City Law to Protect their Right to Return to Work
United Auto Workers
- UAW Ford workers can expect profit-sharing payouts down 45%
- For unions and Amazon, much is riding on vote in Alabama
- Ford to double EV/AV spending to $29 billion by 2025, loses $1.3 billion in 2020
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Springfield cannabis workers seek to unionize
- PCC offers unionized grocery workers $4 hourly ‘appreciation pay’
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