The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from January 8-10, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, APWU, Communications Workers, IBEW, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UFCW, UFCW, and United Mine Workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- GRTC, union stalled on new contract for drivers
- Federal grant will allow construction to begin on double track project
American Federation of Government Employees
- Prison workers union calls for action on COVID-19 outbreak
- EEOC Cancels Official Time for Union Reps Across Government
- What Democrats’ Senate Majority Means for Federal Agencies
AFL-CIO
- VA Union protests closures of acute care facilities
- Federal court rejects challenge to Wisconsin union regulations
- JPMorgan halts all political donations after US Capitol attack
American Postal Workers
- USPS’ struggle to keep up with delivery is affecting local media
- Union President Blames Hiring Freeze, No Allotted Overtime For USPS Delivery Delays
Communications Workers of America
- What It Means Now That Google Goes Union
- Tech unions in Silicon Valley have been rare. Here’s why that’s changing
IBEW
- City will vote on IBEW contract update to increase salaries
- Leaders of Powerful Philadelphia Electricians Union Accused of Intimidating Challengers
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB And Gas Co. Agree To Settle Dispute Over Firings
- 1st Circ. May Uphold NLRB’s Ruling On Fired Hospital Worker
- Hotel workers renew push for recall rights, job protections
Service Employees International Union
- Union members call on General Assembly to protect all workers during pandemic
- Regulators want to extend Virginia’s expiring pandemic workplace safety rules
Teamsters
- Driver dispute, union blockade could hit Windsor Assembly production
- Union protest after shock Cargill layoffs at cocoa facility in Milwaukee
- Ravinia Shorted Teamster Pension Fund By Over $440K
United Auto Workers
- GM convert more than 1,000 temporary employees to full-time positions
- Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant shut down due to part global semiconductor shortage
United Food & Commercial Workers
- PBGC Approves Merger to Aid Struggling Multiemployer Plan
- Giant Food’s Investment of $800 Million in Retirement Benefits for Union Associates Approved by UFCW
United Mine Workers
- Remington Offers Jobs Back Amid Union Concerns
- Remington Arms in Ilion gets federal firearms license
