The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 9, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFT, Communications Workers, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- U.S. House Poised to Add Civil Penalties to National Labor Relations Act
- Any Politician Who Doesn’t Back the PRO Act Shouldn’t Get Labor’s Support
Amalgamated Transit Union
- School Bus Driver Shortage is Causing Major Problems
- Contract offer made to striking school staff accepted by union members
- MTA Mobility service, down 500 drivers since 2019, reports worst on-time rate in 5 years
American Federation of Teachers
- There’s Little Rationale for Masking School Kids, Teachers Unions Are Demanding It
- Teachers union influenced CDC school masking guidance, emails show
- New report shows Rutgers Athletics has more than $265 million in outstanding debt
Communications Workers of America
- T-Mobile Pans DC Circ.’s Reversal Of Win In Union Email Fight
- 3rd Circ. Dings Arbitrator For Revising Award In Verizon Fight
- <Mercy Hospital workers holding strike authorization vote/li>
National Labor Relations Board
- Top NLRB Lawyer Calls for New Remedy for Unlawful Terminations
- Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild disavows Columbian employees
- General Counsel Abruzzo Encourages Regions to Utilize More Significant Remedies When Resolving ULPs
Operating Engineers
- PA Labor Union Slaps FERC for Delays in Approving Pipe Projectss
- County Executive Pittman Introduces Prevailing Wage Legislation
Service Employees International Union
- Inching closer to a landmark agreement
- Hospital workers rally for pandemic pay
- Merit bonus pay approved for City of Springfield union members
Teamsters
- UPS to hire more than 100K seasonal workers for peak
- Some bus drivers feel bullied, betrayed by district and union
- California Senate passes warehouse bill AB 701
United Auto Workers
- Workers at Axle Plant strike after UAW representation not recognized
- UAW schedules ratification vote on Deere contract without announcing any deal
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Kaiser Alliance of Health Care Unions Bargaining Update
- Albertsons Safeway Meat Warehouse Tentative Agreement Reached
- UFCW applauds USDA pandemic relief funds for food industry workers