The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from July 29, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, SAG-AFTRA, Unite-Here, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- How the PRO Act Threatens High-Skill Careers
- Union Free Radio, Ep. 9: A PRO Act Update–Unions, White House Appear To Be Pivoting To ‘Plan B’
AFL-CIO
- Push for environmental amendment to NY constitution launched
- Unions Split Over Vaccine Mandates as Variant Threatens Workers
- FACT: Top AFL-CIO Union Fat Cats Rake In More Than Average CEOs In U.S.
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
- Correctional Officer’s Union Speaks Out Against Rise in Assaults
- York County increases wages for 911 dispatchers by $2.50 an hour
- Oregon employees required to work in-person during pandemic will get hazard pay
American Federation of Teachers
- Mississippi Teachers’ Union Sues Jackson Chapter President for Embezzlement
- Postal Workers Union Balks At Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate
National Labor Relations Board
- 30 Rush University Medical workers win release from union
- Newly Confirmed Members Threaten NLRB’s Role as Neutral Arbiter of the Law
- Google Contract Workers Win First Labor Deal After Nearly 2 Years Of Negotiations
SAG-AFTRA
- Netflix to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations on All U.S. Productions
- Talon Metals and Union Partner to Advance the Tamarack Nickel Project for US EV Battery Supply
Unite-Here
- United Airlines outsources catering to outside contractors
- Union calls on Greenwich hotel to reopen bar and restaurant, and return all employees to their jobs
United Auto Workers
- Ford to require masks again at Louisville plants due to delta variant
- Face Mask Requirements for Employees in Florida and Missouri
- White House wants U.S automakers to back at least 40% electric vehicle target by 2030
United Steelworkers
- Tech Workers Ratify Historic First Contract at HCL
- USW keeping Sudbury strikers in the dark as it resumes bargaining with Vale
- Talon Metals partners with Steelworkers union to advance nickel project
