The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 31-Aug 2, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- EPA cancels subscription to news outlet dedicated to covering it
- Fears about safety of federal works sparks reform effort on Capitol Hill
- Federal Bureau of Prisons reports 35 inmates tested positive for virus
AFL-CIO
- Unemployment Insurance Desperately Needs an Update
- Rounds Among Senate GOP Pushing For Business Liability Protections
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Court lets a union fraud go unpunished
- Public sector union facing sixth lawsuit in Pennsylvania over resignation policy
American Federation of Teachers
- Influential National Teachers Union Backs Strikes As Tool In School Reopening Fight
- More than 62% of McKinney ISD families prefer face-to-face learning
Communications Workers of America
- Union Journalists At Pittsburgh Post-Gazette To Hold Strike Vote
- Bankrupt Frontier asks court for millions for executives
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police review committee to pass along new recommendations
- Police organization blasts Montgomery Co. use-of-force policy
- Sheriff Taylor issues statement after inmates escape
National Labor Relations Board
- Labor Relations/Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
- Everything Employers and Employees Need to Know When an Employee Feels Unsafe Returning to Work
- National Labor Relations Board Resolves Catch-22 Related to Abusive Conduct
Service Employees International Union
- Strike Avoided At 5 Rhode Island Nursing Homes
- Activists demand Hospital Corporation of America save lives
- BSNL: BSNL employees union to protest against cancellation of 4G
Teamsters
- Meridian driver challenges ruling barring vote to remove union
- Brooklyn Teamsters Protest UPS Harassment of Black Shop Stewards
- City of Lawrence sanitation workers file petition to unionize
United Auto Worker
- College’s Final UAW Offer Contradicted Union’s Purpose
- In-person unemployment assistance to be offered in Louisville next week
- Casino workers protest outside Baltimore’s City Hall in hopes of improving work conditions
United Steelworkers
- Work continues to secure future of Verso mill
- American steel production plunged by 34.5% in June, remains fifth worldwide
- U.S. chemical safety watchdog to proceed, with only one board member
