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6/11/21
Labor Unions In The News
Inequity, pay disparities and job insecurity: Inside the rise of tech unions
We Regret to Inform You That Workers Are Not Suddenly Winning
Biden Administration to Lift Capacity Caps at Federal Worksites
Alabama’s Coal Miners Are Striking for Their Lives
NLRB
Administrative Law Judge orders union boss to refund all illegally taken money
Teamsters (IBT)
Hoffa: Panel's Passage Of Infrastructure Bill Is A Much-Needed Investment In America
The Old Ray Blanton Pardon Scandal Just Flared Into a Supernova
Paramedics condemn attempt to recruit replacement workers
3 candidates vying for Raleigh police chief job take part in forum
Keystone XL pipeline finally dead in both U.S. and Canada
Albertsons Safeway Department Manager Vote
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Second UAW president sentenced to 28 months in prison in union corruption probe
Gary Jones, ex-UAW president, gets reduced 28-month prison sentence
NYU graduate workers vote to ratify new contract
Detroit Big Three Automakers, UAW Agree To Extend Mask Mandate For Workers
Connecticut nursing and group home workers straitjacketed by SEIU
United Steelworker Union(USW)
ExxonMobil, United Steelworkers sit down for first meeting in nearly a month
ExxonMobil, USW talks end again without progress, next meeting scheduled
USW: OSHA's new emergency temporary standard a huge step for worker safety
U.S. trade czar Tai says upbeat on prospects for ‘intense’ trade talks with EU
Newsletter: Why a California oil workers union is getting behind clean energy
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
South Dakota pork plant, labor union reach 4-year agreement
After months of waiting, labor advocates disappointed new OSHA rule excludes food system workers
JBS confirms it paid $11M ransom in cyberattack that idled plants, including Green Bay facility
Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers
International Association of Machinist Union(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Port of LA Processes 10 Million Container Units of Cargo
Service Employees International Union(SEIU)
Connecticut nursing and group home workers straitjacketed by SEIU
‘They’re trying to crush our democracy’: Charlie Crist rips Republicans over voting changes
Unite-Here
Opinion: There's No Justification For Ending Pandemic Benefits Early
Chateau Marmont workers say iconic West Hollywood hotel misused rescue funds
6/10/21
Labor Unions In The News
FOCUS-Gig companies' push for state-level worker laws faces divided labor movement
Will gig workers surrender employee status for other benefits?
Thomson Reuters shareholder support for human rights review rises
VP Kamala Harris to Head Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment
NLRB
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination Among a Union Workforce
Labor Relations board faults McClatchy
Biden Is Refilling The Swamp With Unaccountable Bureaucrats
Policy Matters Newsletter – June 2021
President's FY 2022 Budget Proposal Boosts Labor And Employment Funding
Teamsters (IBT)
Bellingham Cold Storage Teamsters On Brink Of Strike
Waste Management employees in Simi Valley vote to join Teamsters
Unions are the powerhouse behind California’s troubled bullet train. A big test awaits
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Detroit Three automakers will continue to require facial coverings
Anger grows among Volvo Trucks workers over UAW attempts to sabotage strike
Disgraced Ex-UAW president Jones faces sentence for corruption scandal
Volvo launches $33 million expansion of vehicle lab at Hagerstown complex
Chicago Teachers Union rushes to end charter school strike as new struggles develop
Warrior Met miners hit by strikebreakers’ vehicles on Alabama picket lines
United Steelworker Union(USW)
Exxon, union negotiators to meet over U.S. refinery lockout -official
United Steelworkers protest at WV Capitol
Pierpont Community & Technical College hosts ‘Mylan Day’ for employees
Warrior Met miners hit by strikebreakers’ vehicles on Alabama picket lines
THE LONG-HAULERS: Locals Still Suffering Effects Of COVID-19 Infections
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Union Votes to Strike at S.D. Pork Plant That Had Big Virus Outbreak
Meat processors wrestle with worker shortages as US economy reopens from COVID-19
Black, Latino NC workers had to play 'Russian Roulette' during COVID. The toll was steep.
Don’t Trust the Antitrust Narrative: Farmers Benefit from Industrial Ag. Workers Do Not.
International Association of Machinist Union(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
ILWU AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIONS CELEBRATE MAY DAY
Anti-Israel protesters block Zim cargo ship in Oakland, plan further actions
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Unions Divided Over Big Gig Firms’ Lobbying for State Worker Laws, Benefits
McLaren Macomb nurses say they face dangerous understaffing, working conditions
Hazard pay approved for San Diego County essential workers
Another nurses group forms for change as negotiations continue at Logan Health
Unite-Here
Hospitality workers rally, canvas residents amid remodel plans at Laguna Beach hotel
6/9/21
Labor Unions In The News
Union accuses New York Times of unfair labor practices
Gig companies' push for state-level worker laws faces divided labor movement
NLRB still refining test for adjunct faculty unionization
Pro-Palestine ship blockade is the latest chapter in the Port of Oakland’s activist history
Big Tech-Backed Gig Worker Union Bill Fails to Get in Gear in Albany
NLRB
No ‘Twitter Exception’ for Federalist Publisher, NLRB Argues
NLRB still refining test for adjunct faculty unionization
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination Among a Union Workforce
Social Media Regulation: The Line Between Privacy and Protection
Union Busters Operate in Secret — And Want to Keep It That Way
Teamsters (IBT)
Gig companies’ push for state-level worker laws faces divided labor movement
New York Is Close to Passing the Most Important Antitrust Law in a Generation
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
WDBJ EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with UAW leader on strike at Volvo Trucks
Reflecting on Labor's Efforts to Defend Democracy
Chicago charter school teachers begin strike after unanimous authorization vote
United Steelworker Union(USW)
Labor union and Mississippi plant locked in labor dispute
United Steelworkers hoping to meet with ExxonMobil next week as lockout continues
United Steelworkers protest at WV Capitol
‘Save our jobs!’: Labor groups protest outside WV Capitol
Strikes continue at two area employers
Trans-Atlantic talks to end steel tariffs face a tough problem: China
End of Labour Dispute at Arcelormittal
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Union vote authorizes strike at South Dakota pork plant
South Dakota Meat Processing Plant, Which Produces About 5% of US' Pork Supply, to Go on Strike
Smithfield, UFCW working on new contract for Sioux Falls plant
Workers at Sunnyside Dispensary in Champaign Announce Plan to Unionize
JBS USA and Pilgrim’s resolve cyberattack
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
United Airlines employee challenges union dues at Supreme Court
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Oakland Longshore Workers Say No to Israeli-Operated Cargo
Pro-Palestine ship blockade is the latest chapter in the Port of Oakland’s activist history
Anti-Israel protesters block Zim ship from Oakland port
Letter: Nation’s ports, warehouses overloaded
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
First look: 90 groups urge Biden to pass infrastructure through reconciliation
Nurses back to bargaining table after three-day strike in Kalispell
Unite-Here
Reflecting on Labor's Efforts to Defend Democracy
6/8/21
Labor Unions In The News
Oregon legislative employees' historic union vote could pave way for nation
Los Deliveristas Speak: How Delivery Workers Are Organizing to Take On the Apps
Times Are Changing but Most Unions Aren’t
Appeals court says Terranea Resort fired chef over union activities
AFL-CIO building trades unions back Biden’s full infrastructure plan
Union Alleges Violation In La Grange
NLRB
Did supervisor’s anti-union comments violate labor law?
COMMENTARY: Changing federal labor law would undermine Virginia businesses
ADT Must Recognize Technicians Union Post-Facility Consolidation
Teamsters (IBT)
Deputy fired, and county explains progressive process
New York Senate Passes Antitrust Bill Targeting Tech Giants
Council reviews final version of budget during workshop
Delaware direct wine shipping may be on horizon
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Volvo issues statement after UAW decides to resume strike at Pulaski County plant
UAW Workers Reject Second Tentative Agreement With VTNA, Resume Strike
VA: UAW STRIKE AT VOLVO TRUCK PLANT
No deal: Volvo truck workers striking again in Virginia
Statement Regarding United Auto Workers Decision to Resume Strike at NRV Plant
United Steelworker Union(USW)
Union at odds with Mississippi Polymers over contract
Puerto Rican workers: No peace if energy is privatized
Volvo Trucks workers in Virginia renew strike after defeating second UAW sellout deal
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Smithfield workers vote on possibility of a strike
South Dakota meatpackers union rejects contract offer, strike possible
Oxnard awarding Appreciation Pay to grocery and drug retail workers
Puerto Rican workers: No peace if energy is privatized
Turtle power, lotto mania, slaughterhouse strike: News from around our 50 states
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
Strike shutdowns incite union fury
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Pro-BDS group blocks Israeli ship from unloading in Oakland
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Dignity Health responds to SEIU-UHW accusations regarding PPE for security officers
Over 20,000 Sri Lankan health workers strike, defying government laws
German trade unions support destruction of jobs and worksite closures at Lufthansa Technik
Nine facts striking Volvo workers need to know about the company and the UAW
Unite-Here
Appeals court says Terranea Resort fired chef over union activities
Workers Struggles: The Americas
6/7/21
Labor Unions In The News
Biden’s delivering more leverage for workers, if not in the way he planned
Union Coalition- Amazon On Top For Injured Workers, Even In Tulsa – Public Radio Tulsa
NLRB
The fissure between Republicans and business is less surprising than it seems
Teamsters (IBT)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates vow to unseat Ron Johnson in virtual cattle call
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
UAW rejects tentative agreement with Volvo Trucks
What now? UAW members reject second tentative agreement at Volvo Trucks
Blame Big Three, UAW for U.S. Auto Decline
Smithfield meatpackers in South Dakota reject local contract by 99 percent, press for strike action
Shuttered schools have left van drivers and other contract workers without income
GameStop earnings, Colonial Pipeline hearing and inflation data top week ahead
United Steelworker Union(USW)
ArcelorMittal Canada reaches tentative deal with striking United Steelworkers
Biden’s infrastructure plan endangered by dire shortage of workers, materials
Morgantown Mylan plant workers share their stories of uncertainty as plant closure looms
With Millions Still Out of Work, We Need Biden’s American Jobs Plan
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Smithfield meatpackers in South Dakota reject local contract by 99 percent, press for strike action
“America’s First Supermarket” King Kullen Becomes New President and Executive Vice President
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
How an American Family Copes with Income Inequality
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Zim cargo ship departs Port of Oakland after anti-Israel protests
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Lawmakers, union seek patient affordability bill
New CNA, LPN Contracts Raise Nursing Home Wages Across United States
Maryland Transportation Contract Workers to Receive Wage Increase
POLITICO Playbook: Manchin’s Sunday surprise
Unite-Here
Drop the mask? Honor system guidance worries hotel unions
6/5/21
Labor Unions In The News
NLRB
Unblocked: Labor Board Declines To Delay Decert Election Based On Pending ULPs
Lockout at Beaumont ExxonMobil plant in Texas enters second month
President's FY 2022 Budget Proposal Boosts Labor and Employment Funding
Providence Centralia - Vote “NO” on the contract offer and “YES” to a Strike authorization
Teamsters (IBT)
IN PUBLIC SERVICE: Judge Dweynie Paul Speaks Out About Brooklyn Surrogate Race
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
A call to all workers to support the New River Valley Volvo workers’ struggle!
UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders
“We need unity”: Volvo Truck workers in Virginia prepare to defeat UAW sellout contract
United Steelworker Union(USW)
County chemical plant workers rally against ‘risky’ contract proposals
Biden’s infrastructure plan endangered by dire US shortages
Leo Gerard, retired international Steelworkers president, joins strikers on the line in Copper Cliff
Pueblo steel mill responds to previous OSHA citations
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Labor negotiations escalate at South Dakota pork plant
Union considers strike at meat plant that was virus hotspot
Cal/OSHA Meets On Adopted Health And Safety Standards
Joe Biden Is Not Protecting Workers From the Pandemic
As COVID guidelines relax, businesses, workers remain concerned about health risks
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
How an American Family Raised on GE Wages Copes With Income Inequality
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Group Home Workers' Union Reaches Tentative Deal as Strike Loomed
HCA's bid for Tennessee hospital should be reviewed, labor groups urge AG
Labor orgs ask Slattery to reject HCA's bid for NorthCrest Health
Logan Health nurses wrap 3-day strike, bargaining meeting set for Tuesday
Meriter service workers rally to demand more pandemic time off
Unite-Here
Unions, politicians rally for unemployment benefits to stay while many employers look for workers
Republican governors yank unemployment aid even as jobs shortfall continues
Judge Mary Roberts: Seattle’s JumpStart revenue ordinance is legal and constitutional
6/4/21
Labor Unions In The News
Amazon fired him – now he’s trying to unionize 5,000 workers in New York
Not All Labor Law Reforms Are Created Equal
Amazon delivery drivers are injured more often than the company's warehouse workers
New York Times Workers Are Fed Up With the New York Times' Union-Busting
Uber Critic David Weil Tapped for Second Stint as DOL Wage Chief
NLRB
Logan Health Nurses Enter Third Day of Unfair Labor Practice Strike
Biden Nominates SEIU Attorney To National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters (IBT)
On Police Reform, the AFL-CIO Has a Lot of Catching Up to Do
Hufcor workers’ union fighting to keep manufacturing jobs in Janesville
Congressional Labor Caucus urges Biden to OK anti-virus standard
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Paying Consumers to Buy Union-Built Vehicles is Un-American
United Steelworker Union(USW)
What’s Missing In Between Shifts
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Endangered by Dire U.S. Shortages
Vale, Local 6500 continue talks to end strike
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Oxnard City Council approves “Hero Pay” for grocery, drug store workers who worked during pandemic
Giant Eagle worker supports state push to raise minimum wage to $12 an hour
JBS workers returning as U.S. blames Russia over hack
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Nurses Weigh In Against SEIU Strike in Kalispell
Logan Health Nurses Enter Third Day of Unfair Labor Practice Strike
UnityPoint Health-Meriter employees protest vacation policy
Countdown To Group Home Strike Underway
California's largest state worker union investing in Newsom recall fight
Unite-Here
2021 is year of labour unrest at Metro Vancouver hotels
B.C. unions threaten to pull $2M in business from Burnaby hotel if lockout continues
Compass Food Service Workers at Northwestern University March for Fair Wages
Congressional Labor Caucus urges Biden to OK anti-virus standard
6/3/21
Labor Unions In The News
Airline Industry’s Top Labor Leader Gets Purged By His Union
How NYU’s Grad Student Union Went on Strike—and Won
Workers at Hillsboro library join AFSCME
Union Coalition: Amazon On Top For Injured Workers, Even In Tulsa
New Front in Ride-Hailing Wars: Stopping Blue States From Treating Drivers as Workers
Labor & Employment E-Note - May 2021
Kansas City Star Voluntarily Recognizes Newsroom Union
NLRB
US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week Of May 24, 2021
Teamsters (IBT)
Scarborough public works union members picket at town hall
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
UAW-backed contract includes new attacks on Volvo Truck retirees
New Survey Suggests 15 Percent of US Museums Could Close Permanetly
United Steelworker Union(USW)
Pandemic Profiteers Must Pay Workers Fairly: United Steelworkers
2 remain hospitalized following EVRAZ steel mill explosion in Pueblo
Electric arc furnace explosion at Pueblo, Colorado steel mill leaves eight workers seriously injured
American workers are the natural allies of workers throughout the world
Clearwater Paper Corporation closing, Fox Crossing and Neenah blindsided by the announcement
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Union considers strike at meat plant that was virus hotspot
Union: Greeley JBS beef plant expected to return to operations
In win for UFCW workers, USDA dumps Trump pork line speedups
JBS plants in Iowa still partially idled after ransomware attack
Management bloat: At Clark College, more administrators, fewer staff
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
Inflation: The Demise Of Offshoring Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Behind Your Long Wait for Packages
Protestors claim to have blocked ZIM ship from docking in Oakland
Activists aim to block Israeli ships from US ports in solidarity with Palestinians
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Biden Nominates SEIU Attorney to National Labor Relations Board
A Different Kind of Labor Boss
Top union unveils national town hall strategy to push Biden's jobs plan
Introducing the Veterans Caucus
North Carolina Association of Educators Announces Next Executive Director Matt Aber-Towns
Unite-Here
Pavement Workers Mobilize To Form State's 1st Coffee Shop Union
6/2/21
Labor Unions In The News
Unit tests an easier way for workers to organize
Amazon warehouse workers injured at higher rates than those at rival companies, study finds
Pavement Coffeehouse Employees Move To Unionize; Would Be First Union Café In Mass.
For Magaly Licolli, organizing poultry workers starts with learning together
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's House Defaced With Antifa Graffiti, Expletives
NLRB
ANALYSIS: How Long Does It Take Unions to Reach First Contracts?
Gannett digital producers working across five states announce union drive
Aggressive vs. Bad Faith Bargaining: Where is the Line?
OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021
Nurses file petition to break ties with SEIU
Teamsters (IBT)
Waste Workers in Southern California Join Teamsters Union
Where, oh where, have they gone?: Three mysterious disappearances
Missouri Supreme Court voids ‘paycheck protection’ bill
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
UAW announces LGBTQ caucus during Pride Month
Volvo Truck workers in Virginia campaign to defeat UAW’s second sellout deal
Ford Announces Battery Joint Venture, New Factories
Thea Lee's message for companies, trading partners
World’ s largest meat supplier hit by cyber-attack
Brazilian miner Vale to suspend Sudbury ops after failed labor talks
United Steelworker Union(USW)
New Bedford steelworkers enter third month of striking for higher pay, fair contract from company
This Morning in Metals: US personal consumption expenditure rises in April
METALS-Copper eases on weak China demand, stronger dollar
Steel and lumber prices are sky-high. Lifting Trump's tariffs could help
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Michigan beef plant workers call for pay to continue in wake cyberattack on JBS
Utah meatpacking plant shut down after JBS hit by ransomware attack
Union says cyberattack shuts down JBS Plainwell plant
Cyberattack shuts down JBS meatpacking plants including Michigan site
Meat Producer Ransomware Attack Disrupts Global Production
Fallout from cyberattack at large meat processing company continues
Biden appears to blame Sens. Manchin, Sinema for stalling his agenda
Iowa pork plant among those affected by ransomware attack on JBS
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
What a Top Labor Leader for Travel Learned From the Pandemic
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Nurses walk off job, others filling shifts in Montana city
Once Again, NewsGuild Prez Resists Fighting Sexual Misconduct in Labor Movement
New California union leader tries to block $1 million donation to Newsom recall defense
Nurses walk off job, others filling shifts in Kalispell
Loudoun supervisors again delay action on collective bargaining ordinance
Workers at BWI and Penn Station to get pay increase under Secure Maryland Wage Act
Unite-Here
Yale workers and community join in common struggles
Bankrupt downtown San Jose hotel owner wins big round in court
Democratic Unions Get the Goods
Free UH Training Aimed to Fill Job Openings
6/1/21
Labor Unions In The News
Employees at a coffee shop formed a union. Here's what happened next.
Artist Unions are Organizing in Support of the PRO Act
Gig Workers of the World Are Uniting
Public concern for veterans’ pensions disappears, just like the pensions themselves
Why a Labor Shortage Would Be a Good Thing
NLRB
United States:The New NLRB: Protecting Workers From Their Own Employers?
United States: President Biden Nominates Union-Side Attorney Gwynne Wilcox To Fill NLRB Seat
Aggressive vs. Bad Faith Bargaining: Where is the Line?
Behind Hollywood producers’ push to form a union. Will it succeed?
Teamsters (IBT)
Artist Unions are Organizing in Support of the PRO Act
Local Jobs: Check Out Who's Hiring In The Reading Area
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
United Steelworker Union(USW)
US steelworkers union negotiating sellout deal to end strike at Allegheny Technologies
Vale, Steelworkers agree to tentative, five-year contract
Injured EVRAZ worker, union leader speak out about steel mill blast that injured 8
Vale workers in Sudbury reject contract offer and go on strike
With Trump Gone, Old Fault Lines in the Climate Movement Reopen, Complicating Biden’s Path Forward
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
The world's biggest meat producer got taken down by a cyberattack
Union Asks USDA not to Appeal Court Decision
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Unions warning of mass exodus of nurses due to working conditions, lack of pay
Logan Health union nurses prepare for 3-day unfair labor strike
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Unite-Here
