The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from May 18, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers, Nurses’ Unions, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
Protecting the Right to Organize Act
American Federation of Government Employees
- Biden Administration Waives Ethics Rules For Former Lobbyists
- Congress calls for workforce safety plans for agencies and more
AFL-CIO
- Texas AFL-CIO Continues to Fight Against Voter Suppression
- AFL-CIO files labor complaints in Mexico
- Maine got a new unemployment system in 2017. Is it faulty?
Communications Workers of America
- AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia, basically admitting giant merger was a mistake
- Unemployment Funding Decision Confronts DOL Chief
National Labor Relations Board
- Amazon exec pushed for mailbox in union election
- NLRB Official Sets First In-Person Union Vote In Months
- NLRB Won’t Pursue Charge Over Ben Shapiro Strike Tweet
Nurses’ Unions
- St. Vincent Hospital to replace striking nurses with permanent replacements
- C.D.C. Director Says Choice Is to ‘Get Vaccinated or Continue to Wear Your Mask’
Teamsters
- Teamsters Urge Republic Services Shareholders To Oppose Say-On-Pay
- U.S. labor leader calls for human drivers in automated vehicles
- Transportation Announces Worker-First AV Legislative Framework
United Auto Workers
- Museum Workers Forming Union With UAW
- Unionized workers at Volvo plant overwhelmingly reject contract proposal
- Biden pitches $174B EV plan in Michigan, takes truck for a spin
United Mine Workers
- The Dam Has Broken, WV Has Awoken To Solar Power
- The significance of the Volvo Truck workers’ rebellion in Virginia
United Steelworkers
- Workers at Tonawanda’s Unifrax plant on strike
- Steel industry, union herald talks on overcapacity
- U.S.-EU metals talks avert tariff hike on American motorcycles, whiskey
