The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from June 18-20, 2021. Unions included are the APWU, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, 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
- Manchin is right on the filibuster, but wrong on the PRO Act
- The PRO Act: A Potential Major Change to Labor Law Favoring Unions
American Postal Workers Union
- Chicago postmaster out after complaints of mail delivery delays
- OSHA says it could fine Valley mail processing center nearly $240K for alleged safety violations
Communications Workers of America
- U.S. Trade Policy Should Encourage “A Race to the Top” for Workers
- Union-affiliated PACs Put Millions to Work for New York City Council Candidates
Fraternal Order of Police
- The ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Has a Broader Agenda and It’s Not to Stop the Killing of Black People
- PA Republicans make voter recall legislation apply only to Philadelphia election officials
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB approves unionization effort at Nissan
- Yakima Valley apple packinghouse workers reach settlement
- Colorado asks how much does that job pay? Some out-of-state employers don’t like it
Service Employees International Union
- Service employees take to the streets as California reopens
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh cleaners rally for contract
Teamsters
- Teamsters Members at Columbia Distributing Vote to Strike
- Efforts To Introduce Self-Driving Exemptions Stopped By Senate Committee
United Auto Workers
- What does the UAW spend its money on?
- Out of chips, out of work: auto workers tell their stories
- Hydraulic manufacturing workers strike at Custom Hoists in Ohio
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Strike Averted at the New Yorker
- More cannabis workers vote to join unions in Illinois
- Nurses in Everett, Washington authorize strike for better pay, benefits and more staff
United Steelworkers
- TimkenSteel, United Steelworkers prepare for contract talks
- No deal reached after third meeting between United Steelworkers, ExxonMobil