Unions and AI: Why the Labor Movement Is Split
Unions and AI: Trade unions are supporting AI work projects like data centers while nurses and entertainment unions push back. What employers need to know.
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Category: Transportation
The Fine Print on Sean O’Brien’s Big “Win”
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is calling its UPS Driver Choice Program settlement a win, with Sean O’Brien emphasizing seniority. But as UPS drivers receive unexpected denials, the gap between the agreement and reality is raising new questions about management discretion and union credibility.
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When the Union Becomes the Problem: What the UPS Driver Choice Program Dispute Reveals
Most labor disputes follow a familiar script: management pushes, the union resists, and the fight plays out across bargaining tables, grievances, or worse. This one changed the script.
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A Year-Long Beverage Strike: Fact Vs. The Teamsters Fiction
The Teamsters recently marked the one-year anniversary of the Bigfoot Beverages strike by–weird flex, but okay–throwing a barbecue near the locally-owned, family-founded drinks distributor’s Oregon headquarters.
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Fiction Vs. Fact: The Teamsters, UPS, And The Driver Buyout Plan
O’Brien is also currently embroiled in fallout at UPS after a union-claimed contract “win” in 2023. That collective bargaining stint substantially raised labor costs, which forced UPS to cut corporate jobs, lean into automation, and shutter entire warehouse shifts.
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