News by subject: LBR

Teamsters Local 727 members who work at PepsiCo Beverages North America have voted by a resounding 95 percent to authorize a strike....

On Friday, April 19, the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) filed an application with the Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) to represent the 200 employees at Amazon's DXT4 warehouse in Laval. It will be the first Amazon fulfillment centre...

When negotiating a collective agreement, contempt for workers (and students) should never be the employer's strategy: this is the message sent by members of the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL), who voted in favour of an unlimited...

Today, Teamsters Local 25 members were joined by State Senator Lydia Edwards (D - Third Suffolk) at a monthly membership meeting where they voted unanimously to endorse S.627/H.1158. The two bills, authored by Edwards and State Representative Andy...

LifeLabs workers from Orillia, Barrie, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach will rally with community members and allies ahead of their imminent strike deadline. They stand firm in their demands for a fair contract that puts patients and workers before...

Unifor expects to achieve the wage increases and benefit improvements awarded to Ontario OCHU-CUPE and SEIU Healthcare members by Arbitrator William Kaplan in a recent decision....

Skilled trades workers in Butte County have voted unanimously to organize with Teamsters Local 137. These 105 new members work in a variety of crafts, including as animal control, cooks, custodians, facility maintenance, groundskeepers, heavy...

On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 10am ET, members of Teamsters Local 25 will be joined by State Senator Lydia Edwards at a general membership meeting to vote on the endorsement of S.627 and its companion legislation, H.1158. If enacted, the legislation...

More than 150 Costco drivers in Sumner, Wash., voted overwhelmingly yesterday to join Teamsters Local 174, becoming the first-ever group of workers at a Costco Distribution Center to organize with the Teamsters. They are seeking strong representation...

Five Teamsters local unions in three states have filed unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Pepsi with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the company's anti-worker policies that are illegal under current labor law....

Fifty workers remain on strike this week at the flagship headquarters of MDA Space while the company refuses to continue negotiations and resolve the labour dispute....

Collective bargaining for registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals with the province's for-profit nursing homes has broken down just three days into five days of scheduled negotiations, with no deal reached, says the Ontario Nurses'...

At a General Assembly on Thursday evening, McGill University's 1,600 teaching assistants (TAs) put an end to their month-long strike. They walk away with 15.5% pay rises over the next four years and guarantees for transparency on how the University...

65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions-CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits,...

The availability of safe and affordable housing is essential. Carpenters and other construction workers are key to building houses and Canada needs many diverse and well-trained tradespersons to address the national housing crisis. The United...

The Public School Administrators Association of Nova Scotia (PSAANS) congratulates the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and the Nova Scotia government for their collaborative efforts in reaching an agreement in principle. Following more than 10...

As the Canadian Air Navigation Specialists Association (CANSA) at Unifor Local 1016 continued to negotiate with NAV Canada on the Maintenance of Activities in the event of a legal strike and/or lock-out to protect the Canadian travelling public, the...

Unifor members at GreenShield Canada look forward to returning to work after ratifying a new three-year contract by 92% in Windsor and 91% in Toronto with the company, ending a strike that began on March 1....

The following is a statement from Karla Schumann, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 104, regarding Cruise's announcement that it will begin testing its autonomous vehicle fleet this week in Phoenix:...

Archeologists at SWCA Environmental Consultants in Salt Lake City have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 222. "Local 222...

California Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), a Teamsters-supported bill that will allow the state's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs), passed overwhelmingly today in the State Senate Local Government Committee....

Members of Teamsters Local 186 have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with E.J. Harrison & Son Inc. The contract covers 120 residential, commercial, and semi-truck drivers who service communities in Ventura County, California....

After a vigorous argument from the Teamsters, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled in favor of 80 drivers at United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) in Sarasota, Fla., refusing to accept the company's plans to outsource jobs to notorious...

LifeLabs workers from Orillia, Barrie, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach will rally with community members and allies ahead of their imminent strike deadline. They stand firm in their demands for a fair contract that puts patients and workers before...

Health care professionals employed by Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) held concurrent information rallies today at all three hospital sites to draw attention to pay inequity. The members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 273 also hand-delivered a petition to...

Health care professionals employed by Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) will hold concurrent information rallies today at all three hospital sites to draw attention to pay inequity. Staff at Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital, and McMaster...

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and members working at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Labs will join NDP MPPs Jamie West and Monique Taylor on Wednesday April 17 in the morning for a news conference at Queen's Park to sound the alarm about the...

Unifor recognizes the federal government for delivering a budget that pushes social progress and jobs in the face of economic inequities, relentless affordability pressures and stubbornly high interest rates. ...

Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) to represent workers at two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver due to a suspiciously high number of reported employees.  "Make no mistake:...

The California Assembly Transportation Committee yesterday passed two Teamsters-supported bills, Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286) and Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061), that would regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the state. AB 2286 and AB 3061 are part...

Robert Sandoval, President of Teamsters Local 350, has been appointed and sworn in as a commissioner of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Sandoval is one of 11 commissioners appointed by Mayor London Breed....

Warehouse workers at Stericycle have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 251. These workers join Teamsters drivers at the same facility who ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in March 2022....

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and members working at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Labs will join NDP MPPs Jamie West and Monique Taylor on Wednesday April 17 in the morning for a news conference at Queen's Park to sound the alarm about the...

Unifor Local 144 members at Griffin Wheel ? a Winnipeg foundry that produces train wheels ? have ratified a new four-year contract, ending a 19-day lockout. "Congratulations to the bargaining committee that pushed back and fought hard for our...

Unifor reached a tentative agreement with Loblaw-owned Dominion stores in Newfoundland and Labrador. Details of the tentative...

Unifor members on strike at GreenShield Canada have reached a tentative deal with the company. Members from Unifor locals 240 in Windsor and 673 in Toronto began strike action on March 1 over key issues of job security and contracting out. The...

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) welcomes Canada's Housing Plan as it will significantly help to support Canada's population, including our most vulnerable, by delivering new housing to all Canadians and provide over a billion dollars...

Following a month-long strike, members of Teamsters Local 179 who work as drivers and service technicians at AmeriGas Partners L.P. have unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement....

Hundreds of Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members held 37 pickets at corporate, for-profit long-term care homes in communities across Ontario today. Nurses and health-care professionals are calling out for-profit nursing home corporations,...

In his appearance before the House of Commons Heritage Committee, Bell CEO Mirko Bibic failed to justify cutting thousands of jobs while Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) increased their dividends to a record-high $3.7 billion in 2023. ...

Ontario Nurses' Association members who work at long-term care homes will hold information pickets at 37 locations across the province on Friday. More than 3,000 nurses, personal support workers and guest attendants represented by ONA are heading to...

A new discussion paper (https://www.pwu.ca/better-planning/) was released today by the Power Workers' Union (PWU) that launches a series of papers to prompt discussion on better ways for Ontario to meet its growing electricity demand in a lower cost,...

The NLRB charge follows an earlier ruling by an arbitrator against Tenet for their firing of a longtime RN and union leader without just cause as "an act of punishment and thinly veiled retaliation" for her union/patient advocacy, as well as the...

The following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President and CEO of the National Police Federation, regarding policing in Surrey. "We are disappointed to see the B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General once again mislead the public on...

The campaign for workers at Amazon facilities in Metro Vancouver to form a union has reached a pivotal stage today after Unifor filed two applications to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB). "Workers at Amazon are seeking job security, health...

After months of signing union cards at two Metro Vancouver Amazon facilities, Unifor is ready to announce the next stage of the drive. "Hundreds of workers at Amazon have signed union cards and talked to Unifor organizers about their hopes for safer...

The registered nurses of Brigham and Women's Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, May 1 as a federal mediator joins negotiations that have stretched...

More than 100 public sector workers in the City of Fountain Valley have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 911. This worker-led victory is comprised of three bargaining units: Fountain Valley Professional and Technical Unit, Fountain Valley...

Harley-Davidson is pleased to announce that the Company has ratified new collective bargaining agreements with the three Unions representing employees at the Company's Wisconsin manufacturing facilities, namely the United Steelworkers Local 2-209 and...

More than 100 warehouse workers at Sysco Louisville have overwhelmingly ratified a first Teamsters contract in Kentucky. The new four-year agreement includes improved safety standards, better working conditions, more paid time off, and substantial...