The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 27, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFT, FOP, Machinists, OPEIU, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, and United Auto workers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- W.Va. Supreme Court hears arguments on challenge to Paycheck Protection Act
- Union Free Radio, Ep 13: SSDD—The AFL-CIO’s New President, Renaming the PRO Act & The Truth About CEO Pay
American Federation of Government Employees
- Federal prison workers to protest staff shortages, vaccine mandate
- Sanders introduces bill to expand veterans dental and health care
- Landmark federal settlement will lead to student debt relief for North Dakota’s public educators and employees
American Federation of Teachers
- UC-AFT receives bargaining proposal update from UCOP
- Priorities USA partners with top teacher’s union to hit Youngkin on education
- Teachers Union President Makes Major Admission About ‘Parental Rights’
Fraternal Order of Police
- Police union endorses GOP bill protecting jobs of essential workers who defy COVID vaccine mandates
- Judge to rule Friday in federal lawsuit by Chicago workers challenging vaccine mandates
International Association of Machinists
- Art Museum workers petition for living wages and increased benefits
- Machinists at Johnson Controls Inc. in Wichita approve pay changes to labor contract
National Labor Relations Board
- Organizers take first step to unionize at Amazon New York warehouse
- McDonald’s Workers Protest Sexual Harassment in Front of HQ
- General Counsel’s Memorandum Foreshadows Additional Changes to NCAA Athletics
Office and Professional Employees International Union
- Foodlink employees team up to form union, call for recognition
- Code for America reaches agreement with staff on voluntary union recognition
Teamsters
- Allegiant Air Mechanics Ratify Teamster Contract
- Union Pacific Says Rail Unions Must Arbitrate Vaccine Spat
- Another Union Ouster: Los Angeles XPO Logistics Employees Free of Unwanted Teamsters
UNITE-HERE
- Members authorize strike for county workers after contract negotiations falter
- Home care workers rally at Huntington’s Ritter Park demanding living-wage jobs
- GWU Hospital ‘Exemplified’ Bad Bargaining, SEIU Unit Says
United Auto Workers
- United Auto Workers Union Backs Biden Fuel Economy Proposal
- UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
