The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 23, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, American Postal Workers, Communications Workers, IAFF, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Bay County TPO denies agreement to pay public transit workers hazard pay
- Marin transit agencies closer to $31M aid influx
- Christian Dorsey’s $10K refund check to ATU was not cashed
AFL-CIO
- Why SEC proxy voting rules overhaul is the right move
- Meatpacking workers file lawsuit against OSHA, accusing agency of failing to keep them safe
- Updated Quarantine Advisory Issued for Individuals Traveling to NJ
American Postal Workers Union
- Senate Urged to Save Postal Service, “Fabric of the Country”
- Letter Carriers Allege USPS Leadership ‘Willfully Delaying’ Mail to Sabotage Postal Service
- Postal Union Dials Up Pressure on Senators To Give USPS $25B
Communications Workers of America
- Amazon Market Power Has Grown Amid Pandemic
- Covid-19 takes a $2.8 billion bite out of AT&T’s second quarter
- $11B paid out in N.J. unemployment benefits as claims slow, residents return to work
International Association of Firefighters
- Firefighter association continues to call for investigation into
- Report Alleges Buffalo Fire Head Violates City Charter Rule
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Extends Public Comment Period on Union Contract Bar
- The NLRB Adopts the Wright Line Burden-Shifting Approach to Section 7 Speech
- Glasson sues Google over alleged pregnancy discrimination
Teamsters
- Former Teamsters official sentenced to federal prison
- UNFI Condemns Teamsters Local’s Decision to Initiate an Illegal Strike
- Union official sought bribes from insurance administrator
United Auto Workers
- Employees are upbeat about sale of AM General
- Workers Sue Company Over Bribes to Their Union
- Jeep workers sue FCA, UAW over alleged bribery scheme
United Steelworkers
- Worker dies at ArcelorMittal steel mill in East Chicago
- Website security breach exposes 1 million DNA profiles
- Minntac Mine back to full pellet production
