Strike Watch: Potentially Testy Times And A Cautionary Tale
Several potential strikes sit on the horizon for the remainder of 2024.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 22, 2024 | Aerospace, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, Strikes, Tech - Media, Transportation, UAW, Union Leaders, Unions, Workers United
Several potential strikes sit on the horizon for the remainder of 2024.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 10, 2024 | IBT, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
The Teamsters (IBT) worry about their own extinction. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU), meanwhile, wants a bailout in more ways than one.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 29, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien recently power walked away from a young union member who is already witnessing broken promises after a year of membership.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 15, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Like many Big Labor leaders, Teamsters President Sean “Militant” O’Brien has been putting on a brave face regarding dwindling union membership numbers since he took office two years ago.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 21, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Sean O'Brien, Strikes, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
We already warmed up the discussion for this brewing kerfuffle, which could toss a wrench in St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Earlier this month, the union doubled strike benefits for brewery workers to $1000 per week, and here is how the union is using that boost
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