The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 16, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFT, Communications Workers, IBEW, Operating Engineers, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- The PRO Act has many cons for businesses and workers
- Independent workers are counting on Sinema, Kelly to reject the PRO Act
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Port Authority union has new leadership
- Beaumont transit workers reject contract, authorize possible strike
American Federation of Government Employees
- Federal Government to Preserve Flexible Work Post-Pandemic
- House Republicans demand answers from Biden administration about unions’ ‘special treatment’
Communications Workers of America
- Appoint FCC Commissioner Net Neutrality Return
- Mapbox Faces Union Drive as Labor Organizers Extend Push in Tech
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Republicans eye new fees on electric-vehicle owners
- NJ Panel Won’t Revive IBEW’s Suit Over Navy Solar Farm Job
National Labor Relations Board
- Dispersed Workers Help Win Megacycle Pay Nationwide
- No Evil Foods fires production workers without severance
- Amazon, sued repeatedly for lost wages, avoids paying workers for long waits and walks
Operating Engineers
- Labor Racket Weekly: A month of May-hem
- NLRB Decision To Reconsider Johnnie’s Poultry Doctrine Remains Pending
Teamsters
- Sutton to sign 3-year contracts with police and Teamsters’ unions
- Lawmakers Raise Questions On Vulcan Materials’ Treatment Of Arizona Teamsters
Unite-Here
- Union: Hotel Workers Not Being Hired Back as Visitors Return to Hawai‘i
- Chicago hotels, unions forge compromise on ‘Right to Return to Work’ ordinance
United Steelworkers
- Package Co. Can’t Duck Bargaining Duty Over Agent Dispute
- Steelworkers Welcome Workers from The Wellington Retirement Residence
