The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from February 24, 2021. Unions included are the American Federation of Teachers, APWU, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- PRO Act Reintroduced To Expand Federal Labor Rights
- GOP lawmakers introduce National Right to Work Act
American Federation of Teachers
- US Department of Education to require assessment tests this year
- 9th Circ. Pauses Unions’ Suit On OSHA Infectious Disease Reg
- Randi Weingarten Reacts to Changes in Educational Assessment Requirements
American Postal Workers Union
- Biden expected to diversify USPS board, cement Democrats’ oversight with appointments
- USPS 10-year plan looks to redefine ‘unachievable’ service standards
Fraternal Order of Police
- Anti-gun Senators and Mayors Push Biden on Executive Gun Controls
- Biden’s attorney general pick faces first big political test
National Labor Relations Board
- Labor Board Rules for Elon Adjuncts
- St. Charles Bend medical techs threaten strike; hospital ‘disappointed’
- Will The NLRB Have A Bigger Bite In The Biden Era?
SEIU
- Two Dozen Groups Back Ending State Tax Break
- Seattle Employee Appeals NLRB Director’s Reversal in Case Against SEIU for Illegal Dues Seizures
Teamsters
- Idaho Shamrock Foods drivers drop Teamsters union membership
- State Supreme Court Throws Out Think Tank’s Attack on Union Political Activity
Unite Here
- Hotel workers prioritized in CDC’s latest vaccine guidance
- At Detroit Airport, hundreds of food jobs in jeopardy despite Delta bailout
United Mine Worker
- Court approves deal between union, bankrupt coal miner
- New dawn of net-zero could be dark day for labor
United Steelworkers
- NLRB OKs Regional Director’s Order Tossing Labor Complaint
- Goodyear to buy Texarkana-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in $2.5 billion deal
