News by subject: LBR

Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at TVO will be in a legal strike position as of Friday, August 18, 2023. Workers feel they are being forced to take job action that will interrupt services the public relies on, such as The Agenda with Steve Paikin,...

Amcor workers represented by Teamsters Local 238 voted to ratify a new four-year agreement by a strong margin, ending a two-week strike at the company's plant in Des Moines, Iowa....

Frontline healthcare providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics will begin a week of pickets on the morning of Tuesday, August 15, 2023, raising safety concerns about the network's intensifying pressure on doctors, nurse practitioners and...

Cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at two dispensaries operated by Zen Leaf, a subsidiary of Verano, have both voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 777....

The United Steelworkers union (USW), which represents more than 11,000 hourly workers at U.S. Steel facilities across the United States, released the following statement today:...

The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 856, in response to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision to approve the unlimited...

Today marks day 45 since Hydro Ottawa's employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) rejected what I viewed as fair, responsible and competitive offers and headed out onto the picket lines. While I was sincerely...

The Teamsters are applauding the Dept. of Labor for its announcement that it has issued a ruling on prevailing wage standards under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA). The ruling will return the definition of "prevailing wage" to the standard...

Unifor officially opened contract negotiations with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis today on behalf of 18,000 union members at the Detroit Three....

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) will be conducting an informational picket outside of Southwest Airlines' Spirit Party at Gallagher Way on Monday, August 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. CT. SWAPA has been attempting to bargain in...

Unifor begins formal contract talks with Detroit Three (D3) automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on August 10, 2023. "Our...

Today, the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Seamus O'Regan Jr., issued the following statement regarding disruption caused by the recent labour dispute at British Columbia ports: "The recent dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse...

Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif., extended their picket line to a fulfillment center (OAK4) in California's Central Valley today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike...

Unifor begins formal contract talks with Detroit Three (D3) automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on August 10, 2023. "Our...

The Teamsters Union is calling on the federal government to reform corporate bankruptcy laws following Yellow Corp.'s filing for Chapter 11 this week. The freight company's closure leaves 22,000 union members without work despite Teamsters at Yellow...

Unifor denounces the recent termination of Mark Chudak, President of the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA) by SNC-Lavalin in what the union perceives as a hostile anti-union move....

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Irek Kusmierczyk, will be in Ruthven, Ontario, to announce a new pilot program under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The announcement is...

Despite extracting billions of dollars from workers and the government, Yellow Corp. abandoned its entire workforce one more time late Sunday as they embarrassingly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Teamsters denounce any attempt by the company to...

On Monday, August 7, IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 announced the results of their strike authorization votes. After four days of voting, thousands of San Jose city workers voted by an overwhelming 99 percent to authorize a strike. Following...

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OPSEU/SEFPO Hospital Professionals, representing laboratory technologists, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and many more, say that an arbitration award released today is a step forward, but will not do enough to resolve hospital recruitment...

OPSEU/SEFPO Hospital Professionals, representing laboratory technologists, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and many more, say that an arbitration award released today is a step forward, but will not do enough to resolve hospital recruitment...

Teamsters Local 377 members are demanding Kinder Morgan negotiate a fair contract with better pay. The Teamsters overwhelmingly voted down the company's subpar, 'last, best, and final offer,' which included wages that do not keep pace with record...

The Teamsters are condemning Kyle Vogt, CEO of autonomous vehicle (AV) company Cruise, for openly planning to displace drivers during an investor call last week....

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in July for the seventh consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 52.7 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector...

Among the revelations in a report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) this week is that Ontario's falling ratio of registered nurses-per-capita is again the worst in Canada and has been so for at least a dozen years....

The registered nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ? Merrimack Valley, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted on Wednesday, August 2 to authorize a one-day strike because Dana-Farber executives have refused to agree to a...

Wellness Advisors and other cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777....

Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at TVO have spoken, providing a strong strike mandate to their bargaining team: 95.8% of members have rejected their employer's latest offer and indicated they are ready to strike if necessary. This is a strong...

Today, unions representing 4,500 San Jose city employees began conducting in-person voting to authorize a strike for up to three days. Voting yes will allow the leadership of IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 to call a citywide strike should...

Minnesota assistant public defenders and support staff represented by Teamsters Local 320 have ratified historic collective bargaining agreements with the Minnesota Board of Public Defense. The assistant public defenders ratified their agreement by...

Almost every operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia care (PACU) registered nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital has signed a petition of no confidence in Vice President of Perioperative Services Samantha Rowley, demanding her removal due to a...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the ninth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued...

On Tuesday, August 1, unions representing over 4,500 San Jose city employees will begin conducting in-person voting to authorize a three-day strike. The elected bargaining teams of IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 are unanimously recommending...

Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif., extended their picket line to a Bay Area warehouse (OAK5/OAK7) today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike will continue until...

Teamsters local unions representing 340,000 full- and part-time workers at UPS voted 161-1 on Monday to endorse the tentative agreement reached with the delivery giant on July 25 and recommend its passage by the full membership....

Unifor Local 4209 members were told to simply not report for work as YRC Freight Canada's U.S.-based parent company, Yellow, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. "The bankruptcy process is an escape hatch for CEOs, but no such relief exists for workers...

Teamsters have overwhelmingly ratified a new national contract at TForce Freight by 81 percent. The five-year master agreement provides members with significant improvements to wages and benefits, and safeguards against subcontracting and technology....

Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) Teamsters have ratified a new contract closing months of intense negotiations. The new...

The Teamsters Union was served legal notice today that Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy.   "Today's news...

Today, Minister of Labour, Seamus O'Regan Jr., issued the following statement on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada ratification vote: "Last night, the membership of the ILWU Canada voted to reject the tentative agreement...

National and local Unifor leaders and front-line Metro grocery workers will hold a media availability on Saturday, July 29, at 10:30 a.m. at a Metro store picket line....

Metro Ontario Inc., a subsidiary of METRO Inc. , is extremely disappointed that its unionized employees at 27 Metro locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) rejected the agreement reached last week and decided to go on strike effective July...

Frontline grocery workers at 27 Metro stores in the GTA will begin strike action on Saturday, July 29, at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming at each store at 8:00 a.m. Strike action comes after Unifor Local 414 members voted to reject a tentative...

Workers at the University of California (UC) have joined Teamsters Local 2010. The 1,175 newest members of Local 2010 in Oakland will now bargain for higher pay, reduced benefit costs, overtime pay, job security, and respect in the workplace....

On July 27, 2023, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 262 and the managers of the Cinéma du Musée signed the first collective agreement for ushers, box office and concession staff. On June 14, the first collective...

Transdev bus workers represented by Teamsters Local 517 are on strike against their employer for refusing to bargain in good faith and negotiate an economic package. July 28 marks 21 days since workers hit the picket line and the first missed...

Southwest Airlines Co.  announced today that its Mechanics and Related Employees, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), voted in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement. It is the seventh contract ratified by...

On Thursday, July 27, unions representing over 4,500 San Jose city employees announced they will begin conducting in-person voting on August 1st to authorize a strike. Voting yes will allow the leadership of IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 to...

Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif., extended their picket line to an Atlanta area warehouse (ATL6) today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike will continue until...