The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 19-21, 2021. Unions included are the AFSCME, AFT, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protect the Right to Organize Act
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Florida legislature, union leaders argue over worker rights
- Bill to Extend Worker Protections to All School Employees
- Woman arrested following embezzlement investigation
American Federation of Teachers
- Muddled promises on schools pose problem for Biden
- Teachers Union ‘Barrier’ To Students Being ‘Put In Danger’ By Republicans
- Biden Does Not Support Making $130B For Schools In Stimulus Contingent On Schools Reopening
Fraternal Order of Police
- Maryland police reform would repeal officer job protections
- Lawmakers discuss bills on chokeholds, officer-involved deaths
- Law enforcement supports bill that would prohibit picketing at officials’ homes
National Labor Relations Board
- ACLU unionizes, joining movement of workers organizing
- Certain Cannabis Workers Are Not Protected by the NLRA
- Hotel Fights NLRB Acting GC’s Bid To Drop Scabby Dispute
Service Employees International Union
- Supermarket workers feel alone, unrecognized over COVID
- US President Joe Biden eyes more foreign workers while skirting H-1B visa uproar
- Denver’s mental health workers picket for higher pay as their services are more needed than ever
Teamsters
- Teamsters Unit Beats Ex-UPS Worker’s Union Bias Claim
- Sysco Says Union Fund Won’t Return Mistaken Contributions
- Jewel delivery, warehouse employees vote to authorize strike
Unite-Here
- Chateau Marmont sued following racial discrimination allegations
- L.A City Planning Commission’s Review of Hollywood Community Plan Continued
- Chicago Ordinance Would Bring Laid Off Workers Back When Hotels Reopen
United Auto Workers
- GM helped propel Black workers into the middle class
- Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant to shut down
- The public school monopoly is under siege
United Steelworkers
- Casino Locks Out Workers in Shameful Attack on Benefits
- Multimillion-Dollar ‘Union Avoidance’ Industry Faces New Scrutiny
