The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from April 9, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFSCME, Communications Workers, ILWU, RWDSU, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Senate Democrats propose pandemic pay bumps
- Federal employees diagnosed with COVID-19 on the rise
- 5 ways Congress can help federal workers on the coronavirus front lines
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- County payroll change wins by narrow vote
- Correction Unions Call For Training Academy Closure
- Schools’ hourly workers and paraprofessionals are finding niches they can fill
Communications Workers of America
- Jeff Bezos shows his face (behind a mask) to his stressed-out troops after spate of walkouts
- GE workers protest at multiple sites in pitch to make ventilators
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
- COVID-19 case at Seattle terminal puts West Coast on guard
- Four Indicted in Southern California Pain Clinic Scam; ILWU Plan Loses $3M
National Labor Relations Board
- Judge Reinforces Protection in Camp Counselor’s Termination
- Labor Department vows to protect workers who report unsafe conditions
- NLRB to Apply New “Blocking Charge” Rule Protecting Right of Workers to Remove Unwanted Unions
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Poultry industry’s slow response is killing workers
- Nursing Home Staff Say They Need More Protection
Service Employees International Union
- Union praises commissioners for clarifying contract suspensions
- Health workers demand more protective equipment from government
- Backpay secured for Fairmont Regional Medical Center employees
Teamsters
- City adds more buses to control crowded trips
- New Essential Worker CDC Guidelines Threaten Health Of Teamsters and Public
Unite Here
- Inside the Union Where Coronavirus Put 98% of Members Out of Work
- Junior Flight Attendants to Shoulder the Burden for AA Flights
- Orlando airport workers file OSHA complaint against HMSHost
United Auto Workers
- Automakers ready to get plants running again with coronavirus precautions
- Former UAW union hall sold, set to become a church
- COVID-only nursing homes planned, workers say they need gear
United Steelworkers
- ArcelorMittal to lay off workers at Indiana steel mill
- Shrinking Steel Demand, Indiana Steelmakers Struggle
- Sumitomo Rubber USA to close tire plant for two weeks
