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4/20/21
Labor Unions In The News
Column: Sen. Joe Manchin pushes a sweeping pro-union labor law one step closer to reality
After Amazon failure, unions seek to recalibrate
Biden confronts union decline in bid to boost wages
Interference with Right to Vote? Amazon Workers Vote No to Union
Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California
Ambrose: The threat of unions to workers
The First 100 Week 13: Pro-Labor Appointments Continue and Manchin supports PRO Act
Why The PRO-Act Is Key To Racial Justice And Economic Democracy
Miners' union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
NLRB
Bricolage Academy educators request NLRB union election
Employment Law Now V-95 - Very Active Federal Agencies and Insight From an OSHA Insider
Staten Island Amazon Warehouse Workers Start Union Push
Close to Home: Restore the right to organize a union
Worker Exploitation in NYC’s Laundromat Industry Worsened by Pandemic, Advocates Say
Teamsters (IBT)
Teamsters Applaud Nomination Of Deirdre Hamilton To Serve On National Mediation Board
The Perfect Crime: How the Mob Hid Jimmy Hoffa’s Corpse & Why It Might Finally Be Found This Summer
President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Striking Volvo truck workers in Virginia demand restoration of UAW-backed concessions
UAW Walking Picket Lines in Strike Against Volvo Truck
General Motors And UAW In For Battery Plant Wages Battle
Workers describe UAW-management cover-up of coronavirus outbreak at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
Feds allege broader diesel conspiracy at FCA that defrauded buyers
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
ATI sets deadline on latest contract offer to end Steelworkers strike
Century And USW Reach Five-Year Labor Deal At Hawesville Aluminium Smelter
What the Mine Workers Need to Emerge in Sunlight
Editorial: Labor disputes solved by good-faith negotiation show the way forward
Bus drivers’ fight for unionization not over
Letter Carriers’ Union and Congressional Democrats Clash Over Louis DeJoy
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Ascend Dispensary workers in Springfield vote to unionize, become 4th group to join
Stop & Shop president ‘heartbroken’ after NY store shooting
Corporate America boosts Biden's inaugural committee
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at supermarket in New York; suspect in custody
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Effort underway to help Portland school custodians & lunch workers get face masks
CHS Pennsylvania hospital workers to strike April 21
Uptown Shopping Centre May Be Left Without Sanitation After Janitors Vote to Strike
Penn State Hershey nurses say they’re pleased with new contract, ‘significant wage increases’
Unite-Here
Furloughed US workers fight to return to their jobs after a year on pause
Alders OK Street Closures For Union Rally
Investigation Recovers Back Wages for Custodial Service Employees
4/20/21
Labor Unions In The News
In North Carolina, VP Harris pitches ‘good jobs’ tied to Biden infrastructure plan
New York’s marijuana law plants seeds for labor union growth
Amazon's Rejection of Unions In Alabama Is a Big Loss for Big Labor
Opinion: Workers don't share Democrats' nostalgia for unions
COVID Bust: Union Member Ranks Declined Significantly In 2020
Westmoreland County and court worker union reaches new labor deal
Lessons from Labor History for Organizing Amazon
Amazon union election results should be set aside, union argues to labor board
My father’s lesson: Jews must value labor even when they become management
Miners' union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
Amazon accused of unfair election
NLRB
NLRB Approves Ikea ‘Micro Unit’ Union Election in California
Truck drivers joined by dock workers in protests at the Port of Los Angeles
How Are Unionization Efforts Building In The Auto Industry?
Teamsters (IBT)
Boeing union members ratify new contract, avoid a strike
Drivers’ conditions in focus as battle to organise Amazon workers moves on
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
UAW Strikes VTNA’s New River Valley Plant
Volvo Trucks hit with UAW strike at New River Valley plant
GWC-UAW Bargaining Committee to present contract for ratification vote
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
ATI, Steelworkers return to bargaining table as strike continues
This Morning in Metals: Century Aluminum, USW reach five-year labor deal at Hawesville smelter
Pipeline controversies linger amid possible compromises
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Supermarket Chain Food 4 Less Confronts Boycotts, Potential Strike
National Voting Campaign Launches [VIDEO]
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Janitors in SEIU Local 1 ratify three-year deal
Sacramento School Union Custodians Set Strike Date
Jackson Hospital union members speak out against state retirement changes
Tyler Hospital workers to strike
Westmoreland County and court worker union reaches new labor deal
Unite-Here
Hotel Union’s Failure of Leadership During the Pandemic
Food fight: Rubio targets House Sodexo contract over voting rights support
4/19/21
Labor Unions In The News
The union’s defeat at Amazon is shaking up the labor movement and exposing a rift between organizers
Amazon’s Corporate Messaging Roller Coaster
Biden Confronts Decades of Union Decline in Bid to Boost Pay
OPINION: Loss in Bessemer Was the Beginning, Not the End, of Organizing Inside Amazon
Business groups line up against COVID workplace protocols bill
US workers who risked their lives to care for elderly demand change
This Is Labor In California, Episode 5: Current Hot Topics (Podcast)
Democrat Opposed to the PRO Act Was Showered With Cash From Amazon Executives
David Robertson: The Inflation Or Disinflation Debate Continues
NLRB
Station Casinos’ Pandemic Labor Practices Chastised in Labor Board Regional Complaint
Amazon in the limelight over illegally firing two employees
Teamsters (IBT)
Tentative agreement reached between Boeing, local union
Democrats' 'rescue plan' does anything but rescue America
United Auto Workers Union(UAW)
Columbia graduate workers: Reject UAW concessions and Columbia’s “final offer”!
Union, automakers spar over battery plant wages
COVID Surge Slowing 2021 Ram 1500 Pickup Production
Union presses GM to pay full wages at electric vehicle plants
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
Federal Budget Must Help Workers and Strengthen Canada: Steelworkers
Biden Likely to Keep Steel Tariffs, If Not Use Them for Climate Agenda
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Denver says it wants to help more Latinos get the COVID vaccine. Data shows that’s not happening.
20% of Oregon State Hospital nurses on leave as staff shortage intensifies: ‘Morale is very low’
Nevada bill aims to help home care workers, clients
Unite-Here
'We feel betrayed': dozens of Kaiser Permanente workers protest proposed job cuts
4/16/21
Labor Unions In The News
Guest column: Unionization efforts in the time of Covid-19
Union activists boot MN National Guard from St. Paul Labor Center. Walz says this is ‘unacceptable.’
Labor board alleges Station Casinos attempted to undermine unions
A Worldwide Workers' Revolt Against Amazon Has Begun
U.S. labor movement looks for path forward after Amazon defeat
Latino Union of Chicago demands Evanston construction company pay worker owed wages
UVM office workers push for union representation for 3rd time
NLRB
Top Five Labor Law Developments For March 2021
Curaleaf medical marijuana workers in Massachusetts unionize
Teamsters (IBT)
Teamsters protest in SoCal gets burst of support from longshoremen
CAPA looks out for those employed in airline industry
Ford Forced to Shut Down Key Plants Due to Chip Shortage
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
Federal government selects former US banking regulator as UAW monitor
Yes, Columbia University has the resources to meet graduate workers’ needs
United Steelworkers union continues to isolate, muzzle ATI strikers as health care cutoff looms
The Corporate Good Guys Who Are Really Bad Guys (Just About All of Them)
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
Sudbury Union Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Address Laurentian Crisis
SAIL Plants Show How Workers, Wages Are Being Sacrificed During Economic Recovery
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Walmart, Costco, and Uber are competing more than ever for labor
Local Union Files COVID Safety Complaint Against Seaboard Foods In Guymon
Walmart plans to increase number of workers on full-time status
Cargill employees in Hazle Twp. OK three-year pact
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Trucking firm clash with drivers' union heats up and spreads into LA port
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Council Bluffs school board ups worker raises for next fiscal year
Strikes possible at more than 50 CT nursing homes this spring
Unite-Here
Chateau Marmont Owner Faces Expanding Boycott, Loss of Mercer Hotel
Union members make St. Paul Regional Labor Federation kick National Guard out Labor Center
Burnaby hotel workers walk off job in one-day strike action after 'mass firings'
4/15/21
Labor Unions In The News
Lifeworks NW workers file for union election
Possible Ramifications of Amazon Union Vote
Public Opinion On Labor Unions Has Remained High For Decades
MagnaCare Spotlights Labor Union Voices with LaborStrong.Live
State of the Union: Right-to-Work Policy Makes Its Way to the State Constitution
Union-backed bill calls for prevailing wage for Illinois renewable projects
Female union leaders note that labor law reform is a civil rights issue
U.S. labor movement looks for path forward after Amazon defeat
America needs to level the playing field for organized labor
Rep. Andy Levin: Here's what Amazon got away with in union battle. Here's how to change that.
Labor, workplace rule changes expected under Biden administration
NLRB
Amazon FC Vote Challenged By Union
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA ETS on Hold, Retaliation Claims Increase, “Vaccination Ambassadors”
How can the National Labor Relations Board retain staff, morale?
Teamsters (IBT)
ILWU workers join Teamsters for an hour to stop traffic at one of seven terminals in Port of LA
Teamsters Reach Agreement In Principle With Allegiant Air
Pittsburgh makes pact with trash and recycling truck drivers, animal control workers
Port truck drivers on strike after alleged illegal firing of workforce
Allegiant reaches in principle agreement for 415 maintenance employees
Industry Roundup: The Top 10 Most-Read Stories of March 2021
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
UAW works overtime to end Columbia graduate strike before NYU graduate struggles begin
Feds pick Neil Barofsky to monitor UAW corruption reform
UAW strike at Kirchhoff Automotive plant in Tecumseh resolved
Prolonged layoffs at Kansas GM, Ford plants fueled by parts shortage
Workers don't share Democrats' nostalgia for unions
General Motors Rochester Plant Workforce To Shrink By A Third
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
USW updates Allegheny Technologies Inc. workers on strike about health care options
Kimberly-Clark to move 250 jobs from Neenah, will open Chicago location
Union Leaders Call for Immediate Action on Laurentian Crisis
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Curaleaf Employees at Hanover Massachusetts Dispensary Join UFCW Local 328
Walmart to build up full-time store workforce
Employees at Rhode Island Cannabis Dispensary Vote to Unionize
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Terminal at Port of LA Impacted by Truck Driver Strike
Mechanic’s death at Surrey dock results in $200K fine for company, union says
Truckers’ Strike Not Impacting Records Volumes at Port of Los Angeles
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
SCUSD, local union at odds over reopening plan
Strikes possible at more than 50 CT nursing homes this spring
Unite-Here
LV may be ‘back’ but workers, not so much
4/14/21
Labor Unions In The News
Maybe Workers Just Aren’t That into You, Unions
SID SALTER: Organized labor’s racial narrative soundly rejected yet again
Cincinnati college, labor union at odds over lack of pay raises
Unions’ Dirty Secret: They Can’t Survive without Coercion
Socialists and Organized Labor Are Uniting to Change Pro-Boss Labor Laws
Unions eye Brookings, Urban Institute as push to organize think tanks grows
Amazon Vote Won’t Deter Union Goals, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Says
Big Tech’s Labor Struggle Has Roots In Pittsburgh
More Case Studies in Union Misconduct
NLRB
California port truck drivers go on strike
Dismissed workers at Universal Logistics in SoCal mount protest to get jobs back
Teamsters (IBT)
City files objection to Teamsters' collective bargaining petition; Mary Walters announces retirement
Teamsters Local 120 Ratifies Contract With U.S. Foodservice
Republic Services Workers In Cumming Ratify First Teamster Contract
Dismissed workers at Universal Logistics in SoCal mount protest to get jobs back
Truck drivers strike at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
U.S. trade czar meets unions, companies as pressure mounts for IP waiver to boost vaccinations
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
Lawyer Nominated to Monitor UAW
UAW workers on strike at Kirchhoff Automotive plant in Tecumseh
Workers Strike at KIRCHHOFF Automotive
Amazon, Volkswagen, BMW: Union Free Zones in the United States – Economy
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Inks Deal with United Steelworkers
The Union Battle at Amazon Is Far from Over
Mayor: Superior can't reach full potential without mine
Steelworkers seeing resurgence of work at Haynes International
The Biggest Tech Unionization Effort Is Happening at the New York Times
Biden’s green revolution is a disaster in the making
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Union wants all grocery store workers included in vaccine expansion
A Solution for Safe Grocery Shopping During the Pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak closes London Cargill plant for two weeks
Upland honors grocery workers with white ribbons and ‘hero’ posters
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
Unions Lost Members in 2020. Here’s Where the Hits Were Hardest
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Sac City Unified bus drivers, custodians, food workers threaten strike over reopening plan
Workers for Corpus Christi Medical Center continue to be in negotiation over pay
Cincinnati State 'has to demonstrate that they care.' Union workers advocate for raises
More Case Studies in Union Misconduct
Jacob Patterson’s Fort Bragg Fixation
Unite-Here
UNITE HERE Local 11 Urges Hollywood Award Circuit to Boycott Chateau Marmont
Right to Return bill survives Nevada legislative hurdle
4/13/21
Labor Unions In The News
Amazon Union Strikes Out; Is Your Company On Deck?
To Succeed In Organizing Workers, Unions Should Prepare For A ‘Long, Hard Fight’
Amazon Election: Why Union Votes Are So Tough for Labor to Win
Column: Right to Work has failed to live up to conservative hype
What the failed Amazon union push means for the PRO Act
Another Voice: Congress must protect workers’ right to organize
So the union lost to Amazon in Alabama. That doesn’t mean the fight is over
US unions not fazed by Amazon setback and vow to keep up the organizing fight
After labor's big Amazon defeat, Gannett journalists in New Jersey push to unionize
NLRB
LA Port Truck Drivers Go on Strike
Union organizers vow to “not be oppressed by billion-dollar industries anymore”
Teamsters (IBT)
Local union votes to authorize strike if deal can’t be met with Boeing
In Toronto and Calgary, unions isolate and sell out beverage workers’ contract struggles
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
Feds' pick for UAW monitor lauded for 'tough but fair approach'
Feds pick UAW monitor to oversee corruption reforms
Parts shortage forces months-long layoffs for thousands at Kansas City Ford, GM plants
The Defeat at Amazon and the Union Fights to Come
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
Cleveland-Cliffs, United Steel Workers reach tentative labor deal for Mansfield Works
Stainless MMI: Strike continues at ATI; nickel price plunges then stabilizes
House resolution to save former Mylan plant passes, union members react
After rebelling against UMWA, Warrior Met coal miners face need to expand their strike
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Grocery workers died feeding the nation. Now, their families are left to pick up the pieces.
UFCW condemns Amazon's use of cashierless tech as retailer expands grocery store fleet
Goodwill employees authorize strike at Festus store
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Partial strike at Port of Montreal as union, employers dig in
One on One: A link between a North Carolinian and the Suez Canal back-up?
Deep dive into the packaging supply chain
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
“We’ve Got to Organize” to Push Back at Woke Corporations
Unite-Here
Pandemic Discrimination Against Asian Americans Has Long Roots
‘A Big Challenge': Some South Florida Restaurants Turn to Bonuses to Fill Open Positions
4/12/21
Labor Unions In The News
Pandemic safety the top priority as NJ health care workers' unions enter contract talks
Amazon rejects claims it intimidated Alabama workers during union vote
Longtime hotel worker union chief rises to region’s top labor post
General Assembly to consider adding ‘right-to-work’ to N.C. Constitution
‘Our Success or Failure Is Tied Together’: Grad Student Union Activism Picks Up in Biden Era
Hamilton Man's Termination, Unionization Effort Leads to Labor Relations Violation
NLRB
Supply Chain News: Amazon Workers Just Say No to Unionizing
The Morning Dispatch: Biden's SCOTUS Commission
Teamsters (IBT)
Boeing employees vote to authorize strike if new contract agreement cannot be reached
Local union unanimously votes to hold strike if contract cannot be reached with Boeing
After Amazon: Labor tries to regroup in wake of Alabama loss
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
Defying strike vote, UAW forces Volvo Truck workers to remain on job in Virginia
Ford Cancels Summer Vacation For Thousands Of Workers
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
Union workers at Festus Goodwill reject latest proposal from nonprofit
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Amazon workers react to the defeat of the RWDSU at Alabama warehouse
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
They risk their lives nursing grandma through COVID. Now they can’t afford health care | Editorial
Unite-Here
Giants and food vendor tried to get workers to waive COIVD rights
4/10/21
Labor Unions In The News
Analysis-Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
Labor Organizers Blame Heavy-Handed Corporate Tactics for Failed Amazon Union Bid
Union defeat at Amazon warehouse turns spotlight to the Hill
Union Drive Fails at Amazon—But Saga’s Not Over Yet
Amazon Workers In Alabama Vote Against Unionizing
NLRB
Amazon Waged a Brutal Anti-Union Campaign. Unsurprisingly, They Won.
NLRB Holds Arbitration Agreements Can Remain Confidential—for Now
Are Your Workplace Policies Compliant with the NLRA?
Teamsters (IBT)
Boeing Strike Imminent - Teamsters Strike Authorization Vote Scheduled for Sunday
Teamsters Union representing Boeing employees voting on strike Sunday
Cargill is discontinuing some of its cocoa operations and will lay off 80 employees in Milwaukee
United Auto Workers Union (UAW)
GM halts pickup production at 2 plants
Analysis: Amazon’s win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
Rochester's GM plant expected to see 200+ jobs cut this summer
Dining Hall Workers Unionize with AVI After Tumultuous Yea
United Steelworkers Union (USWA)
USW Welcomes West Virginia House Passage of H.R. 24
Federal Prison Chaplains Improve Working Conditions, Ratify First Union Contract
Union backed Biden, lost jobs and other commentary
The Union Campaign at Amazon Was Just the Beginning
Warrior Met coal miners in Alabama defeat UMWA sellout, continue strike
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Amazon Vote Deals Blow to Expanding Labor Union Membership
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama give thumbs-down to union
Complaint May Spur Review of Meat Industry’s Virus Response
'Right to Return' bill would give laid-off employees opportunity to return to old jobs
St. Vincent nurses starved of strike pay by Massachusetts Nurses Association
International Association of Machinist(IAM)
10 things suppliers should know about the $3B aviation manufacturing protection program
International Longshoremen's Assoiation(ILA)
AFL-CIO’s April 8 Day Of Action for ProAct floods Congress with calls and texts
The Message from the Amazon Union Defeat in Alabama Is Clear: Keep Organizing
Service Employees Internationa (SEIU)
Bill to regulate health care M&As clears hurdle in Oregon House
Coronavirus: Kaiser employees rally for recognition, higher pay
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