The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 11, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- VTA plans to run more buses on seven routes so it doesn’t leave so many people behind
- Port Authority driver pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Pitt student’s death
AFL-CIO
- Nearly 4 million Americans have been out of work for at least six months
- CTU notches huge victory in bid to expand bargaining power
Communications Workers of America
- DC Circ. Eyes Supreme Court Arb. Case In AT&T Workers’ Suit
- GE Lighting play jobs could be saved in negotiations
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police union head apologizes for defending mob
- FOP president hesitant but hopeful about Shields’ leadership as LMPD chief
National Labor Relations Board
- DOL Announces Final Rule Relaxing Independent Contractor Test
- South Carolina Ports defends hybrid labor model
- Will Alphabet’s Unionization Effort Spread to Other Big Tech Companies
Service Employees International Union
- SEIU Reaches Second Settlement with George Mason Contractor
- Oregon tries drive-through clinic, National Guard to speed vaccine distribution
Teamsters
- Former State police chief to get $125K settlement
- CEMEX Workers Join Teamsters Local 79
- Union Sues CSX Over Shift To Electronic Payroll System
United Auto Workers
- Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant shut down due to part global semiconductor shortage
- Manufacturing Adds 38K Jobs Despite Overall Employment Loss
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Vons and Other Supermarkets Will Soon Start Replacing Their Delivery Drivers With Gig Service Contractors
- COVID-19 deaths not investigated by OSHA at meatpacking plants
United Steelworkers
- USW Members Approve Five Year Contract with Constellium to End Strike
- Asarco faces amended NLRB complaint, hearing set for June
- U.S. steel groups, union urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs in place
