The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 8-10, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE-HERE, Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Democrats can’t pass the PRO Act, so it’s buried in the reconciliation bill
- PRO Act would destabilize Arizona’s construction industry
American Federation of Government Employees
- DC Circ. Puzzled By Fed Panel’s Worker Bargaining Limit
- Pentagon civilian vaccine mandate is a massive logistical lift
- Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Create Path To COVID Hazard Pay
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Union rejects tentative contract agreement with McLaren
- AFSCME Union Bosses Caught Illegally Seizing Money for Union PAC from Nonmember Custodian
Communications Workers of America
- Catholic Health strike reaches 1 week
- Striking Buffalo Mercy Hospital workers speak out
- AT&T Answers Call for Hybrid Work Model, Offers New Benefits
Fraternal Order of Police
- State task force on qualified immunity hears from stakeholders on both sides
- Oversight Board to Propose New Policy on How Police Officers Handle People Resisting Arrest
National Labor Relations Board
- Bus driver union responds offer to end transit strike
- Tesla Verdict & Starbucks Union Vote
- Bates College employees file second petition for union vote; administration denies surveillance
Service Employees International Union
- Bannister nursing home employees demand safe staffing levels, no more ‘poverty-level’ wages
- CA union lobbyist sues SEIU Local 1000, alleges retaliation
Teamsters
- Teamsters employees say union creates hostile work environment against unvaccinated staffers
- Top Teamsters Official Faces Discipline for Defying Suspension
UNITE-HERE
- Airport Workers Say Federal Funding Should Come with Wage and Benefit Assurances
- Minimum wage bump makes life easier for theme park workers
Vaccine Mandates
- Southwest cancels more than 1,000 flights, Cruz says it’s Biden’s ‘illegal vaccine mandate at work’
- Illinois Health Care Right of Conscious Act may nullify Biden mandates
- Florida aerospace workers protest federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
