The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from September 24-26, 2021. Unions included are AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers of America, SEIU, Teamsters, UMWA, United Steelworkers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
AFL-CIO
- Labor Orgs Spar Over Vermont AFL-CIO Gun Rights Resolution
- Coors Brewery future questioned during years-long strike
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Library to increase hours of operation, but workers say there’s not enough staff
- Nurse’s union threatening to strike because of staff shortages, surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations
Communications Workers of America
- Substitute teacher shortage has Inland school districts scrambling for solutions
- Video chat BlueJeans aims to bring virtual watercooler talk to remote workers
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB Judge Scolds Union Atty Over ‘Unfounded Attacks’
- It’s time to settle the St Vincent Hospital nurse’s strike
- Fight for $15 union challenges NLRB joint-employer rule
Service Employees International Union
- Will the Supreme Court Hear Challenge to SEIU-Backed Gag Rule?
- Seattle nurse describes burnout and abuse pushing many healthcare workers to their limits
Teamsters
- Long Beach Worker Who Opposed Teamsters’ Power Grab Files Charges Battling Illegal Union Demands
- NYC teachers lose pay on Sept. 28 if they don’t get COVID vax, de Blasio warns
United Mine Workers
- 20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety
- Alabama Coal Miners’ ongoing Six Month Strike against BlackRock’s Warrior Met
United Steelworkers
- The Labor Movement Is ‘Woking’ Itself to Death
- Pitt mailing postcards to encourage faculty to send in union ballots
Vaccine Mandates
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NBA should have vaccine mandate for players
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NYC School Staff Temporarily Blocked by Court Again
