Category: IBT

Major Union Contract Battles To Come: Looking Ahead To 2025

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 19, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, IAM, IBT, ILA, Industry, Logistics, News, Retail, SBWU, Strikes, Transportation, UFCW, Unionized Company, Unions

Numerous union contract battles will also take place for new and renewal agreements, and we rounded up the most notable examples for 2025.

StrikeWatch: ‘Tis The Season And A Silent Night After A Union Staff Strike

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 12, 2024 | Aerospace, Education, Hospitality, IBT, Industry, News, Retail, RWDSU, SEIU, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions, UNITE-HERE

We are in the thick of the holiday season, but there’s no rest for the weary when unions have their foot in the door after organizing workplaces.

Oh, Look—Another NLRB Shake-Up

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Dec 10, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Unionized Company, Unions

This time, it’s the end of the “contract coverage” standard—a precedent from the Trump era that allowed employers to change job requirements and working conditions without needing a union’s permission (as long as the contract language didn’t explicitly forbid it).

The One With the PRO Act Wildcard

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 25, 2024 | AFL-CIO, CWA, DOL, Hospitality, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Pro Act, Sean O'Brien, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions, UNITE-HERE

Biden’s Acting Labor Secretary of almost two years, Julie Su, will soon leave her post, and incoming second-term Trump has thrown a curveball with his replacement nominee.