The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from November 13-15, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Federal Manager, Contractor Dead Following Explosion at VA Facility
- Biden transition team encounters thick fog on diversity at Foggy Bottom
- VA declares victory, but AFGE isn’t accepting latest impasse panel decision
AFL-CIO
- Republicans seek to place ‘Right to Work’ in state Constitution
- Thomson prison union wants COVID-19 measures
- AFL-CIO expects spike in Adopt-A-Family applicants due to COVID-19
Fraternal Order of Police
- Philly police seek $18 million in extra funding
- Social Elites Call for Dangerous Gun Data Changes
- Maidencreek residents concerned about police coverage
National Labor Relations Board
- International Union President joins Remington workers for Ilion rally
- Bustle Digital Group Voluntarily Recognizes Union
- NLRB Provides Employers with New Manual Election Standards
Service Employees International Union
- Tropicana Board Awards Management Bonuses While Frontline Staff Get More Wage Freezes
- SEIU Healthcare nursing home workers give notice if no deal reached
Teamsters
- OOIDA Granted Leave to Intervene in HOS Case
- UPS Finally Lifts Ban on Afros, Beards, Braids
- Calif. Truckers Cite Prop 22 In AB 5 Fight At 9th Circ.
Unite-Here
- The Poll That Actually Got It Right
- Philadelphia progressives fought to elect a candidate they didn’t like and already organizing to move Biden left
- S.F. moves to expand health care for thousands of airport workers
United Auto Workers
- Fiat Chrysler Says GM Is No ‘Victim’ In 6th Circ. RICO Suit
- Workers report dangerous outbreak at Fiat Chrysler transmission factory in Indiana
- Biden’s transition team has hired at least 40 lobbyists already
United Food and Commercial Workers
- UFCW, Kroger reach tentative deal on new contract
- Business groups shudder at thought of Sanders as Labor secretary
United Steelworkers
- Steel case surrounding Butler Works an early test of Biden trade policy
- US Finds Chinese Paper Imports Shirking Duty Orders
