The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 30, 2020. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFGE, Communications Workers, Machinists, NEA, Teamsters, Unite-Here, UAW, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO chief economist on significance of additional unemployment benefits
- Taking constitutional rights seriously during COVID-19 pandemic
- Meatpacking workers win legislative hearing next week
American Federation of Government Employees
- EPA cancels subscription to news outlet dedicated to covering it
- New civil service report meant to bring people together has driven them apart
- Agencies may not have gotten the best deals on coronavirus contracts
Communications Workers of America
- ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the Post-Gazette’
- $600 federal pandemic jobless supplement ends for 840K in NJ
Machinists Union
- Machinists union wins jurisdiction at T-5 in Seattle
- United Airlines carrier enacts layoffs in Dayton as demand craters
National Education Association
- Lawmakers to meet with ed officials on school reopening plans
- Suit again targets NC private school scholarship program
- Education Association president explains why strikes won’t happen
National Labor Relations Board
- Hearst Magazine employees to learn fate of union push
- NLRB Proposes Third Set of Changes to Union Election Rules
- Fired Augie’s Coffee workers file wage-theft claims, say they’re owed $140K
Teamsters
- Three directors resign from St. Joseph Medical Center
- Arizona US Foods workers threaten to strike over COVID-19 protections
- Saddling BFI With Joint Employer Status ‘Unjust,’ NLRB Says
Unite-Here
- More than 2,000 food service employees at Oracle Park to be laid off
- Louisiana rallies planned in effort to keep $600 benefit
- Lawmakers say airline contractors laid off more than 9K despite federal aid
United Auto Workers
- Auto parts worker dies at Michigan Faurecia plant of unexplained causes
- Honda Requiring Office Workers To Build Cars At Ohio Assembly Plant
- John Deere announces layoffs, salary buyouts for US workers
United Steelworkers
- Union spars over state House endorsement
- Xylem employees walk picket line as replacement workers arrive in Auburn
- Tucson-based Asarco rehiring some former strikers, unions file new charges
