The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from November 16, 2021. Unions included are the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, AFT, Communications Workers, RWDSU, SEIU, USW, UMWA, and Vaccine Mandates, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board…
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Amalgamated Transit Union
- Transit union’s conflict continues with EG Unified
- Detroit Council delays vote for $18M plan for State Fairgrounds transit center
- Capital Metro drivers and mechanics to vote this week on pay boost
AFL-CIO
- Film production workers narrowly approve new contracts, averting a massive strike
- Timeline shows key dates in John Deere union workers’ strike
American Federation of Teachers
- Educators voice concerns over legislative review of school law
- Public Schools Say Teacher ‘Fatigue’ Is Causing Massive Staffing Shortages Despite Being Home for over a Year
Communications Workers of America
- Activision Blizzard employees walk out, demand CEO Bobby Kotick resign
- Beto O’Rourke stops in San Antonio after announcing run for governor
National Labor Relations Board
- Tips For Raising Pay, NLRB Remedies
- Bundled up picketers stand on strike outside the John Deere Parts Distribution Center
- No resolution projected as decades-long feud between Culinary and Station Casinos continues
Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union
- Retail Union Leader Calls on Shoppers to Respect Workers
- Queens Car Wash Employees Finally Force Out Unwanted RWDSU Union Officials After Three-Year Effort
Service Employees International Union
- Tampa Airport Workers Protest for Wage, Benefit Changes
- Kaiser’s labor struggle, strike threats not over in Sacramento
United Steelworkers
- Tentative labor agreement reached between shipyard, Steelworkers union
- Exxon workers begin a vote on union’s future at Texas refinery
United Mine Workers
- Biden nominates NLRB board counsel as mine safety chief
- Manchin Commitment to Unions Called Out in Electric Vehicle Spat
Vaccine Mandates
- Oklahoma challenging Pentagon’s vaccine mandate for Guard
- Labor Groups Press for Biden’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate to Go Further
