It’s Time to Take the Faster Labor Contracts Act Seriously
The midterms shifted the balance of power in Congress, and the Faster Labor Contracts Act is now a live threat. Here’s what it would do to first contract bargaining.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 9, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Faster Labor Contracts Act, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Unionized Company, Unions
The midterms shifted the balance of power in Congress, and the Faster Labor Contracts Act is now a live threat. Here’s what it would do to first contract bargaining.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 18, 2026 | IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Social media has become a major force in modern labor organizing.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 17, 2026 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Unions
From the Faster Labor Contracts Act to his GOP leanings, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has a pattern of saying one thing and doing another. We break it down.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 11, 2026 | AFL-CIO, AFSCME, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Liz Shuler, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Unions
Five of the largest labor union conventions in the United States take place this summer, including the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters and the UAW.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 1, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Federal, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) is inching closer to passing, and potential effects on employers include binding arbitration.
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