News by subject: LBR

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...

Over 40 drivers and mechanics at GreenWaste of Palo Alto have overwhelmingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreement by a 97 percent margin. The new four-year contract empowers workers at GreenWaste by giving them a voice on the job, a...

This weekend, the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN entity responsible for setting international labor standards, reached the first-in-history multilateral agreement on the concept of a "living wage." The alignment on the concept,...

The Sacramento employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that USA Waste of California, Inc. violated the California Labor Code. The USA Waste of California, Inc. class action...

On Tuesday, February 27, over one thousand San Francisco city workers represented by IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and other City unions rallied outside of 49 South Van Ness Avenue to draw attention to wasteful contracting out. On-going...

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

Unifor condemns CN Autoport, for engaging in legal ploys to harass and intimidate workers engaged in peaceful strike action. On the...

The registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jacques Hospital (AJH) yesterday cast an overwhelming vote to ratify a new three-year contract that will provide significant improvements in wages and benefits, as well as long sought improvements in...

The Sacramento labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against PHH Mortgage Corporation d/b/a Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Ocwen Financial Insurance Services, Inc., Ocwen USVI Services, LLC, and...

Unions representing more than 260,000 federal public sector workers are calling on the government to negotiate ongoing damages for workers who continue to be impacted by the Phoenix pay system disaster.  The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC),...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host a rank-and-file Presidential roundtable with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 12, at the union's headquarters in Washington, D.C. President Biden has committed to meet with union members, the...

Autoport is attempting to strike bust with the use of scabs, some brought in from out of province, who are violating the legal picket line of Unifor Local 100 members who commenced strike action at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2024....

Post-secondary leaders were left with more questions than answers following today's "historic" provincial funding announcement by the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop. The announced $1.3 billion in funding is barely half of the $2.5...

Members of Teamsters Local 688 at Graybar in St. Louis were forced to strike today after rejecting the company's subpar contract offer over the weekend....

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien and Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson regarding today's announcement by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it is suing to block the...

Representatives from Autobus-Transco and the CSN Workers' Union met with the Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet on Friday to discuss the current labor dispute affecting 350 school bus drivers and 15,000 students in the schools of the Lester B Pearson...

Air Transat's 2,100 flight attendants have a new collective agreement that makes them the highest paid in the industry in Canada. Following information meetings held from February 19 to 22, they voted by 62,7% to accept the recommendation of federal...

Registered nurses at Heywood Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), voted on Thursday, February 22 to ratify a new MNA contract that will help nurses continue to provide high-quality care to community members through...

The Teamsters applaud the introduction of Colorado House Bill 24-1260, The Worker Freedom Act. This critical legislation seeks to enhance workers' rights by outlawing employers from forcing workers to attend captive audience meetings....

Veteran forest firefighter Noah Freedman and OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick joined with NDP MPPs Lise Vaugeois, Guy Bourgouin, and Sol Mamakwa at Queen's Park today to call out the Ford government for their complete disregard for forest...

Matt Hall, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 696 in Topeka, Kan., and Jim Barrett, Political Director at Teamsters Local 688 in St. Louis, Mo., joined President Joe Biden and administration officials at the White House for their latest...

The San Francisco labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc. (hereinafter, "Forest & Einstein Staffing") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest...

AXIM Fringe Solutions Group, LLC ("Axim") has learned that the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") filed a complaint against AXIM and two of its employees. AXIM is extremely disappointed by the DOL's lawsuit and accompanying press release, which...

Unifor Local 100 has served Autoport with 48-hour strike notice, positioning for strike action starting 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, February 27....

After several weeks of very challenging negotiations, Unifor and Jamieson Laboratories in Windsor, Ont. have reached a tentative agreement. 317 members of Unifor Local 195 employed by Jamieson have been on strike since February 1. No details will...

Teamsters, firefighters, police officers, other union members and elected officials gathered today at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort to demand that senators vote no on House Bill 7, unpopular legislation that would legalize driverless trucks in...

Members of Teamsters Local 364 in Culver, Indiana, have unanimously authorized a strike at Republic Services. The strike authorization is a direct result of the company's refusal to bargain in good faith and its blatant disregard for federal labor...

The Teamsters commend the decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to suspend Waymo's application to expand its robotaxi operations in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties for a minimum of 120 days or at least until June...

Southwest Airlines Co.  and the Transport Workers Union Local 555 (TWU 555) today reached a Tentative Agreement for a new labor contract. TWU 555 represents nearly 18,000 Southwest Airlines® Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. "Our...