The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from March 27-29, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, Communications Workers of America, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- How are US airports, TSA security handling coronavirus spread
- Federal public defender discouraged by resistance to inmate release as virus spreads in U.S. prison system
Communications Workers of America
- CWA Statement on AT&T Employee Bonus Announcement
- AT&T Mobility Southwest workers ratify new deal
- Arbitrator’s Mistake Justifies Reversal in AT&T, Union Dispute
Fraternal Order of Police
- Florida orders Louisiana arrivals into quarantine
- Police officer accused of stealing at least $16,500 from Fraternal Order of Police
- Drug Reform Orgs Call for No Marijuana Arrests During Coronavirus
National Labor Relations Board
- Labor Board Extends Teleworking Indefinitely Due to Pandemic
- Collective Bargaining By Phone or Teleconference In the Age of Coronavirus?
- Workers win $30,000 settlement after being fired for refusing to join union
SEIU
- Swedish, SEIU reach tentative agreement after year of talks
- CT Interstate Service Plaza Workers Demand Coronavirus Support
- Unions urge Chamber of Commerce to stop lobbying against Defense Production Act
Teamsters
- Central States wins dismissal of Kroger participants’ lawsuit
- Teamsters Reach Agreement With US Foods, Safeway-Albertsons
- Pittsburgh sanitation workers refused to collect garbage to protest lack of protection amid coronavirus pandemic
UNITE HERE
- Chase Center Workers Left Unemployed and Uninsured
- Mets shamefully have yet to announce a plan to pay Citi Field workers
- Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area struggle to survive; Association gives a grim estimate
United Auto Workers
- AK Steel Rockport Works to lay off 48 employees, union says
- UAW Urges Caution Before Reopening Plants
- GM’s Corvette Assembly Plant won’t be utilized for ventilator production
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Fairway Floats $70M Deal For Grocery Workers’ Pensions
- UFCW announces pay increase, benefits for Delaware food processing workers
- Lowe’s, Stop & Shop and Sheetz still hiring amid coronavirus
United Steelworkers
- Increased Federal Wage Subsidy Must Help All Workers
- IAC plant in Alma to permanently layoff 77 workers
- Niles factory working to prevent spread of COVID-19 after workers test positive
