The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from December 9, 2020. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
American Federation of Government Employees
- Social Security leaders receive double ‘no confidence’ votes
- Spike in COVID cases at McCarran airport worries TSA employees
AFL-CIO
- Senate Confirms 8th Trump Nominee To Federal Claims Court
- Nurses’ Union Says Fla. Hospitals Did Not Arbitrate Over Pay
- Swalwell Refuses To Discuss Relationship With Chinese Spy Who Had Affairs With Two US Mayors
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- Hawaii Governor To Furlough State Workers Beginning In January
- New Jersey AFSCME Treasurer’s Daughter Pleads Guilty to Theft
- Durbin, Warren, Nadler Introduce The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 2020
American Federation of Teachers
- Corpus Christi may have shortage of teachers in 2021
- As COVID cases push them into ‘red’ zone, superintendents say school won’t go fully online again
- NJ state senator, Rutgers professors speak on AAUP-AFT lawsuit against U. for pay equity
Communications Workers of America
- Companies awarded $6.4 million to deploy broadband
- AT&T Units Illegally Fired Union Worker, NLRB Judge Says
National Labor Relations Board
- Union campaign fails at Hancock County bakery
- Allegheny Technologies to close Louisville plant by end of 2021
- Google workers reject company’s account of AI researcher’s exit as anger grows
SEIU
- Harvard President Defends Eliminating Pay for Most Idled Contract Workers
- Nursing home, home care workers rally support for Biden workforce plan
- How Biden’s win could help the $15 minimum wage push
Unite-Here
- A desire for real change is why New Orleans chose a DA under indictment
- City Council passes two worker retention bills, overriding Mayor Young
United Auto Workers
- GM Rips Ex-UAW VP’s Bid To Escape Bribery Scheme Suit
- US autoworkers speak in support of strikes in South Korea and India
UFCW
- Stop & Shop, Walmart and union news from UFCW
- Food retailers see ‘eye-popping profits’ as workers reap little benefit
- DC Circ. Questions Anti-Union Animus In Kroger Access Fight