News by subject: LBR

Drivers at Amuse, a cannabis distribution company in Southern California, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 630....

Unifor believes the government's new Air Transportation Accountability legislation doesn't address the root problems of air passenger travel ? working conditions in the sector....

Workers in the fixed collections unit at the American Red Cross facility in Charleston have voted to join Teamsters Local 509. These workers join manufacturing distribution technicians at Red Cross in Charlotte, N.C. who also voted to join the...

After hosting its biggest annual event virtually for the past three years, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is thrilled to welcome members, international nursing colleagues and politicians to its in-person 98th Annual General...

Chris Smalls, a U.S. activist who led the successful drive to unionize a New York Amazon fulfillment centre, will join Unifor organizers to kick off the first major union drive at an Amazon facility in B.C. "It's never been easier and safer to join a...

Truck drivers with NAPA Transportation in Richmond have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 322. It is the first group of workers at the company to join the Teamsters....

To mark the start of Developmental Services Appreciation Week on June 19, workers from across Ontario will hold community block walks in regions across the province....

Metro grocery workers unite in demand for fair pay, access to benefits, and stable work hours in a historic strike vote ahead of their first contract negotiations since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic."Metro must address low wages that have been...

On Tuesday, June 20, City of Lawrence public sector workers represented by Teamsters Local 696 will hold an informational picket outside of City Hall....

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick is condemning the Ford government for appealing the Ontario Superior Court ruling that struck down Bill 124 last November....

Teamsters Local 11 members who work at Nestle will rally on Tues., June 20, to demand the company keep its Freehold plant open....

Janie C. Béïque, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, and Jean-Claude Scraire, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ, are pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Raymond as...

Representing 20,500 developmental service workers, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Ontario) have launched a joint campaign calling on the Ford government to live up to their...

To mark the start of Developmental Services Appreciation Week on June 19, workers from across Ontario will hold a rally at the office of the Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services. Representing over 20,000 developmental service workers...

A complaint against the City of Dorval has recently been filed by the Syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels municipaux de Montréal (SPPMM) with the labour law tribunal (Tribunal administratif du travail - TAT), for bargaining in bad faith....

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, have successfully reached a collective bargaining agreement, representing more than 1,200 employees at Toronto Pearson.  ...

NAV CANADA today announced a tentative agreement has been reached with the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA) representing approximately 1,900 air traffic controllers....

Olymel management is delighted with the prospect of a resumption of operations at its bacon plant in Drummondville after a vote by the 427 unionized employees (CSN) of this establishment this afternoon in favor of a proposed settlement by the...

To mark the start of Developmental Services Appreciation Week on June 19, workers from across Ontario will hold a rally at the office of the Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services. Representing over 20,000 developmental service workers...

Unifor members across Canada have partnered with the Tears to Hope Society to participate in a fundraising relay for a new healing centre in Terrace, B.C. "Unifor is committed to reconciliation and doing our part to work for truth, justice, and...

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has adopted a new international labor standard, in the form of a recommendation, on apprenticeships, according to USCIB Director for Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Ewa Staworzynska. Staworzynska...

Unifor has partnered with the Canadian Red Cross in providing vital emergency as wildfires continue to threaten numerous communities in Alberta, Quebec and the Atlantic Region, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate....

UPS Teamsters have voted by an overwhelming 97 percent to authorize a strike, giving the union maximum leverage to win demands at the bargaining table....

On Tuesday, June 20, City of Lawrence public sector workers represented by Teamsters Local 696 will hold an informational picket outside of City Hall....

Teamsters Local 11 members who work at Nestle will rally on Tues., June 20, to demand the company keep its Freehold plant open....

Teamsters at TForce Freight have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. This strong mandate reflects the strength and unity of the members' fight for a strong national contract. The Teamsters represent more than 7,000 workers at TForce...

The 1,400 members of a Unifor Local 2002 unit have voted 80% in favour of ratifying a new four-year contract with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). "I'm so proud of the bargaining committee at Local 2002," said Unifor National...

Teamsters Union local leaders have announced their endorsement and support for the tentative agreement reached between the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and ABF Freight. The national contract covers over 8,500...

The Teamsters are applauding the inclusion of policies that are beneficial to aviation workers in the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, but also call on lawmakers to revise the legislation without provisions that put...

Workers in the manufacturing distribution unit at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have unanimously voted to join Teamsters Local 71....

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien issued the following statement regarding the ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on The Atlanta Opera, Inc., which revives an Obama-era rule that makes it easier for workers to organize...

For the third time this year Unifor has uncovered a privatization scheme at SaskTel that sends work out of province or to a low-bid non-union firm. "The Sask Party government seems intent on bleeding all of the good jobs out of SaskTel," said Lana...

Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers went on strike today to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices and bargain with the Teamsters Union to address low pay and dangerous working conditions. This is the first strike by Amazon...

The dangerous trend of hospital corporations...

Today Delta Air Lines workers and their union allies attended the company's annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan to demand Delta management commit to International Labor Organization (ILO) standards on freedom of association and neutrality in...

Unifor is deeply concerned and outraged about today's announcement from Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE Inc.) to cut 1,300 positions and to close six and sell three radio stations in response to not being able to outwait Bill C-11....

More than seven months after voting to organize with Teamsters Local 174, a group of more than 50 concrete mixer drivers at Corliss Resources have now voted to authorize a strike against their employer. The strike vote is in response to the glacially...

Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan Jr. concluded his participation at the 111th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. During the Conference, Minister O'Regan discussed key issues with his international counterparts....

The members of Nevada's largest union of healthcare and public service workers, SEIU Local 1107, are celebrating the passage of Juneteenth as a state holiday. The Nevada Assembly passed Assembly Bill 140 by 40...

After several weeks on strike and faced with the indifference of the provincial government and the stubborn stance of publicly funded private school bus companies, more and more exhausted bus drivers from Autobus Campeau and Sogesco are considering...

The Teamsters Canada Foundation today showed its support for the fight against cancer by making a $20,000 donation to the Segal Cancer Centre, a renowned cancer research and treatment institute in Canada. "This donation goes far beyond financial...

Teamsters Local 696 is proud to announce that Kansas Holistic Defenders has voluntarily recognized Local 696 as the exclusive bargaining agent for their public defenders, client advocates, and social workers....

New York Teamsters are applauding the state legislature for sending a bill protecting worker free speech rights (S.4982/A.6604) to the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul. The legislation bans mandatory attendance at "captive audience" meetings ?...

On Tuesday, Arbitrator Kaplan's Bill 124 reopener award recognized the extent to which Doug Ford's Bill 124 unconstitutionally suppressed union member wages -- particularly given the combined effects of the pandemic, the healthcare worker recruitment...

In a round of good news for Seattle School District families, the threat of a school bus driver strike is gone: this weekend, Z?m school bus drivers and mechanics overwhelmingly ratified their first contract as members of Teamsters Local 174. Two...

Delta Air Lines workers and labor unions will hold a media event outside the carrier's shareholder meeting in New York City on Thursday, June 15 at 7 a.m. ET. Delta workers and the unions they are seeking to join are supporting the shareholder...

Registered nurses, public health nurses and registered practical nurses who provide public health services and care to approximately 150,000 Ontario residents in Hastings Prince Edward County are headed into conciliation talks with their employer...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is formally opposing the merger of The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. currently under review at the Federal Trade Commission. The Teamsters represent more than 22,000 members across both...

Teamsters Local 986 is proud to announce that The Venetian Resort has voluntarily recognized Local 986 as the exclusive bargaining agent for the resort's valet agents and traffic control officers. This organizing victory is the first time that the...

Thousands of hospital staff including nurses, personal workers and lab technologists at St. Joseph's Healthcare Centre Hamilton are taking action in an outraged response to the Ford government's plan to contract out hospital surgeries to private,...