The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 19, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board and the PRO Act…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Punching In: How Unions Are Handling the PRO Act in Budget Talks
- Letter to the Editor, July 19, 2021: PRO Act’s ABC Test will increase taxes
- Freedom From Union Dues Hangs on Warner
AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Union calls for University of Maryland to keep telework option
- California Bill Could Stop Construction at University Campuses
Communications Workers of America
- Internet service providers spent $230M on lobbying, donations
- Could the White House’s misinfo crackdown misfire?
- Biden Admin: We’re ‘Flagging Problematic Posts’ For Social Media Platforms, Tracking Vaccine ‘Misinformation’
Fraternal Order of Police
- Far-Left Dems Fight to Defund Police as National Party Tries to Move On
- South Bend council president says council still supports board launch
- Police officers sue Citizen Complaint Authority over investigation recordings
National Labor Relations Board
- More than 500 McLaren Macomb nurses deliver 10-day strike notice
- Suit Says Pittsburgh Fire Safety Law Bars Nonunion Workers
- Great Lakes Brewing Company workers take steps to unionize
Service Employees International Union
- New CA SEIU Local 1000 president ignored by union board
- One-day walkout planned at 21 Pennsylvania nursing homes
Teamsters
- Washington labor unions strike at Fred Meyer over working conditions
- Striking Pepsi drivers install inflatable fat cat, seek to resume talks
- West Virginia Union Coca Cola workers preparing to go on strike
UNITE-HERE
- Where are the business travelers? Pandemic still a drag on Minneapolis hotel market
- Organizing a Union in the Disorganized World of Small Restaurants
- At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW)
- Grocery Strike Could Lead to More Scarcity Across Washington State
- Curaleaf violated labor law in Massachusetts cannabis union case, judge says
- Long-term care provider target of $1.5 million pension fund lawsuit from union
