The Teamsters Have Been Projecting Strength: Evidence Is Starting to Diverge
For a Teamsters union that has spent two years projecting strength and organizing momentum, a different story is starting to take shape internally.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 24, 2026 | Corruption, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions
For a Teamsters union that has spent two years projecting strength and organizing momentum, a different story is starting to take shape internally.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Nov 18, 2025 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, ChatGPT, Culture, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, News, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Unionized Company
As these tools expand, unions are rapidly shaping their own public positions on AI, algorithmic management, and worker data rights.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 27, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Leadership, News, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Starbucks unionized workers elect strike captains, hold practice pickets and rallies, and hold a strike vote while contract talks remain frozen.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 23, 2025 | Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing
Much has rightfully been made about low private-sector union density, so it makes sense that unions are desperate to build up membership and keep dues money flowing.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 15, 2025 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
After nearly a year of bargaining, Volkswagen has dropped what it calls its “last, best, and final offer” for UAW-represented workers at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant.
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