The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 25, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, Communications Workers, FOP, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, United Steelworkers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- The PRO Act is designed to boost union membership and dues revenue streams
- Progressives Dig In On $3.5T Budget After Pelosi, Moderate Democrats Strike Infrastructure Deal
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit union urges council not to mandate employee vaccination
- CTA union members rally to bring awareness to violence against employees
American Federation of Government Employees
- Biden Picks New Federal Service Impasse Panel Members
- For federal managers, new vaccine and testing policy brings anxiety
Communications Workers of America
- Consolidated Communications workers agree to new four-year contract
- Catholic Health nears end of contract with 2,500 CWA union employees
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police push back as union reps negotiate Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate with city officials
- Dayton police union demands city officials come to bargaining table over vaccination/testing policy.
National Labor Relations Board
- Worker’s Vulgar OT Protest Was Protected, NLRB says
- Prepare for Takeoff: NLRB’s New Pro-Union Majority Will Soon Take Over
- Red Rock Casino employees challenge court order imposing union representation
SAG-AFTRA
- SAG-AFTRA election board finds KTLA, Modine-led group broke rules
- Fran Drescher-Backed Candidates Winning Big In Early Voting
Teamsters
- UPS And Amazon At Center Of Teamsters Officer Elections
- Sysco’s Pension Contributions Were No Mistake, Judge Says
United Steelworkers
- AFL-CIO names career bureaucrat Liz Shuler to head US labor federation
- U.S. House approves budget blueprint, teeing up infrastructure vote for September
Vaccine Mandates
- Baker’s vaccine mandate faces blowback
- Biden Picks New Federal Service Impasse Panel Members
- For federal managers, new vaccine and testing policy brings anxiety
