The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from August 16, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, Nurses’ Unions, United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protect the Right to Organize Act
AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO joins striking Nabisco workers on picket line
- “Nothing seems to be working here” MD lawmakers press Labor Secretary on unemployment issues
American Federation of Teachers
- It is clear that our society has no appetite, or tolerance, for more “lockdowns.”
- County Says It Can’t Require Masks For Students, Will Let Schools Set Rules
Communications Workers of America
- Scabby Isn’t the Only Thing Revived by the NLRB
- A lawyer for The New York Times accidentally emailed a confidential internal document to a union official
National Labor Relations Board
- Key California Employment Law Cases: July 2021
- U.S. Senate confirms three union attorneys to NLRB
- The NLRB’s Recently Seated General Counsel Plots Entirely New Direction For The Board
Nurses’ Unions
- Tenet intensifies effort to replace striking Saint Vincent nurses
- KC nurses at Menorah, Research to vote on new HCA contract
- NY mandates COVID vaccine for health care workers, nursing home staff
United Auto Workers
- Billionaires Must Testify In NLRB Casino Union-Busting Suit
- Deadline set for UAW referendum election, union wants to amend consent decree
United Steelworkers
- U.S. refinery workers to press for more pay as virus roils oil firms
- Nursing Home Wins Appeal in Union Dispute Over Alleged Animus
Vaccine Mandates
- Largest Teacher’s Union Throws Support Behind Vaccination or Testing
- F.D.A. Authorizes Third Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
