Category: IBT

Fiction Vs. Fact: The Teamsters, UPS, And The Driver Buyout Plan

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 14, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, News, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions

O’Brien is also currently embroiled in fallout at UPS after a union-claimed contract “win” in 2023. That collective bargaining stint substantially raised labor costs, which forced UPS to cut corporate jobs, lean into automation, and shutter entire warehouse shifts.

The Teamsters’ Summer At The Movies: No Blockbuster Hit, Only Corruption

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 2, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Sean O'Brien, Strikes, Tech - Media, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

The Teamsters are also causing as much disruption as possible, including within the film industry.

Where You Least Expect It? Recent Union Wins Reinforce How No Industry Is Immune

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 17, 2025 | CWA, Hospitality, IAM, IBT, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Retail, Service Industry, Starbucks, UAW, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unions, White-Collar

Recent union wins reinforce how no industry Is immune to union organizing.

Sticky Fingers & Sinking Ships: UAW Infighting And A Corruption Roundup

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 20, 2025 | Corruption, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, OLMS, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions

From bitter backroom brawls at the UAW to a nationwide roll call of union leaders caught with their hands in the cookie jar, this month proves corruption in labor isn’t just alive, it’s thriving.