News by subject: LBR

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is announcing that as of 10:30 a.m. today, Monday, August 21, TVO workers are walking off the job (2180 Yonge St.). We are deeply saddened to have not been able to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with our...

The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) and the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (CUPE 1750) are proud to announce they will undertake a joint independent assessment to identify opportunities for improvement in IHSA's practices,...

Having exhausted all avenues to avoid withdrawing services, 50 registered nurses, public health nurses and registered practical nurses providing care and services to close to 200,000 residents of Hastings and Prince Edward Counties are on strike...

Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 517 have voted to ratify a strong contract, ending their six-week strike. These workers provide transportation services for Visalia Transit Systems and SEKI Bus Operations in Sequoia National Park. "The...

Teamsters Local 856 members working for American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) joined thousands of passenger service workers in a nationwide day of action. The event, held at airports across the country, urged American...

Unifor is encouraged by Ford's commitment to invest in a battery cathode plant in Bécancour, Quebec, alongside Korean companies EcoProBM and SK On....

Following nearly four months of bargaining and 16 hours of mediation, Teamsters Local 320 and its Administrative and Service Faculty (ASF) bargaining team have reached a tentative agreement with Minnesota State for nearly 900 Minnesota State...

Allegiant today announced that the company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), representing Allegiant's maintenance technicians and related employees, have ratified a new contract agreement on a two-year extension to the union's...

An Independent Assessment Committee (IAC) panel of nursing experts has made 141 recommendations (here: Independent Assessment Committees (IACs) ? Ontario Nurses' Association (ona.org) to address serious concerns raised by registered nurses (RNs) in...

Passenger service workers at American Airlines who are members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) - International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Association held informational pickets yesterday nationwide....

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

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...

Southwest Airlines Co.  and the Transport Workers Union Local 555 (TWU 555) today announced they reached a Tentative Agreement for the airline's Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. "Our hardworking Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and...

Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One) and the Society of United Professionals are pleased to announce a tentative settlement of a collective agreement covering employees in engineering, supervisory and professional roles across the company's operations in...

The Teamsters are applauding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for its announcement that it will consider petitions for waivers from the agency's prior determinations that California and Washington meal and rest break rules for...

On Monday, the bargaining teams for Ontario College Faculty and the College Employer Council reached a mediated settlement on compensation from 2021-24, following the overturning of Bill 124 in the courts. The settlement provided salary increases of...

On Tuesday, August 15, the bargaining teams of IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 have both reached tentative agreements with the City of San Jose that would last from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. These tentative agreements include historic...

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...