The Teamsters + A Flailing Independent Union = A Team-Up For Disaster?
The Teamsters (IBT) worry about their own extinction. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU), meanwhile, wants a bailout in more ways than one.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 10, 2024 | IBT, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
The Teamsters (IBT) worry about their own extinction. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU), meanwhile, wants a bailout in more ways than one.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 6, 2024 | Cemex Decision, Don't Be a Jerk, EEOC, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Politics, UAW, Unions
Biden’s NLRB sure loves to create more headaches for companies while favoring unions.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 15, 2024 | Aerospace, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
The reasons that workers choose third-party representation are highly nuanced.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 29, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien recently power walked away from a young union member who is already witnessing broken promises after a year of membership.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 15, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Like many Big Labor leaders, Teamsters President Sean “Militant” O’Brien has been putting on a brave face regarding dwindling union membership numbers since he took office two years ago.
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