The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 5, 2022. Unions included are the AFGE, AFT, APWU, Communications Workers, SAG-AFTRA, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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American Federation of Government Employees
- Renewed support for unions belies anti-labor laws in most states
- Union Calls on OSHA to Restore COVID Safety Standards for Health Care Workers
American Federation of Teachers
- Teachers’ Union President Randi Weingarten On New School Closures
- Teachers Unions Want Virtual Learning, Fauci Says Schools Should Reopens
American Postal Workers Union
- USPS seeks delay of Biden covid-19 vaccine mandate
- US Postal Service improves holiday service after falling down in 2020
- New Contract for 200K Postal Employees Would Boost Pay, Add Layoff Protections
Communications Workers of America
- CWA Sues To Send AT&T Worker’s Firing Row To Arbitration
- Unionized! Outside Magazine Editorial Staff Band Together Within Media Giant
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB: Next battleground over defining independent contractors
- Attorneys Assist Hundreds of St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Seeking to Remove Union
- Symphony Orchestra to pay $276K to musicians; union demands board members resign
SAG-AFTRA
Service Employees International Union
- Why Head of 32BJ SEIU, says $18/hour should be new minimum wage
- The Democratic National Committee’s staff just chose to unionize. It’s the most significant organizing effort yet in politics
Teamsters
- Nurses ratify new contract, end nearly 10-month strike
- Teamsters, labor allies will keep fighting for workers
- San Diego sanitation workers strike for a fair contract
United Auto Workers
- GM was America’s largest automaker for nearly a century
- Ford To Double Electric Truck Production On High Demand
Vaccine Mandates
- Employee unions reach agreement on vaccine policy, plans for ARPA funds
- CCSD’s employee vaccine mandate in limbo as schools reopen
