The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 21, 2020. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFGE, AFL-CIO, FOP, SEIU, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, UFCW and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- Council approves transit worker raises, despite budget woes
- Black Workers Matter protesters demand hazard pay, sick leave for essential workers
American Federation of Government Employees
- Over 20k military members have now been diagnosed with coronavirus
- USDA, Staff Union Dispute Is Latest Among Federal Agencies
- Federal Court Orders White House to Accept New DACA Applications
AFL-CIO
- Pa. Turnpike to raise tolls 6% in January, add 45% surcharge for non-E-ZPass drivers
- Virginia Becomes The First State To Adopt COVID-19 Workplace Safety Mandates
- No Mask, No Service Rules Leave Workers Open to Customer Abuse
Fraternal Order of Police
- Trump to Send 150 Federal Officers to Chicago
- Chicago Mayor Lightfoot is ‘running the Titanic into an iceberg intentionally,’ police union chief says
- OKC police earned nearly $900K in overtime during George Floyd protests
National Labor Relations Board
- AFL-CIO Sues NLRB Over Blocking Charge Policy
- This union was wrong to expel a man for taking a principled position on police reform
- Can Employees Participate in Protests During Work?
Service Employees International Union
- Union Representing Nursing Facility Employees Protests
- Union workers in Westbury protest for change
- Detroit nursing home employees walk out over pay, working conditions
Unite-Here
- Compass Group lays off NU dining workers
- Temporary Protective Status Supporters Await Imminent Court Ruling
- Hotel groups sue San Francisco over daily room-cleaning law
United Auto Workers
- Mack Trucks Cutting 450 Salaried Jobs
- More positive cases confirmed at Ford’s KY Truck Plant
- Dealers Are Freaking Out Over New Car Inventory Shortage
United Food and Commercial Workers
- Walmart plans third cash bonus for U.S. hourly workers
- Kroger, Albertsons, Stop & Shop to withdraw from UFCW pension fund
United Steelworkers
- Fibre access has been a challenge for Aspen Planers
- KPS Purchase of Briggs & Stratton Will Rescue Hundreds of Jobs
- Water Authority cuts workers’ hours in lieu of concessions
