The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 27, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Unions side with Atlanta in legal dispute with governor over masks
- VTA Drivers Petition to Limit Crowding on Buses
- ‘Set them up for confrontations:’ Edmonton transit union raises alarm over mask enforcement
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
- PRAC details how it plans to monitor coronavirus stimulus funds
- AFSCME launches ad calling for $1 trillion in relief aid for local governments
- U.S. Immigration Agency Delays Planned Furloughs
AFL-CIO
- Advocates push for farmworker protections as coronavirus cases surge
- Rutgers lays off mental health employees amid coronavirus pandemic
- Democratic critics look for Biden to break with Wall Street wing on trade
American Federation of Teachers
- AFT union negotiates for virtual start to school year
- American teachers are facing ‘a perfect storm’ of crises amid the coronavirus pandemic
Communications Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
- Congress set for bipartisan coronavirus talks as clock ticks
- NLRB Decision Corrects ‘Injustice’ Employers Face When Disciplining Employees for Abusive Conduct
SAG-AFTRA
- The Challenges of Being Disabled in Hollywood
- IATSE Members Petition Union’s Leaders For Stronger Protocols
Teamsters
- Unions Find New Leverage With Social Justice Protests
- Teamsters threaten strike against U.S. Foods
- Unions File FTC Complaint Against Amazon
Unite-Here
- Workers praise Disney virus safety, but will visitors come?
- City supports team’s quarantine in Philadelphia after positive COVID-19 tests
United Steelworkers
- 175 workers at Xylem in Auburn strike for first time
- Briggs & Stratton enters into sale agreement, reorganization under Chapter 11
