The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 18, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, Communication Workers, RWDSU, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit workers are paying a heavy price during the pandemic
- Drivers Want Hazard Pay, Administrators Cite Budget Concerns
American Federation of Government Employees
- Reopening Of VA Hospitals May Endanger Nurses
- Being a prison officer is now more dangerous than ever
- VA hiring jumps amid crisis, but department opposes hazard pay for front-line staff
AFL-CIO
- Walz’s Worker Protections in His Latest Executive Orders Fall Short
- An A.F.L.-C.I.O. Adviser Considers the Future of American Workers
- Some Workers Would Rather Say No To Work And Lose Benefits Than Risk Getting Sick
Communications Workers of America
- NewsGuild-CWA, America’s Largest Media Union, Launches Historic Advocacy Campaign to Save Industry
- Feds warn of attacks against telecom workers and cellular towers by 5G theorists
National Labor Relations Board
- Jeff Bezos on track to become trillionaire by 2026
- NLRB Says Mismarked Union Election Ballots Don’t Count
- New Postmaster General Is an Expert Job-Killer
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Closing Down Was Easy; Re-Opening Will Be Hard
- Investigators open criminal probe into LA explosion that injured a dozen firefighters
Service Employees International Union
- State workers unions say 10% pay cut is not set in stone
- Nurses’ unions charge county with unfair labor practices
- Union Plans Rutgers-wide Caravan To Demand Hazard Pay, More Equipment
Teamsters
- IBT says new HOS rules could increase danger on roadways
- Teamsters Local Sets Precedent in Repping Biden Field Staffers
- Union targets Elon Musk’s $655K funding request after he defies coronavirus health order
Unite-Here
- ‘We’re on virus time’: Las Vegas on edge amid reopening gamble
- Florida Gov. DeSantis Shares Frustrations With State’s Unemployment Issues
United Auto Workers
- Safety a priority as auto plants restart
- Pandemic claims yet another retailer: J.C. Penney
- Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleaded Not Guilty To Embezzlement, Other Charges
