The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 23, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFSCME, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Amalgamated Transit Union
- RTD union votes overwhelmingly for contract extension
- Union approves one-year extension of Denver RTD contract
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Major trade union endorses McAuliffe in Virginia governor’s race
- Labor Committee tries again to protect unions from Janus decision
Communications Workers of America
- Verizon’s $6 billion bid for TracFone could hurt low-income customers
- Toledo News Guild files unfair labor practice suit against Blade
National Labor Relations Board
- New York rallies for Amazon workers
- NLRB OKs Regional Director’s Order Tossing Labor Complaint
- Amazon Offers $2,000 “Resignation Bonuses” to Bust Union Drive in Alabama
Service Employees International Union
- Union For SEIU Staff Turns To Court To Force Arbitration
- Council agrees to use automated license plate readers for parking enforcement
Teamsters
- D.C. Circuit approves motion to delay hours of service appeal
- ScholarMatch Employees Vote to Form Union with Teamsters 856
- Disney World Teamster Says ‘Time Is Up’ On Union Takeover
Unite-Here
- Monterey County supervisor proposes plan to rehire laid-off hospitality workers
- Hotel workers included among updated CDC Phase 1C vaccination guidelines
United Auto Workers
- Iowa House changes would constrict unemployment benefits
- Fiat Chrysler Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $30M for Bribing UAW Officials
- UAW president holds White House talks on vehicle emissions
United Steelworkers
- U.S. Steelworkers Union says Goodyear, Cooper contracts address change in control
- Steelworkers Denounce Possible Increase to U.S. Softwood Duties, Calls for Reversal
