The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from Aug 4, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, RWDSU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Michael Swartz: The PRO Act and a New Meaning for ‘Worker’
- COVID allowed gig workers to receive protections for the first time
AFL-CIO
- Industry-backed group files ballot question to classify gig workers as independent contractors
- Illinois clean energy deal stuck at impasse, jobs and environment at stake
American Federation of Teachers
- Masks And CRT Are Just The Start: It’s Time To Break Public Schools
- The Madness of Teacher Unions Opposing a Vaccine Mandate
Communications Workers of America
- Catholic Health workers call proposed new union contract ‘insulting’
- UC lab assistant sues California over union officials seizing dues
National Labor Relations Board
- Art Institute workers want union recognition
- Latest NLRB Seats Move Toward Pro-Union
- Barbers speak out about labor strike at Fort Lee
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- NLRB officer says Amazon violated US labor law
- Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union. Now they may vote again
Teamsters
- Puget Sound Darigold workers on verge of strike amid contract negotiations
- Union representative talks Reynoldsville Police Department situation
- RTC bus drivers go on strike as negotiations with Keolis hit roadblock
Unite-Here
- United Airlines outsourcing Denver-based jobs
- Companies Begin to Mandate Covid Vaccines for Employees
United Auto Workers
- Tyson Foods, Microsoft to require vaccination for US workers
- Striking Alabama miners take fight to Wall Street
United Steelworkers
- USW Local 6500 ratifies collective bargaining agreement
- Hurt by strike, ATI sees losses swell in second quarter
