The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 17, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, Fire Fighters, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Auto Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- EPA union resists return-to-office plan
- IRS discontinuing incentive payments for employees who go into office
- Labor Authority Overturns Another Precedent Days After Court Rebuke
AFL-CIO
- Hundreds still off the job at Smithfield in Sioux Falls
- Texas unemployment recipients will have to prove job searches again
- AFL-CIO Transportation Trades head issues statement in support of the INVEST in America Act
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Protesters demand Gov. Hogan to support frontline state workers
- Nevada AFSCME members speak out on budget changes
- State prisons, hospitals still lack testing and PPE
Communications Workers of America
- Instead of Cutting Jobs, AT&T Must Lead the Recovery
- After merger, T-Mobile lays off hundreds of Sprint employees
- AT&T Is Cutting Thousands of Jobs and It’s Just the Beginning
International Association of Fire Fighters
- DE Firefighters’ Request Denied on Shift Changes
- AG to review police actions; probe says fireman not profiled
National Labor Relations Board
- Grad Union Reaches Contract With Harvard
- Liberals have a good day on a conservative Supreme Court
- NLRB Has No Jurisdiction Over Religious Institutions
SAG-AFTRA
- Cameras Can Roll In Hollywood Again
- Swanson slams SAG for issuing ‘do not work’ order on her upcoming film
- Supreme Court Rules LGBT Workers Cannot Be Fired For Sexual Orientation
Teamsters
- Union blasts switch of NYC school safety to Ed Dept.
- IBT leader calls Corey Johnson racist in bid to remove NYPD
- Teamsters promise legal action after state lays off turnpike workers without warning
Unite-Here
- Hotel workers urge safety first as tourism reopens in the future
- Maui hotel workers demonstrate for worker safety, reopening
- Disney Employees Are Returning To Work. Many Never Received Unemployment Benefits
United Auto Workers
- Ex-UAW official’s sentencing on corruption charges delayed
- Austin Is Talking Incentives to Become Tesla’s Next Home
- Tentative agreement reached with graduate student union
