The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from Aug 11, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, IBEW, SAG-AFTRA, UAW, UFCW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Murkowski and Sullivan refuse to say how they’ll vote on job-killing ‘PRO Act’
- Democrats unveil $3.5 trillion budget with expanded Programs
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Almost 400 area transportation workers face layoffs
- Portland records most homicides in more than 25 years
AFL-CIO
- Where does the AFL-CIO go from here?
- NY AFL-CIO supports Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul
- Budget Reconciliation Bill Means Historic Investments in Working Families
Communications Workers of America
- Dunne details Verizon prepaid goals
- New York Times tech workers quit their jobs to escalate trade union fights
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Leftist Liz Shuler Looms Large as AFL-CIO President
- Oregon think tank sues to block state legislative staff union
National Labor Relations Board
- Walkout Wednesday—What Rights Do Employers Have?
- Teamsters Back NLRB’s Injunction Bid Against Shipper
- Democratic Senators Try Legislation To Boost Staffing In Nursing Homes
SAG-AFTRA
- Hilary Swank Settles Lawsuit After Being Denied Coverage for Ovarian Cysts
- Union President Has Now Weighed In On Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow Lawsuit
United Auto Workers
- Mack Trucks worker responds to President Joseph Biden’s visit to truck plant
- Watchdog accesses secret files as Gary Jones seeks prison break
United Food and Commercial Workers
- L.A. moves toward requiring COVID vaccines at indoor venues
- How Unions Tried to Harness Pension Fund Clout to Aid Organizing
United Steelworkers
- USW Welcomes Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill, Calls for Continued Urgency
- Viatris in talks to gift shuttered Morgantown plant to WVU
