Category: Union Leaders

Beer Boycotts And More: The Teamsters Diversify Their 2024 Strike Portfolio

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 29, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions

Remember when the Teamsters took aim at ice cream supply lines a few years ago? They were hinting about coming for the beer back in 2022, too. Now, it’s early 2024, and the union has made it their mission to circle back to an American guilty pleasure by threatening to turn off those taps.

Winning A Union Election Is Not Always Winning: Amazon Labor Union

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 18, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Starbucks, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing

The media loves to celebrate high-profile union wins, but in many recent cases, a union election win hasn’t translated into getting a union collective bargaining agreement.

Shawn Fain’s Frenetic Bid To Grow The UAW Back To ‘Glory Days’ Numbers

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 16, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions

Last week, we promised more coverage of Shawn Fain’s antics, and here we go. To briefly refresh, the UAW chief went into overdrive following his “stand-up strike” against the Big Three

Game On? College Athletes Are Inching Closer To Employee Status

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 15, 2024 | Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, SCOTUS, Union Leaders, Union Organizing

Democratic senators recently reintroduced the College Athletes Right to Organize bill, which is aimed towards unionizing athletes who are compensated via scholarship by their schools.