The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from May 15-17, 2020. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, FOP, Railworkers, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Florida labor unions petition for change to unemployment
- How States and Cities Can Protect Workers During the Pandemic
- Business groups cheering Supreme Court order while owners assess reopening
AFSCME
- Workers Protest OU’s 140 Layoffs Amidst the Pandemic
- AFSCME seeks reinstatement of hours for custodial staff at FSU
American Federation of Teachers
- CDC, other health organizations release guidelines for schools considering reopening
- At least 275K teachers face permanent job loss as states prepare massive budget cuts
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police grant could provide personal protective equipment
- Union members protest rejected pay increases at council member’s house
National Labor Relations Board
- Virtual Union Elections are on the Horizon
- Labor board allows ban on discussion of bias investigation
- Board Limits Employer-Friendly Unilateral Change Rule’s Application Following Expiration of CBA
Rail and Transportation Workers
- Federal Lawmakers Propose Heroes Compensation Act For Essential Worker Comp
- The Trains Stopped Running. Our Night Was Only Beginning.
- Public transit is highlighting inequalities in cities during the coronavirus pandemic
Teamsters
- New rules ease rest mandates for truck drivers
- Teamsters Denounce New Trucker Hours Of Service Rules For Threatening Safety
- Kroger’s end to Hero Pay will affect thousands of grocery workers
United Auto Workers
- Auto Workers’ Tenuous Return a Ray of Hope in Jobs Crisis
- Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown
- COVID-19 concerns send former Flint UAW boss from prison to home confinement
United Mine Workers
- Murray Energy Gets OK For Ch. 11 Pension Settlement
- New Mine Safety Bill Introduced to Force MSHA Action on COVID-19
United Steelworkers
- Union Workers Warn Pelosi’s Coronavirus Plan Guts Pensions
- Henderson fabrication company laying off 58 employees
- Lessons From the Last Stand of Steelworkers in Homestead
