The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 12, 2020. Unions included are the AFSCME, APWU, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teachers’ Unions, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
- Judge rejects Robert Davis’ bid to be hired by union
- Fairfield and AFSCME agree on three-year contract
- Library Board facing unionization OKs budget with reduction in tax levy
American Postal Workers Union
- FBI’s failures to protect whistleblowers, then and now
- Pennsylvania Judge Tosses Some Mail-In Ballots In Case Involving Deadline To Prove Identification
Communications Workers of America
- About 500 people are taking buyouts at Gannett
- West Virginia Public Service Commission says lawmakers tied hands on Frontier broadband
National Labor Relations Board
- Circuit Court Ruling Complicates Housekeepers’ Plans to Unionize
- Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft
- Voters in Union-Boss Stronghold Torpedo Big Labor Scheme
Service Employees International Union
- Government Unions Had a Surprisingly Bad Election Night in California
- Seattle-based SEIU 775 Benefits Group chooses MagnaCare’s new and expanded Technology-Powered Trust and Welfare Administration Services
Teachers’ Unions
- Biden education secretary frontrunners have been critical of charter schools
- Unions concerned about school reopenings during rise in COVID-19 cases
- Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies
Teamsters
- Teamsters push for delay in California rest break lawsuit
- UPS allows employees to have natural Black hairstyles
- RSU 16 bus drivers cut ties to Teamsters
United Auto Workers
- The “Redistributionist Right” Would Strengthen Unions to Workers’ Detriment
- The Corvette factory stops production again for a few days
- Elliott calls on Evergy to reengage with NextEra Energy after bid report
United Mine Workers
- Kentucky Democrats Ponder Future
- UMWA president to join Remington workers in Ilion for protest Thursday
- FirstEnergy announces plans to go carbon neutral within 30 years
United Steelworkers
- 2020 has been a transformational year for Iron Range mining
- Biden taps progressives, unions for economic, trade and finance transition
