The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 16, 2020. Unions included are the AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFSCME
- Exhausted and Scared Jackson Health System Employees with AFSCME Local 1363 demand better protections
- Labor unions once played a big role in Lake Geneva business
American Federation of Teachers
- Dallas County Health Orders all Schools to Postpone In-Person Learning
- Until teachers feel safe, widespread in-person K-12 schooling may prove impossible in US
Communications Workers of America
- Democrats, unions redouble push to move NLRB elections online
- T-Mobile has laid off 500 Sprint workers in KC since merger
- With Broadband on the Senate’s Plate, Will the U.S. Get Served?
Fraternal Order of Police
- Colorado’s Groundbreaking Police Reform
- Extremist Proud Boys have been trying to ally themselves with Philly cops
- For Police Accountability, Tackle The Laws That Empower Police Unions
National Labor Relations Board
- Deep organizing key to historic Flint Sit-Down Strike
- Boulder assisted living home workers file to form union
- Federal agency accuses Nevada’s largest mining company of ‘unlawful conduct’
Service Employees International Union
- Turco Supports Call For Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights
- Nurses, psychologists in Ohio prisons still not given enough PPE
- Mountain Health Network announces hospital layoffs amid COVID-19 losses
Teamsters
- Former Carlton County attorney faces disciplinary action
- Beacon mayor refutes union complaint
- New California Coronavirus Testing Rules May Impact Film, TV
Unite-Here
- Hospitality workers push for health, safety in hotels before reopening tourism
- House committees hear from workers at high-risk facilities
- Workers protest outside Brooks Brothers factory in Haverhill
United Auto Workers
- Automakers are making cars, but virus surge puts that at risk
- Workers seek answers about their rights as pandemic rages on
United Steelworkers
- NRDC, Partners Sue EPA Over Toxic Chemical Risks
- Explosion hits ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor plant; dome failure to blame
- D.C. Circ. Won’t Make DOL Issue COVID-19 Rule For Miners
