The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 30, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- On-demand van services replace two bus lines in St. Louis county
- Coronavirus cases spike among area transit workers
- Pandemic puts the Scrooge to Port Authority’s holiday buses
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- 5 Biz-Friendly Moves Trump’s NLRB Can Still Make
- Ballotpedia has tracked 132 lawsuits regarding public-sector union policy since Janus decision
- Iowa’s largest public union seeks 3% pay increases each of next two budgets
American Federation of Teachers
- Teachers unions advocate ‘holiday pause’ on in-person learning
- State education commissioner suggests take-home MCAS test
- SCSD prepares for new testing requirements after going remote due to union concerns
Communications Workers
- Local union voices concerns about employee conditions at MVHS
- The Clapping Stopped, but the Risks to Health Care Workers Didn’t
- Verso Books Wins Voluntary Recognition, Joins the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB officials refrain from ordering in-person union elections amid coronavirus surge
- Majority of Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Vote to Unionize
- Official OKs Mail-In Vote For Security Co. Dog Handlers
Service Employees International Union
- George Mason University Contractor Settles SEIU Janitors Dispute
- City Council squeezes more spending into budget, controller says revenue estimates are too optimistic
- Unions, Kaleida disagree on whether job changes will harm patient care
Teamsters
- Teamsters Members’ Retirement, Severance Transfer Suit Trimmed
- More School Bus Workers Join Teamsters Local 251
- Boston Teamsters Wrongly Backed Strike, NLRB Judge Says
United Auto Workers
- Ex-UAW VP Slams GM’s ‘Scorched Earth’ Bribery Scheme Suit
- GM’s Closed Lordstown Factory Spawns a Wave of Industrial Migrants
- Fairfax worker speaks out over management-UAW cover-up of COVID-19 spread
United Food and Commercial Union
- Opposition To New Whole Foods Store Opening
- ShopRite, union reach deal on retroactive hazard pay for workers in CT, NY, NJ
- Kroger Ratifies Agreement with 20 UFCW Local Unions to Improve Security and Stability of Future Pension Benefits
United Steelworkers
- ArcelorMittal unloading its ‘worst mills’
- NLMK, Fresh from Win, Makes New Contract Offer
- Amazon warehouse workers file for union recognition
