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The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers proudly endorses President Joe Biden's run for reelection to a second presidential term. The endorsement comes as President Biden continues to hold true to...

Southwest Airlines Co.  and the Transport Workers Union Local 550 (TWU 550) today announced that they reached a Tentative Agreement for the airline's Meteorology Employees. "This agreement rewards our Meteorologists for their expertise and many...

Workers in the fixed collections units at the American Red Cross facilities in Greensboro and Winston-Salem have voted to join Teamsters Local 391. This is the fifth organizing victory at a Red Cross facility in North Carolina in the last 60 days....

Teamsters Local 667 members at Republic Services voted unanimously on April 22 to ratify a new contract that will provide workers with wage increases of up to 28 percent an hour over the life of the five-year agreement. The 88 drivers went on strike...

In a historic first, Amazon drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, Calif., have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and reached a strong tentative agreement containing a multitude of workplace improvements....

The union organizing campaign at the Amazon facility in Nisku is heating up again, with Teamsters Local Union 362 at the forefront. There will be an organizing rally and BBQ in front of the Amazon facility on Wednesday to drum up support. Members of...

California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported, bipartisan bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, overwhelmingly passed the California Assembly Communications and Conveyance...

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada are ramping up the pressure on the government by adding two picket locations in Metro Vancouver. VancouverWhere: 3333 New Brighton Rd. Vancouver - Viterra Cascadia TerminalWhen: April 24, beginning...

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 505 (ILWU Local 505) is pleased to announce the construction of a new Union Hall in downtown Prince Rupert, thanks to the support and partnership of the B.C. Maritime Employers Association...

Registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in many locations across the province are out in their communities today, asking the public to support them and join in their fight for better care....

The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian National (CN) have successfully reached a tentative agreement. The agreement must now be voted on by approximately 6,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, and yard workers employed by the...

One hundred school bus drivers of Autobus Campeau affiliated with Local 106 of the Teamsters Union have voted in favour of a strike, which could begin on May 1, 2023. These drivers provide school transportation for the Draveurs School Services...

Registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in multiple cities across Ontario will be out on Sunday to ask the public for support in calling on hospital CEOs to settle a better contract with 60,000 public hospital nurses and health-care...

Government investment in the clean economy, including electric vehicle production, is necessary to secure good paying jobs and a prosperous future for Canada's auto sector says Unifor....

When: Thursday, April 20 at 12:15 pm Where: Outside Main Legislative, Queen's Park, Toronto What: Hundreds of frontline hospital professionals and allies gather at the Ontario legislature to show their anger at the Ford government's policies that are...

Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have secured their very first contract following a two week-long strike and 10 months of negotiations. Workers unanimously voted to ratify the contract....

Teamsters Local 777 members at three Rise dispensaries (a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries, or GTI) in Chicagoland walked off the job today at 4:20 p.m. CT to begin an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike....

Teamsters Canada, the country's largest transportation union and largest union in the federally regulated private sector, today expressed its support and solidarity with striking members of the federal public service and their union, the Public...

Another 253 school bus drivers represented by Teamsters Local Union 106 have voted to authorize strike action in a move that may disrupt school bus service in the coming days. Among them, 56 drivers work on the South Shore of Montreal, while 197...

Over the last few months, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has made every reasonable effort to avoid a labour disruption affecting important services that Canadians rely on, especially during tax season. However, despite some ongoing movement at the...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is concerned about the impact of a strike started by over 150,000 federal public service workers today, including Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) workers. A strike by the CRA's unionized workers, in...

Workers at three Rise dispensaries (a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries) in the Chicagoland area are engaging in an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike tomorrow, April 19, at 4:20pm. It is the first time in the history of Illinois ? and...

Last April, more than 200 physician coroners across Ontario participated in a union certification vote. After a year of lengthy legal delays, the ballot boxes were opened, and the results are in: Ontario coroners voted 96 per cent in favour of...

The Teamsters National Negotiating Committee, including rank-and-file members and representatives of all supplemental negotiating committees, met with UPS in Washington, D.C., on April 17. ...

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Monday that it has partnered with leaders of another labor union to provide additional craft employees the ability to take up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. In total, ten of Norfolk Southern's...

On April 2, 2023, the Government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) started two weeks of mediated negotiations for the EB (Education and Library), PA (Program and Administrative), SV (Operational Services) and TC (Technical...

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, UPS Teamsters, and local leaders from throughout Southern California rallied at Teamsters Local 952 in Orange, Calif., on April 15, as the union gears up for negotiations on a new contract protecting more...

The United Steelworkers union (USW) today called for testing and cleaning in paper mills across the industry after a blastomycosis outbreak killed one worker and sickened more than 90 others at a facility in Escanaba, Mich....

Workers at the Portillo's Food Services in Addison voted today to be represented by the Ironworkers Union. This vote marks the first location of nearly 80 nation-wide to unionize. Workers filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board...

Workers at Cives Steel Company's fabrication plant in Augusta, Maine have been working without a contract due to difficult negotiations with new plant management. Recent changes in management have meant negotiators from Cives' corporate office in...

Unifor has launched a new labour action centre to assist former Adient workers, who were displaced when the company abruptly announced the closure of its Tillsonburg seating foam plant in November 2022....

California 2024 Senate candidates Reps. Katie Porter (D-47), Adam Schiff (D-30), and Barbara Lee (D-13) ? as well as San Francisco Mayor London Breed ? have announced their support for California Assembly Bill 316....

Wage increases and benefits enhancements are key features of a collective agreement between Unifor and Coast Mountain Bus Company, ratified today by members of Unifor locals 111 and 2200....

The membership of Unifor Local 4276 voted overwhelmingly today to ratify a new three-year contract with their employer at the Fairmont Empress Hotel....

Republic Services workers went on strike today in Memphis and Millington, Tenn., in response to unfair labor practices (ULPs) by the company and weeks of contentious contract negotiations with management. The 88 drivers at the two facilities are...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today demanded United Parcel Service (UPS) stop stalling and negotiate in good faith to finalize supplemental contract negotiations as soon as possible, telling the company that bargaining for a new national...

The Government of Canada values the important role its employees play in delivering services to Canadians and is committed to reaching collective agreements that are both fair to employees and reasonable for Canadian taxpayers. Today, the PSAC...

Unifor welcomed today's announcement by the Ford Motor Company that the company is investing $1.8 billion to retool the Oakville Assembly Complex beginning mid-2024 to build next-generation passenger electric vehicles in 2025....

Workers at the American Red Cross in Cary voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 391. This is the fourth organizing victory at a Red Cross facility in North Carolina in the last month. This cohort joins three units of Red Cross Durham workers who...

Student workers at Concordia have formed the Concordia Research and Education Workers' Union (CREW-CSN), affiliated with the CSN.  The workers wanted to have a democratic, autonomous union that would give them control over their collective...

The underground economy in Canada costs taxpayers billions in foregone revenue annually. The Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters is calling on governments to take steps to tackle construction industry tax fraud and labour...

Workers at the Ocean Spray facility in the Grays Harbor region have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their most recent collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 252. The workers oversee the production of juice concentrate and Craisins, the...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won big for workers as members at two Sysco locations ratified record-breaking contracts. The victories successfully ended two-week strikes by securing higher wages and better retirement benefits for more...

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in March for the 34th consecutive month, say the nation's hospital supply executives in the latest Hospital ISM® Report On Business®....

Workers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Local 251 were forced onto the picket line at 4 a.m. on Monday, April 3, after college officials failed to bargain in good faith with its unionized workforce....

As part of the celebrations to mark the historic Northern Ireland peace process, Unifor will join the Friends of Sinn Féin Canada to host Louise O'Reilly TD, the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. "The 25th anniversary of...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports Senator Tammy Baldwin's (D-WI) oversight request sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, calling for renewed scrutiny of the 2018 Energizer-Spectrum merger. The letter comes as...

It would take the average Canadian supermarket worker 340 years to earn Loblaw CEO Galen Weston's 2022 total compensation of $11.79 million, says Unifor. "It is twisted that any analysis can find that billionaire grocery baron Galen Weston needs...

Hundreds of nurses and health-care professionals who are members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and their supporters are holding a direct action to highlight the urgent need for better staffing, wages and care in our public hospitals and...

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in March for the third consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 51.2 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector has...