The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 9, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFSCME, APWU, Communications Workers, SEIU, United Auto Workers, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Unions support freedom in the workplace — in Mexico
- Infrastructure proposal lumps in the anti-worker Protecting the Right to Organize Act
American Federation of Government Employees
- Ex-Local President Loses Court Challenge To Union Tribunal
- Pent up demand for VA services driving record 2022 budget request
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Postal Workers Union
- Bipartisan Newhouse bill lifts ban on USPS mailing alcohol
- Postmaster General Louis DeJoy under pressure to resign, but he’s not going anywhere
Communications Workers of America
- Programmers Lawmakers Want AI to Eliminate Bias Not Promote It
- State approves new E-ZPass contracts, finalizing plan to close S.I. service center
National Labor Relations Board
- Union Accuses NYT of Violating Labor Law With Image Ban
- Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of May 3 – 7, 2021
- Produce Co. Must Pay $365K To End Charge It Diluted Union
Services Employees International Union
- Union health plan breaks ties with New York Presbyterian
- Gig companies’ push for state-level worker laws faces divided labor movement
United Auto Workers
- One-on-one with UAW leader on strike at Volvo Trucks
- Connecticut state employee unions get more money from fewer members
United Food Commercial Workers
- Smithfield, UFCW working on new contract for Sioux Falls plant
- Workers at meatpacking plant where 1,300 caught Covid threaten strike over new contracts
United Steelworkers
- Unions ensure victory through deception, and Democrats want to keep it that way
- Upcoming meeting could end weeks-long lockout at ExxonMobil in Beaumont
