The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 15, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Trumka praises inclusion of PRO Act fines in key money bill
- $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill to include PRO Act, undoing state right-to-work laws
American Federation of Government Employees
- Biden nomination of Richard Trumka Jr. marks another appointment with union ties
- Senators Reintroduce Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Workplaces
American Federation of Teachers
- It’s past time to stop masking children in schools
- Teachers union president gets ridiculed online for claiming ‘millions’ will die from COVID-19 in Florida
Communications Workers of America
- Unions allege harassment at Luxottica plant in McDonough
- Consolidated Communications workers in northern New England authorize strike
National Labor Relations Board
- Journalists unionize in ‘record numbers’
- NLRB Points To High Court Ruling In Ore. ‘Captive’ Meetings Row
- Democrats’ Budget Deal Seeks to Penalize Labor Law Violators (1)
Service Employees International Union
- Hospital Staff Vote to Oust SEIU after Union Bosses Attempted to Block Election
- Preckwinkle ‘disappointed’ in SEIU leadership for leading an 18-day strike
Teamsters
- Teamsters Gear Up For Possible Strike At Fred Meyer
- Sun Tran Transportation Teamsters ratify five-year contract
Unite Here
- Public Safety Committee passes bill to end deportation pipeline
- Massive flight delays, cancellations prompt finger-pointing
- How despite losing multiple rulings, Station keeps fending off a Culinary contract
United Auto Workers
- Chevy Commons in Flint will become Michigan’s newest state park
- Auto Workers agree to new contract for NRV plant workers
United Steelworkers
- Bid for Verso Paper could stall proposal to buy closed Wisconsin Rapids mill
- Exxon hiring more temporary workers as Texas refinery lockout continues
