The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 15, 2021. Unions included are the AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Re-Filed “PRO Act”: Big Potential Risk for Union-Free Employers and Employees
- Hassan, Shaheen back bill to leave backdoor open on union fees
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- 3rd Circ. Won’t Revive Suit Over Union Dues Revocation
- Illinois will soon begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19. politicians question state’s priorities
Communications Workers of America
- The Journey to Unionization at Bookshop Santa Cruz
- Bumble IPO makes CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd a billionaire
Fraternal Order of Police
- Bill pushes to make it easier to sue police officers for brutality
- Chicago’s Lightfoot suggests teachers union behaves like a ‘political party’
National Labor Relations Board
- Google-Hospital Partnership Info Not for Union, NLRB Lawyer Says
- Med Nurses Trying To Unionize Amid Pushback From Bosses
- NLRB Says Alaska Hotel Stonewalled Union In Access Talks
Service Employees International Union
- Board of Regents continue contract negotiations with an optimistic outlook
- Healthcare Workers Demand More Security In Buffalo Shooting Aftermath
Teamsters
- GOP lawmaker slams Teamsters for meme about ‘free the growler’ bill
- House committee advances multiemployer pension reforms
United Auto Workers
- 11 Facts About Clean Vehicles to Counter Gas Lobbyists
- UAW president urges caution on rush to electric vehicles amid industry push
United Mine Workers
- Mining execs got big bonuses
- Remington’s new owner aims to reopen Upstate New York plant with 200 workers
United Steelworkers
- Defending the Hometown University We Built Together
- USW Members Locked Out after Rejecting Contract
- Grad assistant drives at Pitt await state labor ruling