The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from Aug 6, 2020. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- Staffers Sue Billionaire Dem Tom Steyer
- Cali AFL-CIO Disassociates Police Unions
- Actors’ Equity Demands HEROES Act Senate Passage
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Employees at Phila Museum of Art vote to unionize
- Cali stacks the deck in favor of public sector unions
- PA public sector union facing eighth lawsuit over paycheck deductions
American Federation of Teachers
- Teachers File Suit Over Concerns About Reopening Florida Schools
- AFT Mass. Calls for Remote Start to School This Fall
- Congress’s Ideological Divide Has Stymied Aid for Pandemic-Stricken Schools
Fraternal Order of Police
- Cops’ Legal Cover Is in Question as States Agonize Over Reforms
- Chicago Police Department’s overtime budget jumps to $47.1 million
- Reynoldsburg Reaches Agreement With Police Union Over Civilian Review Board
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Restores Case Law Related to Employee Discipline Prior to Negotiation of a First Contract
- Teamsters settle strike at Fort Wayne distribution center
- Labor Department Rapped on Limits for Workers Getting Virus Leave
Service Employees International Union
- Major unions push for paid leave in COVID-19 aid bill
- Oregon’s service employees face problems with unemployment insurance
- California stacks the deck in favor of public sector unions
Teamsters
- Union Calls On Comcast To Provide Internet Access For Students
- Keystone XL Union Agreements Put Pressure on Pipeline Foe Biden
- Teamsters Union accused of discriminatory pay scheme at rehab and care facility
Unite-Here
- LSG Sky Chefs to cut 278 workers at MSP in October
- Restaurant Workers Mobilize to Extend Unemployment Benefits
- 7,000 Chicago hotel workers could lose health insurance
United Auto Workers
- GM Fairfax worker speaks out on spread of COVID-19
- Ex-UAW chief says GM bribery claims are ‘utterly baseless’
- UAW Region 2-B director Richard Rankin resigns
United Steelworkers
- Kubota workers could strike next week over ‘wage disparity’
- Exxon Union Workers to Appeal Removal of 401(k) Pension Benefit
