The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 20, 2020. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, Fraternal Order of Police, RWDSU, SEIU, Teamsters, Unite-Here, and UFCW, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO files suit to mandate COVID standards
- Whitmer signs executive order expanding worker protections
- AFL-CIO Sues To Make Labor Dept. Issue Virus Safety Rule
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- UMass Amherst announces employee furloughs
- City approves trolley, Spirit of Kokomo unionization
- D.C. mayor proposes budget that prevents pay raises until 2024
American Federation of Teachers
- Back-to-school plans include big changes for K-12 students, educators
- Parent Involvement Has Always Mattered. Will The Pandemic Finally Make This The New Normal?
Fraternal Order of Police
- LS City Council Approves FOP Agreements
- AT&T, Nat’l Fraternal Order of Police Form FirstNet Education Partnership
- Fort Kent police shift union affiliation
National Labor Relations Board
- Repertory Theater Stagehands Vote to Form Union
- NLRB Will Not Have Telephonic Witness Hearing Testimony
- A Vegan Meat Company Purged Its Pro-Labor Employees
RWDSU
- Teachers union sues DeVos and CPS over special ed
- Staten Island Amazon Warehouse Worker Dies From Coronavirus
SEIU
- San Diego concession workers wait for venues to reopen
- California State Employees Brace for Cuts, But Union Remains Optimistic
- Virus or no virus, SEIU and allies to mobilize 3M voters
Teamsters
- Evesham employees reject furloughs, face layoffs
- Union protest against Amazon hits four-week mark
- Judge Tosses Challenge to Cali Labor Reclassification Law
Unite Here
- Long slow recovery ahead for hotel industry
- Laid-Off CA Hotel Workers Call for Health Insurance
- Culinary Union calls on Gov. to mandate health and safety protocols
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Kroger Announces “Thank You” Bonuses
- Union Criticises Supermarket Chains for Ending Emergency Pay
- Grocery store workers petition political leaders for safer working conditions during pandemic
