The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 17-19, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, FOP, Machinists, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Tarc workers protesting overcrowded buses
- National “Strike For Black Lives” Planned For Monday
- Masks will be compulsory on GO Transit vehicles beginning Tuesday
American Federation of Government Employees
- EPA Further Softens Return-to-Work Plans, More Telecommuting
- Legislators seek to end New Swine Slaughter Inspection System
- Federal immigration processors to be furloughed unless Congress acts
AFL-CIO
- Democrats, unions redouble push to move NLRB elections online
- AFL-CIO mounts challenge to NLRB rule eliminating ‘blocking charges’ by unions
- Federal Court Declines to Force Mine Agency to Create Virus Rule
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- Proposition 21 Endorsed by AFSCME California PEOPLE
- Unions raise concerns about COVID-19 protections for state employees
Fraternal Order of Police
- Rio Rancho rally shows support for law enforcement
- Police union reveals rifts within Philadelphia’s labor movement
- Gov. Wolf signs executive order creating citizen’s commission to oversee state police
International Association of Machinists
- Machinists Secretary in Illinois Sentenced for Concealment
- BIW union hopes second meeting with federal mediator will reignite negotiations
Service Employees International Union
- Workers face verbal and physical assaults from anti-mask customers
- Investing in personal care assistants is critical to health care
- Ohio prison workers union says safety concerns are being dismissed
Teamsters
- Red Wing Shoe Teamsters threaten strike
- Oahu’s Alleged Mob Boss Has A Well-Documented Life Of Crime And…
United Auto Workers
- Concessions Didn’t Work Then and They Won’t Now
- Whitmer issues warning to auto industry
- National Right-to-Work Chief Challenges Biden to Disavow Support From Corrupt UAW
United Steelworkers
- Fire broke out at Schafer Generating Station
- Unclear if Lawsuit Over EPA’s First Chemical Evaluation Is Ripe
- McMinnville rubber plant workers vote to go nonunion
