The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 8, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- USCIS Bracing for Furlough of Nearly 70 Percent of Workforce
- EPA Union Says Agency Has Quietly Changed Reopening Criteria
- Victims sue AFGE over union’s handling of former national president’s misconduct
AFL-CIO
- Labor Relations/NLRB Rulemaking
- FLRA finalizes rule allowing employees to more easily cancel federal union dues
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- UMD shut off AC in many dorms to combat moisture
- Univ. of Maryland reveals planned return to campus
- State employees’ union says no deal reached with governor, complaint moving forward
Communications Workers of America
- It’s Hard for Taxpayers to Know How Much Will Save from Deals Between NJ and Unions
- United warns 36K employees they may be furloughed this fall
National Labor Relations Board
- U.S. Labor Board Reconsiders Legal Obstacle to Ousting Unions
- NLRB Issues Guidance for Union Voting Amid Pandemic
- Labor Board Makes It Easier for Federal Employees to Cancel Union Dues
Service Employees International Union
- Care Home Policy Changes Face Union Criticism
- Huntington nurses, technical workers raise contract concerns
- Pennsylvania hospital workers aim to stop 250 job cuts
Teamsters
- Police tripled arrests in protest crackdown after declaring curfew
- Group petitions FMCSA to delay final rule amending trucker regulations
- Sonoma County Public Defenders Vote To Affiliate With Teamsters
Unite-Here
- No smoking, drinking, eating in Atlantic City’s casinos
- As MGM Springfield reopens, union expects just some workers to get called back
- A New Delivery App Connects Diners With Houston’s Top Asian Restaurants
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Grocery Stores Are Reluctant to Enter the Culture War Over Face Masks
- Stop & Shop employees calling for hazard pay to get reinstated
- Union sues Pilgrim’s Pride in connection to ongoing price-fixing case
United Steelworkers
- Black Cat’s “Cruel” Lockout Enters Third Week
- United Steelworkers offer to return to work at ASARCO
- Delayed IAC permanent layoffs in Alma set for next month
