The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 5, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFT, Operating Engineers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
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- Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation?
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Unions file grievances over city’s mandatory vaccination policy
- Many TARC bus drivers in Louisville demanding bump in pay
American Federation of Government Employees
- Shutdown Averted as Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill
- Legislation Reintroduced to Protect Federal Workers from Falling Behind on Bills During Shutdowns
American Federation of Teachers
- Athletics spending soared during Rutgers’ financial crisis
- California Parents and Kids are Abandoning Public Schools with Gov. Newsom’s Attack on Parent Choice
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB GC’s Remedies Memos Should Concern Employers
- Bates College adjunct faculty and staff making push to unionize
- NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Expand Labor Rights for Student Athletes
Operating Engineers
- Congress foresees short-term debt fix amid perilous standoff
- U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Operating Engineer’s Local training facility
Service Employees International Union
- Hundreds officially on strike at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
- Clock ticks closer to another vaccine deadline for state workers
Teamsters
- Airline caterer Gate Gourmet laying off 247 workers at LAX
- Stericycle Teamsters conduct practice strike, company responds
- Opening Statements Delivered In Bribery Trial Of Philadelphia Union Boss Johnny Dougherty
United Auto Workers
- Local union memo reveals United Steelworkers plan to expand mandatory overtime at Dana
- GM’s 2 Lansing-area plants reopen after weeks of inactivity
Vaccine Mandates
- COVID New York Update: Vaccine mandate looms for more health care workers
- Eastern State Hospital could lose 100 employees because of the vaccine mandate
- Clark County School District’s plan for employee vaccine mandate remains hazy
