The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from April 8, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, Communications Workers, NEA, SEIU, Unite-Here, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the PRO Act and the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Some bus drivers got COVID hazard pay, sick time. Others got t-shirts
- To transform the world, transform public transport
- Large pay increases enjoyed by some senior staff
American Federation of Government Employees
- White House meets little resistance in hiring former lobbyists
- EPA Softens Labor Relations Stance In New Memo With Union
- Smithsonian Employee Union Raises Concerns About Safety During Reopenings
Communications Workers of America
- Coalition of Rutgers Unions reaches agreement with U. after yearlong negotiations
- Memnon workers go on work strike for higher wages, job security
- NJ Unions Say Revamped Deal With Rutgers Will Stop Layoffs
National Education Association
- AFT, NEA protest new anti-virus school reopening guidelines
- Days before reopening, Sacramento City schools declare labor impasse
- New teacher association forms as alternative to NC Association of Educators
National Labor Relations Board
- DC Circ. Rejects Clinic’s Challenge To Union Scope Ruling
- Gimlet and Ringer unions detail their first historic contracts with Spotify
- Amazon Workers in Chicago Strike Over Ruthless ‘Megacycle’ Shifts
Service Employees International Union
- Healthcare workers union reaches agreement with Las Vegas hospitals after protests
- California school district at an impasse with union over its demands, including 4 child care centers
Unite Here
- United Airlines catering workers worry their jobs are up in the air
- Vaccines Available to Walt Disney World Cast Members at Health Services
United Mine Workers
- Mine Workers announce sellout deal, sparking opposition among striking Warrior Met coal miners in Alabama
- Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital are in their fifth week of their open-ended strike
United Steelworkers
- Contract deadline looms for Delfield workers
- MEC’s Brampton distribution centre to close, eliminating dozens of jobs
