The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 17, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFSCME, Machinists, Communications Workers, RWDSU, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
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Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit supervisor mocks people of color in TikTok videos
- Transit workers face growing rate of assaults: ‘There’s not much we can do’
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Independence woman charged for allegedly misspending more than $70,000 in union funds
- No refunds for teachers who paid union fees before 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision
International Association of Machinists
- Edelbrock Is Leaving California Partly Because SpaceX Hires Too Many Machinists
- Boeing machinists will get ‘disappointing’ 1.2% annual bonus for 2020
National Labor Relations Board
- Firing the NLRB general counsel was unprecedented — and wrong
- Employment Authority: Tips For DOL Wage And Hour Probes
- Survival at an Orlando McDonald’s During the Pandemic
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Some Amazon workers don’t want union: ‘I don’t think it’s a good idea at all’
- Kroger’s QFC to close two Seattle stores, citing city hazard pay law
Unite-Here
- Hilton Vancouver hotel workers issue 72-hour strike notice
- Facilities Nationwide Converting to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
United Auto Workers
- 11 Facts About Clean Vehicles to Counter Gas Lobbyists
- Fifteen states sue federal regulator over rule to delay emissions fees
United Steelworkers
- Lehigh Valley manufacturer Victaulic acquires Pennsylvania plant
- Tentative agreement reached to end NLMK union strike in Farrell
- Wood River enters agreement to cover police dispatching for 6 cities
