Category: Sean O’Brien

Dispelling The Myth Of “Big Wins At The Bargaining Table”

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 13, 2025 | Auto Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Manufacturing, News, Retail, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Workers United

Overall, do union “big wins” really win? Not so much, it turns out.

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Teamster Troubles, Trials and Tribulations: Tariffs Edition

Posted 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.

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Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Has Already Upped Her Wild-Card Status On The PRO Act

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 17, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, DOL, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Federal, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, Politics, Pro Act, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Research, Unionized Company, Unions

If there’s a current trend among D.C.-based politicians these days, it’s that labor policies will not be predictable down party lines.

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How Will GOP Senator Josh Hawley’s Pro-Union Legislation Fare In Light Of Trump 2.0?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 20, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, DOL, Employee Rights Act, Federal, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Pro Act, Sean O'Brien, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

A short time ago, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) raised eyebrows by becoming strange bedfellows with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien.

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Retail Roundup: Impending Strikes, A CEO Shuffle, And DEI Updates

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 29, 2025 | IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Retail, Sean O'Brien, Trending, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions

Fresh off the holiday season, the retail sector can’t catch a break in this roundup full of labor updates.

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