The following is the Labor Union Report weekend news recap from October 15-17, 2021. Unions included are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers of America, Machinists, SEIU, United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Union Organizing Is Down In Georgia, But Not Out
- Labor takes spotlight nationwide amid ‘Striketober’
AFL-CIO
- Biden Must Fire Kerry For Profiting Off Chinese ‘Slave’ Labor
- Shuler at National Press Club: Workers Are Refusing to Settle for Bad Jobs
- Starbucks May Be Hiding the Real Reason Behind Store Closures In New York
AFSCME
- Museums Reported to Have Laid Off 28 Percent of Employees Despite Receiving PPP Loans
- Vaccine deadline extended for state employees in congregate care settings
- San Jose lawmaker who criticized county bonuses approved them for city employees
Communications Workers of America
- COVID Vaccine Proof Due Soon For 3 Unions At Montclair State
- The Big Tech Activists Turning the Tables on Silicon Valley
International Association of Machinists
- Workers protest angrily near Boeing’s Everett plant against vaccination mandate
- Maine Lobstering Union Granted Emergency Motion in Part to Protect Lobster Fishermen
National Labor Relations Board
- NLRB General Counsel seeks to further shake up college sports
- National Labor Relations Board Appoints 5 Regional Directors
Service Employees International Union
- Leader of California’s Largest Labor Union Quits After Tax, Embezzlement Charges
- Fresno County CA social workers demand better for children
United Auto Workers
- John Deere says contract negotiations have resumed with striking UAW employees
- Ballots begin going out for historic UAW referendum on direct elections
- Deere and UAW return to negotiations
United Steelworkers
- Details of second UAW-USW contract with Dana Inc. reveal massive sellout
- USW officials say ExxonMobil would rather operate without Union
Vaccine Mandates
- As unions continue to balk, Gov. J.B. Pritzker extends vaccine deadline for workers in state prisons and other facilities
- Police unions and city officials across U.S. clash over vaccine mandates
- ‘Defund The Media!’: Protest Against Vax Mandate Erupts Outside New York Times Building
