News by subject: LBR

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

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien regarding the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023:...

Members of Teamsters Local 517 at Nutrablend ? the feed division of Land O'Lakes ? have voted unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement with their employer. The workers are responsible for producing animal feed....

More than 11,000 Unifor grocery store members are preparing to take on Canada's Big Three grocery giants, Loblaw, Metro and Sobeys, in upcoming contract negotiations. The front-line supermarket workers are seeking pay increases, benefit improvements...

Teamsters Local 322 members showcased their commitment to community service and camaraderie through their participation in the Legacy Initiative for Teamsters (LIFT) program. Last month, a group of dedicated Teamsters joined forces with Jacob's...

Today, the Teamsters are lauding Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and members of the state legislature for enacting cannabis legalization into law....

The registered nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ? Merrimack Valley, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will hold an informational picket on Friday, June 2 after calling in a federal mediator to help resolve negotiations in...

UMass Memorial Health, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, has...

Wescast Industries' decision to close its foundry operations will devastate workers, families and the community of Wingham, where the facility has operated for more than a century, Unifor says....

OPSEU/SEFPO hospital professionals from Local 715 will be holding a rally on May 29 to speak out against healthcare privatization and to achieve fairness for hospital professionals. Today's rally will be one of numerous solidarity actions held across...

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

Healthcare workers at LifeLong Medical Clinics have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike over management's attempts to silence them for trying to solve staffing and patient care problems, and to demand management bargain in good faith for solutions....

Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan Jr. wrapped-up a three-day visit in Mexico City where he engaged with Mexican officials, unions and stakeholders on labour reforms being implemented under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). He...

Following a three-day strike, bus workers at North Reading Transportation (NRT) have overwhelmingly voted to ratify their first Teamster contract. These bus workers are represented by Teamsters Local 170 and provide student transportation for...

A zoning appeal victory for the Teamsters Union has effectively stopped the expansion of autonomous (AV) carmaker Waymo following a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The board agreed with the union's claim that the company had...

Feds for Medical Freedom has filed its third lawsuit this year seeking to hold government agencies and their leadership accountable for religious discrimination based on the persecution of workers with religious beliefs against vaccination for...

The following is a statement from Teamsters Freight Division Director John Murphy and Teamsters Carhaul Division Director Avral Thompson on a vote in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to approve HR 3372 and HR 2948, which raise...

Nearly 150 Z?m drivers and technicians represented by Teamsters Local 174 that provide school bus service for the Seattle School District (SSD) now sit at the precipice of a work stoppage after workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike....

The Teamsters are commending Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the state legislature for including critical pro-worker provisions in a $1.37 billion jobs bill. The new law protects warehouse workers from unrealistic and dangerous work conditions by...

Baystate Health's decision to keep open the 22-bed mental health unit at Baystate Franklin Medical Center means nurses and other healthcare workers will be able to continue providing local, high-quality care close to patients' homes and support...

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Union Pacific Railroad today announced a historic tentative agreement that enhances the quality of life for Union Pacific's locomotive engineers and their families by making it possible...

On Wednesday, May 24, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) workers and their allies will be holding a demonstration outside the CBS Brampton Collection and Processing site to demand fair treatment, better wages, and improvements in their working conditions....

Child protection workers, social service providers, and concerned community members are holding a Community Solidarity Rally in support of workers and youth and to raise the alarm about the lack of placements and appropriate treatment for children...

On Wednesday, May 24, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) workers and their allies will be holding a demonstration outside the CBS Brampton Collection and Processing site to demand fair treatment, better wages, and improvements in their working conditions....

Flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines who are represented by Teamsters Local 120 have voted overwhelmingly to reject their latest collective bargaining agreement with the carrier....

Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan H. Shaw and leaders of 12 Norfolk Southern labor unions sent a joint letter Tuesday underscoring their shared goal of partnering together to drive continuous improvement in rail safety at the...

Child protection workers, social service providers, and concerned community members are holding a Community Solidarity Rally in support of workers and youth and to raise the alarm about the lack of placements and appropriate treatment for children...

The Teamsters are calling on shareholders of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. to support Item Six, a proposal that calls for the adoption of a non-interference policy in worker organizing efforts to prevent union busting at the company....

Ecopetrol S.A. informs that on May 22nd, 2023, it reached an agreement with the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement will be retroactively effective from January 1st, 2023,...

Bus workers at North Reading Transportation (NRT) have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract. The Teamsters provide student transportation for Framingham Public Schools....

For over a week, 40 Teamster Carhaulers in Baltimore have been locked out at the CSX railhead in Annapolis Junction, Md. The lockout...

With every worker participating in the ratification vote, Teamsters Local 332 members at Alro Steel have voted by a two-to-one margin to approve their most recent collective bargaining agreement. The Teamsters are responsible for processing and...

Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) are on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. While workers have been on the picket line since May 16,...

Workers at Tillamook Cheese represented by Teamsters Local 58 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their latest collective bargaining agreement....

Three hundred workers at Smart & Final Distribution Center in Riverside, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly, by a 4-1 margin, to join Teamsters Local 630 in Los Angeles. The California warehouse workers are seeking consistent standards, better health...

Bruce Power Local members of the Society of United Professionals voted an overwhelming 98.6% in favour of strike action if necessary to support meaningful bargaining and to reach a fair collective agreement. The contract for the 1,200-member local,...

The WestJet Group and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified union representing WestJet and Swoop pilots, today announced they have reached a tentative agreement on the second collective bargaining agreement between the organizations....

Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) are on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike....

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Alstom today reached a tentative agreement affecting over 850 workers who operate Toronto's commuter trains. Union members will begin voting next week to ratify the agreement. "We are pleased to...

Pensions, wages, transition plans as autoworkers shift to producing electric vehicles, and confirmation of new investment and product lines emerged as the bargaining priorities at the Unifor Special Auto Council, as the union prepares for upcoming...

The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) is seeking legal intervener status in a dispute between CN Rail and the City of Sarnia over the cost of critical drainage work on CN property....

As the WestJet Group prepares for labour action by WestJet and Swoop pilots, the airline has started taking down its network. This action ensures the airline can avoid abandoning aircraft in remote locations without support and enables the proactive...

Teamsters Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), and the Association du camionnage du Québec (ACQ) have joined forces to call for urgent federal action to put the brakes on the growing Driver Inc crisis in the country's trucking sector....

Supervisors employed by LAZ Parking at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport have unanimously ratified their tentative agreement. It will include them in an existing contract with drivers, cashiers, maintenance, and lot inventory workers at...

Today, Flair Airlines, Canada's everyday low-fare airline, announced it has added extra flights between Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton beginning the holiday weekend. The airline hopes to help Canadians impacted by the WestJet pilots' strike embark...

Teamsters Canada, the largest union in Canada's trucking sector, along with trucking industry representatives and employers, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to declare a crisis in Canada's trucking sector. This comes as Driver...

The WestJet Group today has issued a lockout notice to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union that represents WestJet and Swoop pilots, in response to their strike notification. A work stoppage could occur as early as Friday, May 19, 2023,...

Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Tuesday, May 16 on legislation that would strengthen the penalties for assaulting a healthcare worker ? part of a comprehensive effort by nurses and healthcare professionals to address an epidemic...

Teamsters Canada, the largest union in Canada's trucking sector, along with trucking industry representatives and employers, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, May 15, 2023, to declare a crisis in Canada's trucking sector. This comes as Driver...

Workers at Blue Bird Corporation's Fort Valley, Ga., facility today voted to join the United Steelworkers union (USW), seeking a voice on the job so they can address urgent concerns including workplace health and safety, work-life balance and fair...