The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 21-23, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize
- Union Free Radio, Ep. 2: Sorry, Joe, Unions Did NOT Build The Middle Class
- Draft Legislation in New York Would Put Gig Workers into Toothless ‘Unions’
American Federation of Government Employees
- Time to fix the hangnails of unresolved union negotiations
- Judges Union Can’t Challenge Trump Appointees In Fed. Court
AFL-CIO
- W.Va. public employees file suit challenging law on union dues
- AFL-CIO Endorses Right to Work Protections … for Mexican Workers?
- PA Senate Democrats Hold Policy Hearing on OSHA Protections for Public Employees
Communications Workers of America
- Communications Union Wants Feds to Take Hard Look at Warner/Discovery Merger
- Unions representing state employees sue to block Paycheck Protection Act
Fraternal Order Of Police
- Chicago FOP Issues Vote Of No Confidence In Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- The concept of “active bystanders” and law enforcement
- Kansas City council members, KCPD chief respond to funding plan
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Backpay Determination Procedure Changes on Horizon
- Musicians Union Files ULP Charge Against HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’
- Logan Health Nurses Plan Strike Over Wages And Benefits
Service Employees International Union
- Day of action demands ‘$15 and a union’ from McDonald’s
- The status of 8 labor disputes during the pandemic
- Fourth nursing home chain raises wages in response to union contract
Teamsters
- Republic Services yard waste, recycling drivers vote to authorize strike
- Strike imminent for delivery truck drivers with Seattle Public Schools
- Glove House Counselors And Therapists Win Teamster Representation
United Auto Workers
- New Ford venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants
- Auto Workers at Virginia Volvo Plant Reach Tentative Deal
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Grocery Store Worker’s Union Continues Push For Hazard Pay
- Kroger’s mask mandate policy change: Workers union responds