News by subject: LBR

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on Cision. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories...

Unifor announced a significant donation of $70,000 today in support of public sector workers engaged in strike action for better working conditions and quality public services in Quebec. "At this crucial point in the negotiations, the government is...

Approximately 200 Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members employed by the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) have been assigned a new contract in an arbitration decision. The decision amounts to a wage cut, in real dollars, even as Ontario patients,...

Members of Teamsters Local 100 on strike against DHL Express at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have expanded their picket lines to numerous locations nationwide....

OPSEU/SEFPO says the Ford government's plan to scrap the cap on the number of big box grocers who sell alcohol will have spillover consequences for the entire alcohol retail and distribution system in Ontario, with millions of dollars in public...

Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, CUPE, have reached an agreement in principle for the renewal of the collective agreement. Details of the agreement, subject to a vote, will be presented to members in the coming days....

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien regarding the recent report from the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party on Permanent Normal...

Bus operators and monitors at Student Transportation of America (STA) have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 676. These members provide transportation services for Willingboro Township Public Schools and Edgewater Park School District....

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host its first member roundtables with five declared candidates for U.S. President on December 14-15 in Washington, D.C....

PW Transit Canada is disappointed that the members of Unifor Local 114 have rejected a second tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement which was arrived at on December 5th and was unanimously recommended by the Union bargaining committee. ...

Total-Western is thrilled to announce it has formally executed its first agreement with a California Building Trades union. This is the first collective bargaining agreement of several to come as Total-Western is working to finalize negotiations with...

In response to an increase in the complexity of care required for patients admitted for care at home, in conjunction with a lack of staff and resources to provide that level of care, the 60 registered nurses (RNs) and healthcare professionals...

Pacific Western Transportation (PWTransit) bus services will be completely withdrawn in Comox Valley and Campbell River, B.C., as of Fri., Dec. 15 at 4:30 a.m., after contract negotiations failed between the company and members of Unifor Local 114....

Workers at Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) have voted to join Teamsters Local 371. The group of residential and rolloff drivers, as well as driver assistants, voted to become Teamsters to secure safer working conditions, fair workloads, improved...

In response to an increase in the complexity of care required for patients admitted for care at home, in conjunction with a lack of staff and resources to provide that level of...

Ontario's community health sector is facing a critical staffing crisis, stemming from a widening wage gap between community health care workers and health workers in other sectors. Action from the Ontario government is needed to close this gap and...

Unifor has submitted a 72-hour strike notice to Pacific Western Transportation (PWTransit) after Local 114 transit workers voted to reject a tentative agreement....

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly opposes the sale of any assets of Kroger [NYSE: KR] or Albertsons [NYSE: ACI] to C&S Wholesale Grocers as proposed in the companies' September 2023 divestiture plan submitted to the Federal Trade...

In response to an increase in the complexity of care required for patients admitted for care at home, in conjunction with a lack of staff and resources to provide that level of...

Representatives from Unifor's energy local unions have ratified the tentative agreement that establishes the pattern for more than 7,500 members of the union's National Energy Program. "I congratulate the bargaining committee on setting this new...

Caseworkers at Telecare's Casa de Esperanza facility have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 186. "Local 186 is delighted...

Teamsters with the Department of Public Works in the City of Mound have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract....

More than 40 workers at Ridwell have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 305. The group of drivers and warehouse workers came together to gain a voice at work and address concerns over wages, benefits, and working conditions. This is the...

In response to an increase in the complexity of care required for patients admitted for care at home, in conjunction with a lack of staff and resources to provide that level of care, the 60 registered nurses (RNs) and healthcare professionals...

The York University Staff Association, a union representing over 2000 non-academic staff, calls on the university to rein in out-of-control spending on senior management, as revealed by the Ontario Auditor General's report. It also calls on the...

The Communications Workers of America (CWA)-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Association has reached a tentative agreement with American Airlines on a new five-year contract covering approximately 16,000 passenger service agents. The...

Today, the Teamsters are applauding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its proposed rule to mandate that mechanics at aircraft maintenance facilities in foreign countries be subject to the same drug and alcohol screening as...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on recent actions by UPS to deny collective bargaining rights to members in Louisville, Ky.:...

In response to yesterday's damning report by the Auditor General and a new report by the Ontario Health Coalition revealing nearly 1,200 Emergency Room and other hospital department shutdowns in 2023, three major hospital unions are demanding the...

Unifor members working at Pacific Western Transportation (PWTransit) in Comox Valley and Campbell River, B.C. have reached a tentative deal with the employer....

This week, the Auditor General's (AG) report on the planned move of the Ontario Science Centre, confirmed what workers, experts, and community members have been saying for months....

More than 1,100 DHL Express Teamsters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) went on strike today to protest unfair labor practices and demand the company negotiate a fair contract....

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

Registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Harbor Medical Associates South Shore Endoscopy (SSEC), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), voted on Wednesday, December 6 to ratify a first MNA contract that will help nurses continue...

With contracts signed and flights booked, players ask Major League Rugby how funding was not secured for a new season only weeks away from players reporting for preseason. "This has never been about players wanting more money. Our campaign is solely...

The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 856, regarding a forthcoming report by law firm Quinn Emanuel on the General Motors (GM) autonomous vehicle...

First Transit bus workers represented by Teamsters Local 728 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. These 36 bus operators and mechanics provide student transportation services at the Georgia Institute of...

Cannabis workers at Zen Leaf in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. "The...

MV Transportation workers represented by Teamsters Local 572 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a collective bargaining agreement, ending their eight-week strike. These 200 workers provide transportation services for the City of Santa Clarita...

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council today announced an agreement to settle a lawsuit against Drive Construction, Inc. and Accurate Construction, LLC over Drive's alleged failure to pay fringe benefits contributions on behalf of its carpenter...

Unifor members of First Student Bus ? which provides school bus services for English and French language schools in Cornwall and Embrun, Ont. ? have resoundingly ratified their new contract by 95%....

Governments make better economic decisions when we listen to workers. Every major challenge and opportunity we're facing right now?the shift to clean energy, the housing shortage, climate change?comes down to workers. So workers shouldn't just have a...

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in November for the 11th 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...

Telecommunications workers from Bell Canada will converge in Kingston, Ontario, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, rallying against Bell's sustained efforts in job erosion through practices such as offshoring and contracting out. The unified stand calls...

Teamsters at McKesson in Sacramento, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if the company fails to reach agreement on a fair contract. The 110 warehouse workers are members of Teamsters Local 150. The current contract expires...

Telecommunications workers from Bell Canada will converge in Kingston, Ontario, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, rallying against Bell's sustained efforts in job erosion through practices such as offshoring and contracting out. The unified stand calls...

DHL Teamsters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The vote allows the DHL Teamsters Negotiating Committee to call a work stoppage at any time should DHL fail to remedy its...

Unifor Local 144 members have voted overwhelmingly, with 98% in favour, to take strike action if a fair contract cannot be reached this month. "Unifor members at Manitoba Lotteries deserve a strong collective agreement, not the foot dragging and...

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership ("Westshore") has reached an agreement with Local 514 of the International...

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 2100 Educational Assistants (EAs), Early Childhood Educators (DECEs), and Child and Youth Care Practitioners (CYCPs) employed by the Peel District School Board (PDSB) have voted 98% in favour of strike action in response to their...