The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from May 13-16, 2021. Unions included are the AFT, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Unite-Here, United Auto and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board and the Pro Act…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Union Free Radio, Ep. 2: Sorry, Joe, Unions Did NOT Build The Middle Class
- PRO Act a professional free market hit job
American Federation of Teachers
- Teachers union owes apology for trying to ‘accumulate power’
- ‘Let’s be Really Clear. The 1619 Project is Not History’
- AFT President Calls For Full School Reopening In Fall
Communications Workers of America
- Verizon wants 1,000 new retail workers, faces executive compensation vote
- CEO pay schemes targeted by stockholders, judges, unions
Fraternal Order of Police
- Bill would strengthen officer’s duty to report misconduct
- Colorado ketamine bill advances, would limit police influence over the drug’s use
National Labor Relations Board
- D.C. Circuit hears NLRB’s bid to revive Trump-era election rule
- Labor Agency Aims to Wield Its Data to Counter Anti-Union Groups
- Biden’s DOL Top Lawyer Nominee Advances, NLRB Pick Stalls
Service Employees International Union
- Providence Milwaukie Hospital and SEIU reach contract agreement
- Strike deadline nears for 3,400 Connecticut nursing home workers
- Oregon’s Providence Milwaukie Hospital reaches 1st contract with workers
Unite-Here
- 71% support targeted relief for hotel industry
- Hotel Murano Tacoma opens following long COVID hiatus
- Locked-out workers want Burnaby hotel closed due to a lack of cleaning staff
United Auto Workers
- Former UAW President Dennis Williams Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison
- UAW Seeks To Revive Challenge To SPX Corp. Benefits Pivot
- UAW Moves Closer to Vote with New Court Order
United Steelworkers
- ExxonMobil details new deal for union workers amid lockout
- Union delivers petition to HCL over negotiations on Google contingent workers
- USW reaches out to federal mediation agency for assistance in ending ATI strike
