Category: Union Leaders

Under Fain’s Reign: UAW’s Fingerprints Across Industries

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 1, 2024 | AFL-CIO, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, News, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Transportation, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Shawn Fain and the United Auto Workers have been rubbing their fingerprints all over several industries, including higher ed.

Union Corruption Update: Fresh Examples of Labor Leader Misconduct

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 25, 2024 | AFGE, Corruption, Courts, DOL, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NALC, News, SEIU, Shawn Fain, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, USW

Let’s look at some of the union leader misconduct and corruption since our last “sticky fingers” update.

What’s Eating Sean O’Brien? The Teamsters’ Non-Endorsement Stunt

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 24, 2024 | IBT, Kamala Harris, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions

By now, you have probably heard about how the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that they will not endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race.

The CWA’s Bite Out Of Apple Might Leave A Sour Taste In Workers’ Mouths

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 19, 2024 | April Verrett, Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, Strikes, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

This month, Apple and the Communication Workers of America (CWA) came to a tentative agreement for a first contract, making Oklahoma City Apple Store workers the second group to do so.