News by subject: LBR

Online content hub LaborStrong.Live relaunches today with more resources for and by union leaders and members. LaborStrong.Live first debuted in 2020 as an online video community where union leaders and labor members and supporters could spotlight...

Lab assistants and customer service representatives with Teamsters Local 283 will rally outside a Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting on September 7. In attendance at the meeting will be Detroit Medical Center CEO Brittany Lavis and members...

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in August for the eighth consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 54.5 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector...

Brockville Mental Health Centre workers will be holding a rally on September 6th to fight for better wages as they head into interest arbitration with their employer, following the wage cap Bill 124 being declared "void and of no effect" by the...

Teamsters Local 777 members at three dispensaries operated by Rise ? a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries (GTI) ? have ratified their first collective bargaining agreements with the multi-state cannabis operator. The contract ratifications at two...

Fixed collections workers at American Red Cross facilities in Modesto and Turlock, California both voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 386....

A union meeting took place today in Gatineau, Outaouais, where 100 school bus drivers, who are members of the Teamsters Local Union 106, ratified a 6-year collective agreement with Autobus Campeau at 93%. Autobus Campeau is responsible for...

Members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), along with community members, labour and business supporters, will rally outside the Hastings & Prince Edward County Public Health building tomorrow...

Southwest Airlines Co.  and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) reached a Tentative Agreement for the airline's Material Specialists. "We are pleased to reach a Tentative Agreement with the IBT for our Material Specialists who support...

Soma Gold Corp. (WKN: A2P4DU) (the "Company" or "Soma") announces that the Company and Sintramienergetica-Zaragoza, the Union representing employees at the Company's el Bagre Gold Complex in Antioquia, Colombia, have reached a new two-year...

For the last 151 years, the Toronto and York Region Labour Day Parade has been an opportunity for all workers including union members to collectively celebrate our victories and struggles. We should all be proud of the accomplishments the movement...

Following is a statement from National Press Club President Eileen O'Reilly on the passing of Bill Richardson whose long career in public service included significant time spent working for the release of hostages including journalists....

Bus operators at First Student in Ventura have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 186. The 79 workers provide student transportation for the Ventura County Department of Education....

A Labour Day weekend strike has been averted after the bargaining committees of Unifor Local 114 and the Victoria Clipper ferry signed a tentative agreement. "Congratulations to the bargaining committee and the members who mobilized quickly to get...

Leinenkugel's Brewing Company workers represented by Teamsters Local 662 voted to ratify a strong contract, ending their seven-week strike....

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August for the 10th 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...

Metro Ontario Inc., a subsidiary of METRO Inc. , is pleased to announce that its unionized employees at 27 Metro locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have ratified a new 5-year collective agreement which provides wage increases, as well as...

Frontline grocery workers at Metro have ratified a historic new collective agreement, ending a month-long strike that started on July 29, 2023....

In one of the biggest organizing drives in recent history, over 1,000 Nevada home care workers have already voted or are taking part in landslide union elections at multiple employers. Workers say they are forming their union to advocate for good...

Members of Unifor Local 1132 at the Crofton mill in British Columbia received notice on Monday, August 28 that the scheduled restart of the mill, slated for the end of the month, has been delayed by at least another 30 days, leaving workers and their...

Workers at Ryder Transportation Solutions have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 355. The 15 drivers distribute Hill's pet...

A tentative agreement has been reached between Unifor and Metro, following a month-long strike action by 3,700 frontline grocery store workers....

Metro Ontario Inc., a subsidiary of METRO Inc. , is pleased to announce that it has reached a new tentative agreement with UNIFOR for the renewal of the collective agreement of the unionized employees at its 27 Metro locations across the Greater...

Brockville Mental Health Centre workers will be holding a rally on September 6th to fight for better wages as they head into interest arbitration with their employer, following the wage cap Bill 124 being declared "void and of no effect" by the...

Major wage increases and more manageable workloads are key features of a new three-year contract with the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ratified today by Unifor members....

The Teamsters are calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to end his opposition to Assembly Bill 316 in response to new polling data, which shows nearly three-quarters of Californians support the legislation, and reports that three California...

Unifor has selected Ford Motor Company as the target automaker to set the pattern agreement in the union's negotiations with the Detroit Three. "Ford was selected as the target because we believe that the company is in the best position to reach an...

Back-to-school could mean dangerous outing of trans students in Ontario if Minister Lecce's statements are to be heeded. "For queer and trans students, exploring their identity in social settings is hard enough without their teachers being forced...

Unifor will announce the union's Detroit Three (D3) target company in the current round of negotiations with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis at a media conference today at 1 p.m. at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto....

Parents should voice their concerns if their children's mental health needs aren't being addressed at school, says the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), which is flagging persistent shortages of professionals even as mental health funding...

After a lengthy legal battle at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Teamsters are celebrating a landmark victory with its decision in the case of Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (28-CA-230115). The labor board ordered Cemex to...

St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC) is one of the busiest hospitals in Los Angeles County, with the only level 2 trauma, stroke, and STEMI (heart attack response) center for many miles around. Prime Healthcare bought SFMC through bankruptcy in 2020,...

Full-time support staff at Ontario's colleges have successfully negotiated a 9.5% pay increase with the College Employer Council, following the Superior Court of Ontario's decision to overturn the Ford government's unconstitutional wage cap...

The Salvation Army Thrift Store is seeing concerning impacts on its operations due to recent strike action by local warehouse employees and truck drivers and causing concern of how these effects will impact the charity in the future. Last...

Hydro Ottawa and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) entered non-binding mediation the week of August 14 in an effort to resolve the outstanding issue of wages and end a strike that has lasted for two months. Unfortunately, and...

Unifor members at Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis have delivered overwhelming strike mandates, authorizing their bargaining committees to take job action, if needed, to achieve fair collective agreements with the Detroit Three (D3)....

After more than eight months of negotiations and days before a potential strike, workers at the San Francisco Zoo represented by Teamsters Local 856 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new four-year contract. Local 856 represents nearly 100 dedicated...

This week, two unions representing roughly 4,500 San Jose city employees, IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101, finished in-person voting to determine whether or not to ratify the historic Tentative Agreements (TA) reached with the City...

The Teamsters' new National Master Agreement with UPS has officially gone into effect, protecting more than 340,000 full- and part-time workers, after an outstanding supplemental contract was resolved and ratified in Florida....

Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif., extended their picket line to a delivery station (DJC5) in Hollister, Calif. today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike will...

A tentative agreement has been signed between bargaining committees representing members of Unifor Local 1959 and 240 and the employer, Windsor Salt. The union began legal strike action 189 days ago on February 17, 2023. More details will be made...

The Salvation Army Thrift Store is seeing concerning impacts on its operations due to recent strike action by local warehouse employees and truck drivers. While donations are critical to support the programs and services of The Salvation Army, the...

17-page response fails to address or adequately respond to any of the concerns cited By DPH based on testimony provided by residents, public officials, nurses, physicians and advocates at public hearing on August 9 regarding how UMass can ensure...

Unifor Local 114 members at the Victoria-Seattle ferry service have voted 100% in favour of taking legal strike action on Sunday, September 3 if a fair contract cannot be reached before then. "Unless the employer shows up to the bargaining table with...

Striking grocery workers' fight for fair wages will move to round the clock secondary picket lines at two Metro distribution warehouse in Toronto beginning Wednesday, August 22 at 6:00 a.m....

Teamsters Local 283 has filed three unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Detroit Medical Center (DMC) on behalf of Teamster lab assistants and customers service representatives at the hospital. The charges come amid contentious negotiations,...

Teamsters Local 350, which represents all of the sanitation workers in San Francisco, is calling on the autonomous vehicle (AV) company Cruise to take measures to prevent more alarming incidents with its vehicles from occurring in the city. The union...

Today, Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS. The five-year contract protects and rewards more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide, raising wages for full-...

Technicians at Allegiant Air have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a two-year contract extension with the Teamsters. The total economic improvements in the contract amount to $70 million, including immediate average wage increases of 27 percent....

Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One) is pleased to announce that Power Workers' Union (PWU) members have voted in favour of the customer service operations collective agreement, which will be in effect until September 30, 2025....