The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 1, 2021. Unions included are the ATU, AFGE, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, Unite-Here, United Auto, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- The Assault on Franchising Continues
- Union Free Radio, Ep. 4: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The PRO Act’s ‘ABC Test’ & Why Millions Are Worried
Amalgamated Transit Union
- State giving VTA $20 million after deadly San Jose rail yard shooting
- Beaumont leaders distance themselves from transit negotiations
- Fired ECAT union president wins another dispute with Escambia County
American Federation of Government Employees
- Passport delays adding to growing list of travel troubles
- US citizens can now self-select their gender on their passports
- Nearly 80% of Feds, D.C. Employees Believe Productivity Increased With Telework
Communications Workers of America
- Verizon-Tracfone Will Fortify Prepaid Mobile Plans, FCC Told
- Former NewsGuild member sues union for defamation, breach of contract after reporting sexual misconduct allegations
- Change.Org Workers Form A Union, Giving Labor Activists Another Win In Tech
Fraternal Order of Police
- Lexington FOP suing city government over no-knock warrants
- Ambush attacks on police officers up 91% in 2021 compared to last year
- Children Shot amid Crime Surge as Democrats Defund Police
National Labor Relations Board
- SBS Says Chicago Employees Vote To Ditch Union
- Corpus Christi nurse asks federal agency to intervene in union case
- SCOTUS Social Media Ruling Explained for Employers and Employees
Operating Engineers
- Supreme Court rules against N.J., seemingly clearing way for PennEast Pipeline
- CA prison guards get COVID bonuses, other workers want them
Unite-Here
- Hoteliers Struggle With Ongoing Labor Shortages
- Daily Hotel Housekeeping May Be History. Here’s Who Will Pay For It
- Victory for Pavement Coffeehouse workers, first union coffee shop
United Auto Workers
- Prosecutors request 14-month sentence for former UAW official
- Detroit automakers, UAW drop mask mandate for vaccinated workers
- WHO urges masks; Pfizer, Moderna vaccine long immunity
United Steelworkers
- Union, company meet over Exxon Texas refinery lockout
- NLRB To Probe Lengthy Decertification Block At Warehouse
