The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from March 15, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, APWU, Communications Workers, Machinists, RTWU, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
American Federation of Government Employees
- From maximum telework, to what’s next?
- Biden signs Rescue bill, boosting TMF and adding pandemic leave for feds
American Postal Workers Union
- USPS’s DeJoy Gives Himself an “A” and Asks for More Funds to Further Slow Mail
- Big changes coming to the U.S. Postal Service—and advocates remain skeptical
Communications Workers of America
Machinists and Aerospace Workers
National Labor Relations Board
- Top Five Labor Law Developments From February 2021
- DOL Wants to Rescind ‘Unduly Narrow’ Joint-Employer Rule
- Tate’s Bake Shop Workers Allegedly Threatened With Deportation Due to Unionization Efforts
Rail and Transportation Workers
- Biden Stimulus Package Helps Mass Transit Avoid Doomsday Cuts
- SEPTA considering options to ease safety concerns
- MTA subway ridership hits highest single day total since start of pandemic
Unite Here
- UNITE HERE Launches New “COVID Hotel Grade” Website
- Concessions Company Must Litigate California Wage Class Lawsuit
- Theme Park Reopenings Near as COVID Rates Finally Dip
United Auto Workers
- Lansing Assembly Plant Closed By GM – Semiconductor Shortage
- ‘Umbrella of stress’ on GM staff, 2 years after plant closed
- Columbia graduate workers begin strike for better working and living conditions
United Steelworkers
- Wages and benefits for low-wage workers have fallen in Alabama during coronavirus pandemic
- Rep. Stephen Lynch says MBTA service cuts, furloughs should stop with federal aid
