Teamster Troubles, Trials and Tribulations: Tariffs Edition
Tariffs will hit UPS Teamsters, too: During a recent earnings call, UPS projected 20,000 job losses due to a tariff-influenced restructuring.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 8, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Federal, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, News, Retail, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Tech - Media, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Tariffs will hit UPS Teamsters, too: During a recent earnings call, UPS projected 20,000 job losses due to a tariff-influenced restructuring.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 7, 2025 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Retail
Confidentiality used to be HR gospel during investigations. Now, it might get you slapped with an unfair labor practice.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 5, 2025 | Federal, Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, SEIU, Trending, Unions
SEIU’s healthcare arm and its heavy-handed political approach are going hand-in-hand again, even while corruption rises elsewhere within the union.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 29, 2025 | CWA, Gig Economy, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Tech - Media, Union Organizing, Unions, UNITE-HERE
Employers should anticipate unions trying to pull other levers in their toolbox, including some seasoned methods that could be used in new ways.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 22, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
In May 2022, history was made over venti lattes and espresso shots. The downtown Birmingham Starbucks became the first Starbucks store in Alabama to vote to unionize.
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