The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 14, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, SAG-AFTRA, UFCW, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- House Budget Proposals Include Labor & Employment Policies
- The PRO Act will affect Virginians’ livelihoods
AFL-CIO
- The new face of American labor
- Democrats Ramp Up Get-Out-the-Vote Efforts in Closing Hours of Recall Election
- North Carolina Democrats renew push to expand unemployment benefits
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Washington state employees ratify vaccine mandate agreement
- Biden, AFSCME include Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act in Labor Day statements
- Niles-Maine Library Employee Union To Negotiate As One Bargaining Unit
Communications Workers of America
- Activision Blizzard employees file unfair labor practice suit against company
- NBC Forces Asian-American Worker to Arbitrate Race Bias Claims
Fraternal Order of Police
- What You Should Know About IMPD’s Use of Force Review Board
- Jail faces critical situation due to staffing shortage
National Labor Relations Board
- Charleston port’s new $1B shipping terminal lingers as labor dispute drags on
- Students with children look to federal paid family leave legislation for support
- The director of Apple’s engineering program, who complained of sexism and workplace harassment
Operating Engineers
- Unions may use ‘inflatable rat’ against non-union businesses
- Building Trades Councils gather at WNY STAMP in support of Plug Power
SAG-AFTRA
- Fran Drescher, Joely Fisher Win SAG-AFTRA Elections in Split Ticket Result
- WHYY media workers get a salary floor, paid parental leave in their first union contract
United Food & Commercial Workers
- Big bourbon producer Heaven Hill faces strike in Kentucky
- UFCW & RWDSU negotiate first national paid sick leave for US meatpacking workers
- Kaiser Alliance of Health Care Unions Bargaining Update
Vaccine Mandates
- SAG-AFTRA, Ad Biz Allow Mandatory Vaccinations On Commercial Shoots, Auditions
- L.A. School System Is Expected to Issue Student Vaccination Mandate
- Judge temporarily halts New York’s vaccine mandate for health workers citing religious exemption
