News by subject: LBR

On Wednesday, March 13, a group of 29 workers?ticketing and membership associates and guest services associates?in the admissions department at Woodland Park Zoo voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 117. The admissions workers join approximately...

The Teamsters Union applauds the City of San Francisco for passing a resolution in support of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation with strong bipartisan support that will allow California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs)....

Workers in the City of Charlottesville's Department of Public Works, Department of Public Utilities, Department of Parks and Recreation, Fire Department, and Office of Community Solutions have voted to join Teamsters Local 29....

Teamsters Local 320 members at the City of Shakopee's Department of Public Works have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. The three-year agreement is retroactive to January 1, 2024, and includes a general wage increase of 14.5...

After Premier Doug Ford's misleading comments yesterday about his government's ongoing privatization of the LCBO, OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick is standing with LCBO workers to set the record straight....

The Université de Sudbury and the University of Ottawa, together with the Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, announce the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding to offer programs, beginning in September 2025, that are not available...

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) workers will hold a rally outside gallery doors Wednesday evening, drawing attention to a strike deadline looming later this month....

On Wednesday, March 13, public employees represented by San Francisco labor unions including Teamsters, IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and more will attend 'Strike School' to learn their rights and prepare for a possible strike if City...

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) are rallying to raise awareness on the staffing and recruitment challenges faced by workers at IMP Aerospace and the potential impacts to...

The Teamsters commend Assemblymember Matt Haney (AD-17) for introducing Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061), legislation requiring Autonomous Vehicle (AV) companies in California publicly report any vehicle collisions, traffic violations, disengagements,...

After 15 days on the picket line, Teamsters have won a strong new agreement to end their strike against Graybar. Yesterday, Local 688 members ratified a new four-year contract and achieved significant improvements across the board....

The Teamsters commend the Oregon Legislative Assembly for passing House Bill 4127 (HB 4127), a bill that would improve worker safety in the e-commerce and warehouse industries by ensuring hidden workplace quotas do not interfere with workers' rights...

Rank-and-file forestry workers, union leaders, policymakers, and researchers gathered to hash out solutions to the crisis facing British Columbia's forestry industry during a policy summit on March 12 in Victoria. The summit, jointly hosted by...

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) are rallying to raise awareness on the staffing and recruitment challenges faced by workers at IMP Aerospace and the potential impacts to...

Members of Teamsters Local 104 at Republic Services' North and East yards in Phoenix, Ariz., have overwhelmingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreements. The new four-year contracts include a 19 percent wage hike, enhanced training pay,...

Unifor is deeply concerned after learning creditor protection Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire Network Inc. filed for creditor protection yesterday. In addition, a private equity fund has alleged the company owes it roughly $33 million after years...

LCBO employees represented by OPSEU/SEFPO rallied in 11 cities across Ontario this morning, unfurling giant banners at the constituency offices of Ford government MPPs and an Ontario government office with the signatures of almost 7,000 LCBO workers....

After 15 days on the picket line, Teamsters have won a strong new agreement to end their strike against Graybar. Yesterday, Local 688 members ratified a new four-year contract and achieved significant improvements across the board....

LCBO employees represented by OPSEU/SEFPO are holding a Day of Action on March 12th at 10 a.m. at MPP offices in 11 cities across Ontario....

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on the final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor for determining employment classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new standard goes into effect today....

Members of Teamsters Locals 570, 639, and 922 testified before the Maryland House of Delegates to call for the passage of House Bill 1447 (HB 1447), legislation that would require a human operator in large commercial vehicles. Similar legislation has...

Unifor Local 103 representing workers at Ontario Northland have reached a tentative agreement. "Entering negotiations, we had one...

LCBO employees represented by OPSEU/SEFPO are holding a Day of Action on March 12th at 10 a.m. at MPP offices in 11 cities across Ontario....

Teamsters testified before the Illinois General Assembly in favor of Senate Bill 3649 (SB 3649). The bill, authored by Sen. Robert Peters, would ban mandatory attendance at captive audience meetings. These mandatory meetings are employer-sponsored...

The Teamsters are calling on Massachusetts lawmakers to vote against H.1099/S.666, legislation that paves the way for the expansion of worker misclassification throughout the Commonwealth. "We should not be changing our laws in support of greedy...

Teamsters are commending the Senate Budget Committee for unanimously voting to pass the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act....

After more than four months of strike, more than 15,000 Montreal students and their families will soon get back their school transportation service, as Autobus Transco drivers, on strike since October 31, 2023, today voted in favor of a new...

Workers at Ontario Northland are heading towards a strike deadline with a strong mandate for action, echoing a commitment to secure a fair collective agreement....

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in February for the sixth consecutive month after contracting twice in the previous four-month period, with 35 consecutive months of growth prior to that, say the nation's hospital supply executives in...

Unifor is holding a solidarity rally to support CN Autoport workers, on Day 10 of their strike. There will be a shelter and a media...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters applaud the introduction by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) of the Protecting American Autoworkers from China Act, new legislation that would raise tariffs on autos imported from China and deter Chinese...

Unifor is holding a solidarity rally to support CN Autoport workers, on Day 10 of their strike. There will be a shelter and a media...

Today, Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch voted by an overwhelming 86 percent to ratify a five-year agreement that significantly raises pay, improves health care and retirement benefits, and protects all members' jobs. The new agreement rewards 5,000...

The 317 members of Unifor Local 195 employed by Jamieson have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a 34-day strike....

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in February for the 14th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 52.6 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector...

Workers at Aramark in North Andover have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester. These 61 new members serve as bakers, cashiers, catering services workers, cooks, food prep workers, and general utility workers at a local...

Approximately 65 workers at Billerica Department of Public Works have voted to organize with Teamsters Local 25 in Boston. The new members work as town hall custodians and in the cemetery, engineering, highway, parks and trees, sewer, wastewater, and...

Representatives of CUPE 687, the union that represents unionized employees in Montréal, Québec City and the local stations, and TVA Group announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement to renew the two collective agreements.  The...

More than 200 bus drivers and attendants at Philadelphia Transportation have voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with Teamsters Local 623. With more than 90 percent voting to support this historic unionizing effort, workers have put themselves in a...

The over 600 members of Unifor who work at GreenShield Canada's Windsor and Toronto offices went on strike just after midnight on March 1....

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the 16th consecutive month following one month of "unchanged" status (a PMI® reading of 50 percent) and 28 months of growth prior to that, say the nation's supply...

The San Francisco employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that 800 Moffett MV Manager, LLC violated the California Labor Code. The 800 Moffett MV Manager, LLC class action...

More than 15,000 Montreal students are deprived of school transportation in Montreal due to the strike that has affected our company, Autobus Transco, since October 31, 2023, or more than four months. Two conciliators tried to forge a consensus at...

Groupe Evoludev and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ have started construction on O-Rive, a rental housing project in a redeveloping Montréal-Est neighbourhood. Scheduled for delivery in summer 2025, the building on Broadway Avenue will feature...

Drivers at Hillebrand Gori Last Mile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group specializing in high-end wine and liquor delivery, have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 952....

The San Francisco employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Psynergy Programs, Inc. violated the California Labor Code. The Psynergy Programs, Inc. class action lawsuit, Case...

Today, Anheuser-Busch reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents A-B employees at our 12 major breweries across the U.S.   This tentative agreement builds even further upon...

The Los Angeles employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Alakor Healthcare LLC violated the California Labor Code. The Alakor Healthcare LLC class action lawsuit, Case No....

Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached a five-year tentative agreement significantly raising pay, improving health care and retirement benefits, and providing critical job security for all 5,000 Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch...

The Teamsters Union applauds the Oakland City Council for passing a resolution in support of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that will allow California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs). SB 915 has strong bipartisan...