The Teamsters + A Flailing Independent Union = A Team-Up For Disaster?
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 | 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 | Jun 4, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
In mid-May, Shawn Fain’s endless bravado hit a wall when Mercedes workers rejected UAW membership in Alabama.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 28, 2024 | April Verrett, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Leadership changes have been frequent for international unions over the past few years.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 17, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Breaking, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, NLRB, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
News reports say that employees at the Mercedes plant in Alabama have voted to reject unionization...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 15, 2024 | Aerospace, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
The reasons that workers choose third-party representation are highly nuanced.
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