The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from September 6, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA, and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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AFL-CIO
- New Leadership Should Orient to Worker Recruitment Strategies, Not Politics and Laws
- Amid lockout, Exxon workers spend Labor Day on strike
American Federation of Teachers
- L.A. Teachers Union Drops Demand That All Students Get COVID-19 Vax
- County Shells Out $32.7 Million In Bonuses To ‘Extraordinary’ Teachers Who Worked From Home Amid Pandemic
Communications Workers of America
- NY won’t extend federal unemployment benefits program, citing a deficit of $11 billion
- Organized labor’s new generation of political directors
National Labor Relations Board
- Apple Will Be Investigated by US Worker Protection Agency</A
- Workers in Buffalo May Become the First to Unionize a Starbucks Store
- Union workers feeling more confident amid COVID-19 labor shortage
Service Employees International Union
- Groundworker shortage a problem for airlines
- Nursing home workers continue fighting for fair wage
- Huntington Hospital enters contract negotiations with service, maintenance unit union employees
Teamsters
- FedEx Faces Labor Union Challenge Over Billionaire CEO’s Pay
- Teamsters eye new leadership for battle to unionize Amazon
United Auto Workers
- 30 Victories for Workers’ Rights Won by Organized Labor Over the Year
- Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened
United Mine Workers
- Mine Workers Pushing For 270% Salary Increase
- How the Pa. labor movement is changing from librarians to grad students to Uber drivers
United Steelworkers
- Unionization, workers’ rights is an act of faith, Georgetown County activists say
- Soaring prices fuel long-running push by Pa. officials to roll back ethanol mandate
