News by subject: LBR

Teamsters have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract at Bimbo Bakeries USA. The agreement secures significant pay raises and enhances health care protections for more than 900 Teamsters....

Registered nurses and nurse practitioners at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ? Merrimack Valley (DFCI ? MV), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), voted on Wednesday, January 24 to ratify a first MNA contract that will help...

The Teamsters Rank-and-file Presidential Roundtables will continue on Wednesday, Jan. 31, as former President Donald Trump has committed to meet with union members, the Teamsters General Executive Board, General President Sean M. O'Brien, and General...

Based on input from an independent expert, Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) recently announced the completion of its annual adjustments to the seasonal factors used in the monthly ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report On Business® and the monthly...

Media are invited to an update about the 5,100 Unifor members working at Coast Mountain Bus Company (Translink) during transit supervisor negotiations. "Translink has made a mess of things and they must fix it as soon as possible," said Gavin...

Amid a healthcare crisis that has seen hospital executives closing essential services and refusing to address patient safety and inadequate staffing problems, Americans find nurses to be the most trusted profession and business executives to be among...

This past weekend, the Ontario Public Service (OPS) Unified Bargaining Team met with the employer and Arbitrator Gerry Lee as part of ongoing Wage Reopener negotiations ? a process that was triggered when the Ford government's Bill 124 was deemed...

Teamsters Joint Council 39 today announced that it is endorsing Tammy Baldwin for her re-election bid to the U.S. Senate. Baldwin is running for a third term to represent the perennial battleground state....

This week, NJASAP, the independent labor union representing the 3,200-plus pilots who fly for NetJets, received a letter from NetJets counsel alleging, among other things, that the Union had condoned or encouraged pilots to engage in a work slowdown...

The San Diego labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter, "Wildcat Discovery Technologies") for allegedly failing to provide meal and...

Viterra Canada today announced that its revised offer to the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Locals 1 and 2, representing 436 employees across Saskatchewan and the Regina office has been ratified. The offer was approved through a membership...

OPSEU/SEFPO was shocked to learn of the Ford government's plans to move multiple ServiceOntario locations into Staples and Walmart stores. Both are American for-profit corporations. This is just the latest in a series of moves by this government to...

Workers at SCR Medical Transportation, a subsidiary of Beacon Mobile, have elected Teamsters Local 727 to be their sole collective bargaining representative. After months of SCR's anti-union tactics and unlawful behavior, workers in both the Chicago...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) joined the Congressional Labor Caucus on Capitol Hill for a roundtable on the...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today commended Indiana State Senator Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville) for introducing legislation, Senate Bill 57 (SB 57), that would require a trained human operator to be physically present in any commercial...

Probation officers in Washington County represented by Teamsters Local 320 have voted 39-1 to reject the county's final offer and authorize a strike. Teamsters are demanding that Washington County include Juneteenth as a paid holiday for workers....

Mechanics and service technicians at O'Regan's BMW ratified their first collective agreement making them the first unionized service centre at a Halifax-area car dealership....

Dr. Barbara Sharief, candidate for Florida Senate District 35, is pleased to announce the endorsement of her campaign by the Florida AFL-CIO, a powerful voice and advocate for the rights and well-being of workers across the state....

On Wednesday, January 17th, over 2,500 San Francisco city workers represented by multiple unions, including IFPTE Local 21 and SEIU Local 1021, flooded the steps of City Hall, spilling out onto Polk Street and the plaza. Energy and spirits were high,...

Valets at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 331.   "I want to welcome our...

The Teamsters applauded the introduction of two bills in California that are part of the California Automotive Regulatory Standards (CARS) Package, a series of legislative measures that state lawmakers are prioritizing to regulate autonomous vehicles...

Unifor Local 1-S and Local 2-S will make reversing the trend of contracting out unionized work a key priority as they begin bargaining this week with SaskTel. "Piece by piece, the Sask Party government is overseeing an unprecedented privatization of...

Following a 12-day unfair labor practice strike that saw picket lines extended nationwide, 1,100 DHL ramp and tug workers of Teamsters Local 100 at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have ratified their first contract with the...

Since October 31, 2023, school bus drivers serving more than 15,000 children on the island of Montreal have been on strike, these circumstances have prevented safe transportation to students and their families who attend the Lester-B.-Pearson School...

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 4070 calls upon the Biden-Harris Administration to fulfill their promise to public safety union workers and to affirm their support for the Bureau of Prisons to restore the 25% retention pay...

Framingham Union Hospital nurses have exercised their right to unionize, voting overwhelmingly on Wednesday, January 10 to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association. This successful election enables the nurses to work together to improve patient care...

Amazon delivery drivers represented by the Teamsters joined Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to call out Amazon's exploitative Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program. Murphy announced that he...

In two separate elections, 126 freight drivers at 10 Roads Express in Newark, N.J., and Commerce City, Colo., have voted to join the Teamsters Union....

On Wednesday, Jan. 10, flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines represented by Teamsters Local 120 will hold an informational picket at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to demand a fair contract and better wages. The flight attendants will...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today commended New York State Senator Pete Harckham (D-40) for introducing legislation, S.7758, that would require a trained human operator to be physically present in any autonomous vehicle weighing 10,000...

The registered nurses of Framingham Union Hospital will participate in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday, January 10 to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) and form a union that will empower...

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in December for the fourth 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...

Passenger service workers at American Airlines, jointly represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA)-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Association, have voted by a three-to-one margin to ratify a groundbreaking, five-year...

On Sunday evening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) concluded another tentative agreement aimed at renewing the collective agreement for the company's 2,100 flight attendants. General meetings of the members will be held in the next few...

Air Transat announces it has reached a new tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing its 2,100 flight attendants, following five days of intensive discussions. The offer will be presented to members...

On Sunday evening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) concluded another tentative agreement aimed at renewing the collective agreement for the company's 2,100 flight attendants. General meetings of the members will be held in the next few...

On Sunday evening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) concluded another tentative agreement aimed at renewing the collective agreement for the company's 2,100 flight attendants. General meetings of the members will be held in the next few...

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in December for the 12th consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 50.6 percent, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 14th consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) announced the appointment of Cole Scandaglia, Senior Legislative Representative and Policy Advisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters....

Emergency medical service dispatchers, technicians, and paramedics at American Medical Response (AMR) in Washington County have joined Teamsters Local 223....

After an agreement in principle at the Francophone table, the Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l'éducation du Québec, the FPPE (CSQ), has come up with a proposal for a package settlement with the Management Negotiating Committee...

Unifor enthusiastically supports the Manitoba government's reported intention to introduce anti-scab legislation and single-step union certification.  "This is an important move to help strengthen collective bargaining and workers' rights in the...

Wage increases, a signing bonus and shift premiums are highlights of a new collective agreement ratified by Unifor Local 144 members at the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation. "The previous conservative government left gaming sector workers...

Certified nursing assistants at the Southwest Montana Veterans' Home have voted to join Teamsters Local 2. These workers provide care to honorably discharged veterans and their spouses....

First Student bus workers represented by Teamsters Local 170 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first supplemental agreement. These bus operators and monitors provide student transportation for Hudson Public Schools....

Costco workers in Norfolk, Va., voted overwhelmingly yesterday to join Teamsters Local 822, marking the union's first organizing victory at the wholesale retailer in two decades. The 238-worker group seeks strong representation to address years of...

Workers at UPS Cartage Services Inc. (CSI) have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 243. The group of office clerks work for...

Recent recommendations from the Auditor General to close six out of 11 Public Health Ontario (PHO) laboratory sites would endanger rural families and communities, says OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick, who is calling for solutions that build health...

Unifor applauds the Nova Scotia government's decision to extend group benefits and a defined benefit pension plan to child care workers in the province....