The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from October 20, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFSCME, Communications Workers, FOP, Operating Engineers, Teamsters, United Steelworkers, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act
- Progressives Versus Independent Contractors
- Buried in the Budget Reconciliation Is the End of Right-to-Work
American Federation of Government Employees
- TSA workers near federal deadline to get vaccinated as busiest travel days near
- Freedom From Union Dues? Union Explains How To Restrict Dues Cancellations
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Foster City workers ready to strike over stall in negotiations
- BART Board of Directors establishes vaccine mandate for employees
- Middletown school superintendent granted leave of absence
Communications Workers of America
- The drive to widen the digital divide
- Activision requests pause in lawsuit to investigate alleged ethics violation by DFEH
Fraternal Order of Police
- City Hall, Police Union Not Backing Down In Fight Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- Indiana Police Lure Chicago Officers Who Refused City Vaccine Mandate
National Labor Relations Board
- Democrats face ethics déjà vu at NLRB
- The Real Scope of U.S. Worker Strikes, Mapped
- Are Student-Athletes Employees or Students? The NLRB General Counsel Issues Non-Binding Guidance
Operating Engineers
- Shapiro notes $10M campaign cash for Pa. executive race
- Senators Highlight Need for Natural Gas Infrastructure to Preserve Access and Combat Rising Costs
Teamsters
- Universal Logistics illegally fired union truckers, judge rules
- How union organizers are chipping away at Amazon
United Steelworkers
- Thirty-one thousand health care workers authorize strike
- Kaiser workers set to strike over 2-tiered wage plan: 5 things to know
- Exxon Beaumont Workers Reject Contract Bid to Extend Lockout
Vaccine Mandates
- Seattle police union blasts ‘gross mismanagement’ after vaccine mandate deadline: ‘public safety crisis’
- Hundreds of San Diego area students skip school as families protest vaccine mandate
