The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from January 1-3, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFSCME, APWU, Communications Workers, RWDSU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Amalgamated Transit Union
- SMART seeks vaccine priority for transit workers
- Free, extended transit on New Year’s Eve during pandemic sends wrong message
AFSCME
- Too late for a tax increase now
- AFSCME opposes Pritzker’s budget cuts, saying state services are vital
- Boston added jobs, avoided layoffs in face of the pandemic
American Postal Workers Union
- Delivery delays have many asking why packages are still in postal facilities
- Be Prepared for Delayed Mail All Over New England
Communications Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
- Amazon’s Plague Year. As small businesses closed and layoffs…
- SEIU Urges NLRB Not To Deflate ‘Scabby The Rat’ For Unions
- EEOC Guidance for Vaccination Issues in the Workplace
RWDSU
Teamsters
- Teamsters Union Is Trying to Force Uber and Lyft to Disclose Lobbying Efforts
- Mountaire Farms employees no longer want Teamsters Union
- Stimulus Package Brings Much-Needed Funding For Teamster-Related Industries
United Auto Workers
- Coronavirus outbreak forces closure of Amazon warehouse in New Jersey
- Educators denounce right-wing record of Biden’s pick for Education Secretary
United Mine Workers of America
- An eye-witness account of the day 38 coal miners died in an explosion
- Union accuses Remington Arms’ new owner of going around it with job offers
United Steelworkers
- Big Changes Could Be Coming To MSHA’s Leadership Under The Biden Administration
- Philly’s Pharma Services plays a quiet but crucial role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Shell details its layoff of hundreds at Convent site in 2021; full shutdown set for August
