News by subject: LBR

Cailen Vilness was one of the five people who died in the tragic Kelowna crane collapse in 2021. His father wonders if he was properly prepared for the job. ...

Unifor is mourning the tragic loss of a MWF Local 1 member at the Irving Halifax Shipyard. The worker died today following a workplace incident that is currently under investigation....

The Syndicat Général du Cinéma et de la Télévision (SGCT), CUPE local 4835, is worried about a wave of cuts that is coming to the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). "We are concerned about our members. We fear a lack of vision, planning and hasty...

Members of Teamsters Local 997 at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas, were forced to strike today over the company's disgusting pay package and complete unwillingness to reach a fair agreement with workers. Teamsters walked off the job after Molson...

On Friday, February 16, over 500 San Francisco city workers represented by SEIU 1021, IFPTE Local 21, and other City unions rallied outside of San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center to shed light on the dangerous impacts of understaffing....

The following is a statement from Teamsters Local 911 Secretary-Treasurer Raymond B. Whitmer regarding the tragic death last week of Heather Hughes, an Environmental Health Specialist at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,...

Manufacturing distribution technicians at the American Red Cross in Salt Lake City have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 222. These workers join more than 50 other American Red Cross workers who have organized with Local 222....

Teamsters Local 104, which represents 1,400 transportation workers across all industries, is applauding the passage of Arizona House Bill 2742 out of the State House Judiciary Committee. The bill aims to protect transit, airline, and rail workers by...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) today filed a Notice of Dispute with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service requesting the appointment of a Federal Conciliation Officer to assist CPKC and both the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)...

Workers locked out by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Cochrane-Timiskaming, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631, will be holding a rally this Friday outside Timmins MPP George Pirie's office to demand a fair deal and an end to the lockout....

Workers locked out by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Cochrane-Timiskaming, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631, will be holding a rally this Friday outside Timmins MPP George Pirie's office to demand a fair deal and an end to the lockout....

With the B.C. provincial budget just around the corner, student groups from University of British Columbia (UBC), Capilano University, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) are sounding a collective call to action for...

Workers represented by Teamsters Local 283 at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery have voted by an overwhelming 95 percent to authorize a strike. "Though Marathon Petroleum made nearly $10 billion in profit for 2023 on the backs of Teamsters, the...

Wages, safety improvements, and equitable workplace accountability are priorities for Unifor Local 3018 as bargaining opens with Taseko this month....

Teamsters commend 145 members of  the U.S. House of Representatives for sending a letter to Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian for the company to commit to a neutrality agreement to not interfere with organizing drives at the carrier....

Thanks to the dogged advocacy of Washington Teamsters, three pivotal bills aimed at safeguarding workers' rights, enhancing safety measures, and addressing critical issues impacting the labor movement are making their way through the state...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announces that a recommendation from the mediators has been received by the bargaining committees of both parties after an impasse to renew the collective agreement of 2,100 flight attendants at Air...

Floor Leads and Cannabis Guides at Enlightened Dispensary, a subsidiary of multi-state operator Revolution Cannabis, voted 20-1 in favor of ratifying their first collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 777....

After an almost two-year campaign, members of Teamsters Local 150 have successfully ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Recology. The four-year contract, covering customer service representatives, delivers an immediate 14...

Iowa Teamsters are calling for the state legislature to pass Senate File 2218, requiring a human operator in all commercial autonomous vehicles (AVs)....

Unifor is blaming a lack of capital investment during good economic times on the decision by Cascades Containerboard to close its plant here, throwing over 100 Unifor members out of work. ...

Teamsters Local 916 has filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Central Bureau and Division 1 on behalf of Teamsters at IDOT. The charges come days after IDOT Teamsters voted overwhelmingly to...

Teamsters, California lawmakers, and labor allies gathered at the statehouse in Sacramento yesterday to announce the reintroduction of legislation requiring a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000...

Members of Teamsters Local 104 in Phoenix, Arizona, working at Republic Services, voted by an overwhelming 99 percent margin on Saturday to authorize a strike. The strike authorization stems directly from management's refusal to bargain in good faith...

OPSEU/SEFPO has been notified that on Tuesday, February 13 at 12:01 a.m., the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Cochrane-Timiskaming will lock out its workers who provide life-saving mental health and addictions support in several northern...

For almost three and a half months, more than 15,000 Montreal students and their families have been without a safe means of transportation to school, while the indefinite general strike called by the Transco-CSN Workers' Union continues. The...

McGill professors will be on strike for the first time since the University's founding in 1821. Tuesday, February 13th, the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL), will erect picket lines on campus. By their strike action, the members of the...

Workers are claiming victory today as the Ontario Court of Appeal upholds the previous Superior Court finding that the Ford Government's Bill 124 was unconstitutional....

Ontario's front-line registered nurses and health-care professionals are celebrating another decision by the courts, a decision released that is clear: Bill 124, wage-suppression legislation passed by the Ford government in 2019, is unconstitutional....

Unifor commends the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision today, upholding the Ontario Superior Court's ruling that Bill 124 is unconstitutional....

To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT. AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316,...

To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT. AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316,...

SEIU Healthcare, a union representing over 60,000 frontline healthcare workers in Ontario, welcomes the federal government's injection of funds into Ontario's failing health system but the deal fails to correct for the province's ongoing refusal to...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) welcomes the commitment of the federal government to provide funding in a new health-care agreement for this province, and adds that ONA has no faith that the Ford government will direct the funds to where they...

Unifor welcomes the announcement of a new agreement between the federal and Ontario governments that promises to inject $3.1 billion in federal funding into the province's health care system. "Today's announcement comes as a vital boost for...

The Teamsters Union commends the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for passing a landmark resolution in favor of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that allows California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs). SB 915 has...

Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 voted to authorize a strike, with 100 percent of participating members voting in favor of the action. Today's strike...

Teamsters at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have voted by an overwhelming 95 percent to authorize a strike. The 3,800 workers are represented by Teamsters Locals 26, 50, 371, 525, 627, 705, 722, and 916....

Unifor is outraged about today's announcement from Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE Inc.) to cut 4,800 jobs ? 9% of its workforce ? affecting 800 of the union's members, while deliberately putting shareholders ahead of workers with increased...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today it will increase future strike benefits to $1,000 per week for members of Teamsters Local 997 fighting for a new contract at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas....

The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, in response to news that Uber plans to spend $30 million in 2024 to influence lawmakers and legislation in...

Yesterday, the Teamsters were joined by their allies at the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, La Colmena, the National Employment Law Project, the Retail Wholesale Department Store Union (RWDSU), and WE ACT for Environmental...

Members of Teamsters Local 731 in Momence, Illinois, have unanimously authorized a strike against Republic Services. The authorization results from the company's unfair labor practices, its attempt to slow-roll contract negotiations, and management's...

Workers at Ridwell have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 120. The drivers and warehouse workers united to advocate for their rights and improve pay, benefits, and working conditions. This is the third group of workers to join the Teamsters...

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in January for the fifth 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...

The Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) ? a global network of companies committed to the labor market integration of refugees ? is announcing the launch of Tent...

The Teamsters applauded the introduction of Arizona House Bill 2682, which would create transparency around dangerous quotas in warehouses and ensure unrealistic work conditions do not interfere with legally protected breaks for workers....

Teamsters Local 357 pilot Keith Sikes has been appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The FAA ARC is a collaborative body tasked with developing regulations and...

Teamsters recently testified in the Indiana General Assembly's Roads and Transportation Committee in favor of House Bill 1022, legislation requiring human operators in driverless trucks. HB 1022 and its companion bill in the upper chamber, Senate...

Sales and merchandise workers at Reyes Coca-Cola have voted 13-1 to join Teamsters Local 665. The victory comes on the heels of Local 665 successfully organizing a group of Pepsi workers in Santa Rosa last year; the two victories mark a significant...