The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 16, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, RWDSU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- The PRO Act’s ‘ABC test’ fails American workers
- Critics: 59 million freelancer jobs, $1.2 trillion in annual earnings at stake in debate over PRO Act
Amalgamated Transit Union
- D.C. Transit Sues Union Over Retiree Health-Care Arbitration
- Union loses fight to stop TTC from displaying drivers’ badge numbers on buses
American Federation of Government Employees
- Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act’ Top Priority for FOP & Federal Officers
- Agencies should offer leave to federal employees to get vaccines, new task force says
AFL-CIO
- Critics: 59 million freelancer jobs, $1.2 trillion in annual earnings at stake in debate over PRO Act
- Unemployed Mainers say COVID relief talks out of touch with real life struggles
Communications Workers of America
- 12 NJ MVC offices closed Saturday over staffing issues, state says
- SC labor complaint is 1st for new Google worker union
National Labor Relations Board
- D.C. Circuit Says NLRB Must Explain Its Decision-Making
- Lawyer warns Black workers would be harmed by Democrats’ immigration plan
- NLRB’s McFerran Slams Majority In Browning-Ferris Redux
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Gig Economy Coming for Millions of U.S. Jobs After California’s Uber, Lyft Vote
- Amazon, Google, and more: Tech workers seek unions, and a voice
Teamsters
- Shred-it Drivers In Rhode Island Join Teamsters
- Alliance of Minnesota Craft Breweries blasts Teamsters tweet
United Auto Workers
- The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries
- GM cancels shifts at 4 factories due to winter storm
- Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
