The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from December 13, 2021. Unions included are the AFSCME, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Senate committee proposes bill to add civil penalties to NLRA
- The PRO Act Gets New Life with Build Back Better Act
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
- Medical marijuana zoning issue may go to Twinsburg voters
- Memphis sanitation workers protest, want new director
American Federation of Teachers
- Charter operator seeks to bust union at expense of students by shutting down alternative school
- The New York Times’ crude attempt to pit Detroit parents against educators as pandemic rages
Communications Workers of America
- Former SpaceX workers say company has a culture of sexual harassment
- Activision says “lively, clear dialogue between leaders and workers” is higher than unionization
National Labor Relations Board
- NY education brass move to block two charter schools in Long Island
- Lawsuit targets NH ban on teaching discrimination
- Education Leaders Laud Adams & Reed’s Educators for America Act
Service Employees International Union
- Workers who returned after hospital strike waiting for benefits to be restored
- Union Organizing in the Fast-Food Industry Is an Uphill Battle
- Oregon hospital workers prepare to return to work after 5-day strike
Teamsters
- Picket line for Seattle area concrete worker strike swells to over 300 people
- Sanitation Workers Strike Could Delay Trash Pickup Across Orange County
- Just How Exceptional Are the Buffalo Baristas?
Unite-Here
- Amazon and Walmart Use Surveillance Technology to Undermine Unions
- Williamsburg Releases Offer Made to Unionized Hospitality Professionals
United Steelworkers
- Union at Newport News Shipbuilding to rally after deal rejected
- Alliance Laundry Systems and United Steelworkers Local 1327 Reach Contract Agreement
